MOTM

Does the MIDI IN have to be on the front panel?

Everything I have comes through the back of my rack.  It just seems
like a big wort to have it on the front.  I would have to take
something from the back of my rack and feed it around to the front and
it would be in the way all the time.  Even if I had a standalone
cabinet I would want to route it through the back.  I can't see any
use for it on the front unless you were going to constantly repatch
MIDI like you would audio/cv.