• Reviews around midi (3.20 of 5)

    CREATIVE EMU XMIDI 1X1 USB MIDI Interface

    • best inexpensive MIDI interface out there
    • It is the first MIDI device that worked with all of my devices
    • Yes, I replaced a lost cakewalk usb midi interface that I had previosuly purchased as part of the Cakewalk Usb home studio package (I think still (...)).
    • As a musician who writes music, having a good solid MIDI cable is absolutely essential.
    • This is a great MIDI cord, but I have noticed something odd about them
    • I had one of those cheap $5 USB-MIDI interface cables you see with the silver cables.
    • I got this to replace some cheap MIDI interface a guy had thrown in with a keyboard I bought from him a while ago.
    • Awesome MIDI cables
    • Be careful before you purchase -- there might be another cheap midi cable that works better with your operating system or DAW.
    • This MIDI to USB is actually working really well for me, and it worked on the first time
    • I didn't know that midi was defect or something,
    • I originally bought a cheap $5 midi-to-USB cable to connect my Strymon Timeline and BigSky to my computer, but it did not work
    • It was because of the cheap USB midi
    • I made a mistake on cheap midi interfaces but this without a doubt was perfect, more expensive but actually works
    • After spending a lot of time troubleshooting my MIDI setup, I discovered that the MIDI out cable had a bad connection and only worked if you pushed on the wire
    • I was having MIDI latency problems and was looking for where the leak was in my setup.
    • I was able to get the Midi Monitor (free in Apple App store) to work sort of
    • I read in numerous reviews that the cheaper MIDI adapters wouldn't work with 64 bit Windows 7.
    • If you looking for a excelent USB midi interface go for it, you will dont regret.
    • Get this right and you're good to go (this may be standard MIDI setup, but not necessarily intuitive to non-MIDI savvy users like me).
    • Perfect midi interface for connecting older midi only device to a USB device
    • Be careful before you purchase -- there might be another cheap midi cable that works better with your operating system or DAW.
    • Real plug and play, however, for other dopes like myself, the "Midi In" cable attaches to the "Midi Out" port on your keyboard, as opposed to all things being matched.
    • I recommend it hands down, specially if you have a G9.2tt and are looking for a MIDI interface that will work for sure for your patch editing
    • Bought the cheap $10 USB MIDI cable on Amazon and it was a complete dud
    • I thought I was going to have to buy a new USB keyboard to use in music notation programs like Finale, and in recording midi tracks in programs like Cubase
    • I wish I knew how to use programs that supports midi though
    • This is a good USB MIDI cable
    • Recommended for anyone who needs a good, cheap USB MIDI interface!
    • This shortcoming makes this E-MU XMIDI 1x1 useless for devices that run off MIDI power like the MIDI Solutions boxes
    • The midi was fine for just playing notes without sustain
    • Exceeds were a lot of cheaper USB midi connectors fail
    • MIDI status LED's (See link below for picture)
    • Using a decent midi USB device cleared everything up.
    • Also make sure to select on your software preferences the correct MIDI input/output ports
    • The only thing that would have been helpful would be instructions - the importance of matching up the correct midi ports, etc.
    • If you or a loved one is musically inclined and has a MIDI keyboard and software like GarageBand to record, it's a great cable to have.
    • Recommended for anyone who needs a good, cheap USB MIDI interface!
    • I tried this out on my windows ME and my midi compatible keyboard and it only crashes when i try to setup the hardware for it.
    • The M-Audio cable worked perfectly the first time