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--- In AN1x-list@y..., Bruce Wahler <bruce@a...> wrote:

> I found MOTU to be very Mac-savvy, but much less so on the 
PC side.  In fact, the MIDI Express USB was shipped for about a 
year with no Windows USB drivers!  I wisely held off, waiting for 
the Windows support, and every time I'd call MOTU (who is more 
or less "local" to me), I would get a 'pretty soon' kind of response.  
They now have full OS support, but it was a long time coming.
> 
> MIDIman has good PC support; I've heard that their Mac 
knowledge is somewhat lacking.  From the PC side of things, 
the only issue I currently have is that I cannot run a MIDIsport 
8x8/s and a MIDIsport 2x2 on the same PC at the same time; at 
least, not under Windows 2000 Pro.  Since this is a somewhat 
esoteric case, I've learned to live with it, and new drivers have 
been promised.
> 

I'll second Bruce's observation on MOTU vs. MIDIMAN.

Word of mouth has it the current MIDIMAN Mac drivers are much 
improved over their previous drivers from the past 24 months. I 
was unhappy with MIDIMAN MIDISport 2x2 USB performance on 
my Mac but I'd consider them a 2nd time based on the fact that 
their sister company, M-Audio, is establishing themselves as an 
early player with Mac OS X support. But to be perfectly honest I'll 
probably go with Emagic...

Whether it's justified or not I can't say but, MOTU has something 
of a rep for being less Win friendly then Mac savy. This probably 
comes from being a Mac only company for so long. It's no easy 
challenge for these companies to successfully offer 
crossplatform support.

regards,

Jon