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From: Tkacs, Ken [mailto:ken.tkacs@...]
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 6:10 AM
To: 'motm@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: [motm] Way OT: MIDI Interfaces

Pardon a MIDI question here in analog world, but throwing this question out to this group is my best chance of getting a reliable answer.

Over the past 15 years I have, sadly, had to buy a lot of MIDI interfaces, from an old Roland MPU-401 to my old Voyetra OP 4-port and on up through my last one, a Midi Quest 8Port SE 8x8 patchbay type. I bought that last one not quite four years ago, and it was fine... until I upgraded my PC to Windows 98. At that time I discovered that Opcode had bought out Midi Quest, but had no real intention of supporting this I/F. No drivers ever came out beyond the original Win 3.1 drivers! They worked under Win95 at least.

I limped along keeping an old PC handy just for the sole purpose of supporting this expensive interface. But now my old Win95 machine has died, and while I can rebuild it, and even put that ancient OS back on, I can't find drivers anywhere for this otherwise good-as-new interface. Opcode's site doesn't even list the old drivers. (It's one thing to stop writing new drivers for old software, but would it really kill them to keep an archive of older drivers up there...?)

So anyway, I need a MIDI Interface, fast. It needs to be at least 8x8. USB or FireWire are preferable interfaces to parallel or something proprietary. I would REALLY LIKE IT if the new one would support Windows 2000! My biggest concern is buying another $500-800 box and then having the support pulled out from under me in six months when Windows XP comes out.

I was looking at two MOTU boxes, but I'm fishing here from recommendations from you savvy folks. I've been reading some mildly confusing stuff about "WDM" drivers and other, unwelcome complexities with trying to get audio hardware to work under Win2000...

Can anyone recommend a good, big, MIDI interface that stands a chance of being supported two or more years from now? As always, thanks in advance!

Mr. T

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----- Original Message -----

From: Tkacs, Ken

To: 'motm@yahoogroups.com'

Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 8:10 AM

Subject: [motm] Way OT: MIDI Interfaces

Pardon a MIDI question here in analog world, but throwing this question out to this group is my best chance of getting a reliable answer.

Over the past 15 years I have, sadly, had to buy a lot of MIDI interfaces, from an old Roland MPU-401 to my old Voyetra OP 4-port and on up through my last one, a Midi Quest 8Port SE 8x8 patchbay type. I bought that last one not quite four years ago, and it was fine... until I upgraded my PC to Windows 98. At that time I discovered that Opcode had bought out Midi Quest, but had no real intention of supporting this I/F. No drivers ever came out beyond the original Win 3.1 drivers! They worked under Win95 at least.

I limped along keeping an old PC handy just for the sole purpose of supporting this expensive interface. But now my old Win95 machine has died, and while I can rebuild it, and even put that ancient OS back on, I can't find drivers anywhere for this otherwise good-as-new interface. Opcode's site doesn't even list the old drivers. (It's one thing to stop writing new drivers for old software, but would it really kill them to keep an archive of older drivers up there...?)

So anyway, I need a MIDI Interface, fast. It needs to be at least 8x8. USB or FireWire are preferable interfaces to parallel or something proprietary. I would REALLY LIKE IT if the new one would support Windows 2000! My biggest concern is buying another $500-800 box and then having the support pulled out from under me in six months when Windows XP comes out.

I was looking at two MOTU boxes, but I'm fishing here from recommendations from you savvy folks. I've been reading some mildly confusing stuff about "WDM" drivers and other, unwelcome complexities with trying to get audio hardware to work under Win2000...

Can anyone recommend a good, big, MIDI interface that stands a chance of being supported two or more years from now? As always, thanks in advance!

