M-Audio MidiSport 2x2 User Reviews at zZounds

"A good solid and dependable device" submitted March 18, 2004

By a customer from sbcglobal.net

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Music Style: Rock, Jazz

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Sound: No frills, just two solid and predictable midi I/O's. Works reliably. Feature: If you just need more midi I/O's and don't want anything else, this is your device. Quality: Made of very durable metal container and is compact. What I've come to expect from Midiman/MAudio. Value: The price is nice and you get quality. Manufacturer Support: Just downloaded the most recent drivers from the website.. no problems there. The Wow Factor: Not a very sexy device (who cares); just a durable workhorse and that's what I needed. Overall: I'm sure I will use this device for years to come. I would buy this device again, although I might go for the 4X4 or 8X8 for more I/O's.

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"Solid build, though has odd problems sometimes, Roland-Ed UM2C is more reliable, as or more flexible, has better drivers and is" submitted August 17, 2004

By a customer from buckeye-express.com

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Music Style: rock, pop, electronica

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Sound: Performance is generally good, I've not experienced any latency problems or anything, the midi notes are always 'heard' and broadcast well. Feature: Nothing too special here, it can be configured like similar gear to act as 'thru' and such. The color scheme featured is very cool on the newer, (grey/green/black) ones. Quality: The unit is rock solid, a nice touch above other plastic units. The LEDs stick out from the casing but really it seems too solid to ever break. Value: I continually encountered glitches and odd periods during which the unit didn't read the inputs or didn't correctly rout them within the software, especially if switching USB ports. I've never had this problem before with Novation, Edirol, or Protools gear, so it seems to be an issue with the Midisport alone. For this reason I didnt find it particularly valuable as a piece of gear, but more a pain in the neck. Manufacturer Support: Can't comment, included documentation is fine, website not as fantastic as Roland-Edirol's (one click driver-downloads!!!) but certainly fine. The Wow Factor: I got the Midisport to compliment my Edirol UM2C, kept the UM2C, returned the Midisport as it was a pain. Overall: I've simply not found the Midisport to be better or even as good in terms of reliability, flexibility, and usefulness as my Edirol Midi gear. The metal body of the Midisport is cool and its solid as a brick, but it has driver/software wierdnesses and weaknesses my other gear has simply never shown.

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"I've had better, but I've also had much worse..." submitted June 25, 2007

By a customer from hotmail.com

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Musical Background: Musical Hobbyist

Music Style: Whatever fingers hit the keys

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Sound: Experienced ~1/4 second delay from MIDI input to response... Completely unacceptable for any serious recording if you plan on mapping it through to something you're listening live to. Feature: Simple product, not really lacking anything for what it is and tries to be. Ease of Use: Vista drivers were impossible to find, but XP drivers worked fine for me... Not sure why everyone else was having such a hard time with it. Quality: For the price and what it tries to be, it's not a horrible deal. For the serious musician, go another way. Value: Again, for what it is and tries to be, it does all right. Don't rely on it to make you rich and famous (although, given today's popular music...) Manufacturer Support: Web site seems fairly out of date. Didn't deal with customer support. The Wow Factor: Nice and compact, leaves a lot to be desired for the serious musician, but it'll work in a pinch and doesn't take up my whole desk. Overall: When I get rich and famous, I'll replace it. For now, it'll have its place on top of the rest of my MIDI stack. If you can find it for less than $50, it wouldn't be a horrible deal.

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"Less than for what I bargained" submitted August 4, 2005

By a customer from nightofpraise.org

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Musical Background: Professional keyboardist

Music Style: Jazz, R&B, Contemporary Gospel

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Sound: Sound is not the issue. When it works it transfers sound well. Feature: Good enough for my home software recording projects as I'm only using two midi keyboards. Quality: Generally good except that it makes no sense to have the In-A port located in the front of the unit. Value: Considering all the problems I've had with it I would conclude that it has little to no value. However, when it decides to work properly it does a great job. The problem is it doesn't work very often. Manufacturer Support: Fairly quick responses but problems were not resolved. The Wow Factor: As stated before, all the ports need to be at the back of the unit. Other than that it's just fine. Overall: I'm going to get a different MIDI interface simply because I'm frustrated with it not working right all the time; spending way too much time trying to get it to function. It has kept me from getting my projects done in a timely fashion.

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"* BEWARE * This is unit is NOT plug and play, and the device drivers don't work!" submitted June 24, 2006

By a customer from aol.com

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Musical Background: Hobbyist

Music Style: Soft Rock, Rock

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Sound: Don't know, the driver software won't install. Feature: The most important feature is to get it working...but it won't because the driver software is terrible! Ease of Use: I consider myself to be pretty proficient with computers since that is my profession. I could not get the driver software to work on either computer that I tried it on. Quality: Nice metal box, but it is just sitting there doing nothing because the unit won't talk to my computer. Value: For $69.00, it's a shiny dead box! Manufacturer Support: No phone number to call for tech support. Just email. The Wow Factor: No, I don't want it at all. I am taking it back at my earliest chance. Overall: I tried installing this on two machines running XP. The driver installation failed on both machines. I have always been able to get drivers to work on my computers before, but I have finally met my match!

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M-Audio Midisport 2x2 (Macintosh and Windows)

User Ratings

"A good solid and dependable device" submitted March 18, 2004

"Solid build, though has odd problems sometimes, Roland-Ed UM2C is more reliable, as or more flexible, has better drivers and is" submitted August 17, 2004

"I've had better, but I've also had much worse..." submitted June 25, 2007

"Less than for what I bargained" submitted August 4, 2005

"* BEWARE * This is unit is NOT plug and play, and the device drivers don't work!" submitted June 24, 2006

M-Audio Midisport 2x2 (Macintosh and Windows)

User Ratings

"A good solid and dependable device" submitted March 18, 2004

"Solid build, though has odd problems sometimes, Roland-Ed UM2C is more reliable, as or more flexible, has better drivers and is" submitted August 17, 2004

"I've had better, but I've also had much worse..." submitted June 25, 2007

"Less than for what I bargained" submitted August 4, 2005

"*** BEWARE *** This is unit is NOT plug and play, and the device drivers don't work!" submitted June 24, 2006

"* BEWARE * This is unit is NOT plug and play, and the device drivers don't work!" submitted June 24, 2006