Edirol UM880 8x8 USB MIDI Interface and Patcher

128 Channel USB MIDI Interface.

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 9 out of 10
Value:: 9 out of 10
I Want It:: 9 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 0 out of 10
Support:: 7 out of 10

"Might have one annoyance in the design, but still very good."

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10
Support:: 1 out of 10

User: a customer from email.arizona.edu

Submitted: 1/6/2005

Style of Music: Classical to Modern to Avant Garde

Musical Experience: Active Musician

Location: Tucson AZ, USA

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Feature:
Chose this one over the others, because I wanted to the versatility to use it as a standalone patchbay if needed.

Quality:
Solid. Edirol has a reputation for cheap consumer gear. This one should have been presented with the Roland trademark. It's not a toy.

Value:
Even if the problem I mentioned above is a total bug, it's still worth the money.

Sound:
If it doesn't hum or buzz in the rack, it's good. In this case, the only "sound" it needs to make is "silence."

Support:
I waited to try to get support before reviewing it. Not good. I did get an automated response to my question, but it pointed me to a knowledge base article that had been removed, whose title didn't sound very promising anyway, and that's all.

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"if you're thinking MOTU and you have a PC - get this one and save money."

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

Submitted: 9/11/2004

Feature:
simple, powerful, intuitive

Quality:
solid, attractive

Value:
excellent price

Desirability:
yes, it's good. i sold two MOTU MTP AVs the serial and the USB versions. With MOTU, I was spending more time troubleshooting things with their lame tech support, then making music. not so with this product! ..and MOTU, it wasn't my computer! my friend has a couple of Steinberg boxes and those are good as well, but they're more expensive, and don't have as many features as Edirol.

Sound:
well, ..it doesn't make any sound all by itself

Support:
didn't need any - and that is the kind of support that i like

Overall:
I will be satisfied with this product as long as midi instruments are around, ..but if they go firewire

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Edirol UM880 8x8 USB MIDI Interface and PatcherCustomer Review

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

Submitted: 2/15/2005

Quality:
Build quality is excellent. I have had it for 3 years and never had any problems with it and it is on all the time.

Value:
Cheaper then most of the MOTU interfaces with the same amount of interfaces. Much much much easier to use then any of the MOTUs too!!!

Desirability:
I wouldn't do without it.

Support:
I have only called Edirol one time, and not for this unit. I call .. they answer, problem solved. I guess that would rate them a 10

Overall:
Overall, the best MIDI interface and patch on the market for the price. I only wish that Edirol made a model with a higher density of interfaces. I could really use a 16 in 16 out module.

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"Really good!"

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from usa.net

Submitted: 1/8/2003

Style of Music: electronica

Location: Rockville, MD

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I've had UM880 for several months - not a single problem. Some people complained about MIDI merge, but I haven't noticed any problems with that. You can do patching "on-the-fly" very quickly - every IN and OUT has a dedicated button. I like my UM880!!!

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