Mr. T

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>Emagic Unitor 8 MkII us what I use. USB. Great support and great timing!
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>Paul S.
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>From: <mailto:ken.tkacs@...>Tkacs, Ken
>To: <mailto:'motm@yahoogroups.com'>'motm@yahoogroups.com'
>Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 8:10 AM
>Subject: [motm] Way OT: MIDI Interfaces
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>Pardon a MIDI question here in analog world, but throwing this question 
>out to this group is my best chance of getting a reliable answer.
>Over the past 15 years I have, sadly, had to buy a lot of MIDI interfaces, 
>from an old Roland MPU-401 to my old Voyetra OP 4-port and on up through 
>my last one, a Midi Quest 8Port SE 8x8 patchbay type. I bought that last 
>one not quite four years ago, and it was fine... until I upgraded my PC to 
>Windows 98. At that time I discovered that Opcode had bought out Midi 
>Quest, but had no real intention of supporting this I/F. No drivers ever 
>came out beyond the original Win 3.1 drivers! They worked under Win95 at 
>least.
>I limped along keeping an old PC handy just for the sole purpose of 
>supporting this expensive interface. But now my old Win95 machine has 
>died, and while I can rebuild it, and even put that ancient OS back on, I 
>can't find drivers anywhere for this otherwise good-as-new interface. 
>Opcode's site doesn't even list the old drivers. (It's one thing to stop 
>writing new drivers for old software, but would it really kill them to 
>keep an archive of older drivers up there...?)
>So anyway, I need a MIDI Interface, fast. It needs to be at least 8x8. USB 
>or FireWire are preferable interfaces to parallel or something 
>proprietary. I would REALLY LIKE IT if the new one would support Windows 
>2000! My biggest concern is buying another $500-800 box and then having 
>the support pulled out from under me in six months when Windows XP comes out.
>I was looking at two MOTU boxes, but I'm fishing here from recommendations 
>from you savvy folks. I've been reading some mildly confusing stuff about 
>"WDM" drivers and other, unwelcome complexities with trying to get audio 
>hardware to work under Win2000...
>Can anyone recommend a good, big, MIDI interface that stands a chance of 
>being supported two or more years from now? As always, thanks in advance!
>Mr. T
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> I have to agree with Paul.  The unitor 8 MkII is a very good interface, I use
> two.  Stay away from MOTU unless you have a MAC.  Their support for Windows is
> terrible and their windows drivers are worse.
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> dave
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> At 04:43 PM 8/4/01 -0500, Paul Schreiber wrote:
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> > Emagic Unitor 8 MkII us what I use. USB. Great support and great timing!
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> > Paul S.
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> >      ----- Original Message -----
> >      From: Tkacs, Ken
> >      To: 'motm@yahoogroups.com'
> >      Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 8:10 AM
> >      Subject: [motm] Way OT: MIDI Interfaces
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> >      Pardon a MIDI question here in analog world, but throwing this question
> >      out to this group is my best chance of getting a reliable answer.
> >      Over the past 15 years I have, sadly, had to buy a lot of MIDI
> >      interfaces, from an old Roland MPU-401 to my old Voyetra OP 4-port and
> >      on up through my last one, a Midi Quest 8Port SE 8x8 patchbay type. I
> >      bought that last one not quite four years ago, and it was fine... until
> >      I upgraded my PC to Windows 98. At that time I discovered that Opcode
> >      had bought out Midi Quest, but had no real intention of supporting this
> >      I/F. No drivers ever came out beyond the original Win 3.1 drivers! They
> >      worked under Win95 at least.
> >      I limped along keeping an old PC handy just for the sole purpose of
> >      supporting this expensive interface. But now my old Win95 machine has
> >      died, and while I can rebuild it, and even put that ancient OS back on,
> >      I can't find drivers anywhere for this otherwise good-as-new interface.
> >      Opcode's site doesn't even list the old drivers. (It's one thing to
> >      stop writing new drivers for old software, but would it really kill
> >      them to keep an archive of older drivers up there...?)
> >      So anyway, I need a MIDI Interface, fast. It needs to be at least 8x8.
> >      USB or FireWire are preferable interfaces to parallel or something
> >      proprietary. I would REALLY LIKE IT if the new one would support
> >      Windows 2000! My biggest concern is buying another $500-800 box and
> >      then having the support pulled out from under me in six months when
> >      Windows XP comes out.
> >      I was looking at two MOTU boxes, but I'm fishing here from
> >      recommendations from you savvy folks. I've been reading some mildly
> >      confusing stuff about "WDM" drivers and other, unwelcome complexities
> >      with trying to get audio hardware to work under Win2000...
> >      Can anyone recommend a good, big, MIDI interface that stands a chance
> >      of being supported two or more years from now? As always, thanks in
> >      advance!
> >      Mr. T
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