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Midi to Hardware question(s)
I'm using an M-Audio Uno USB to midi (5 pin din) cable to send midi from apps like Polyphase, Riffer, Fugue Machine to my new Blofeld. Tons o' fun. However, I want to send midi to other hardware at the same time. Let's say, for argument's sake, I want to go from Polyphase to the Blofeld, my Axoloti core, my Korg Microsampler and the 0-coast, all of which involve 5 pin din cables. My first question is this: can anyone confirm or deny that cheaper cables will achieve this? I remember, in a STR video, Doug mentioning that he was using a £5 usb to 5 pin din cable and he was happy with it. The M-Audio cable was around £20. If I can spend another £20 and get 4 cables then I'd obviously rather do that than buy 4 x £20 adapters....Thoughts please.
Question 2 is : How would folks go about recording these 4 instruments into separate tracks? I'm currently using a Scarlett 2i2, with Ableton on my macbook. That obviously doesn't allow me to record each bit of hardware separately. And what if I want to send midi (via Polyphase or Fugue Machine) to 2 hardware instruments and 2 iOS apps in AUM? Remember, I'm not using the ipad to record, I want to send everything into the laptop. Thanks folks.
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Just a suggestion. If your gear has "MIDI Thru" connectors, you could connect them in a chain using plain 5-pin to 5-pin cables. Use different MIDI channels to communicate with the different instruments. Otherwise, wouldn't you be better off with a multi-channel USB to MIDI (5-pin) convertor?
There's a whole lot going on in that question, but I just wanted to say to not forget about MIDI-over-USB. If your devices support it you can just connect them to a USB hub that is connected to the iPad and get much easier MIDI networking.
I'm not aware of any issues with cheaper 5-pin MIDI cables (pre-USB). The protocol was designed for the 1980's. I don't have any qualms reaching for an older cable. No one even advertises faster MIDI cables because:
MIDI [1.0] is transmitted as asynchronous bytes at 31250 bits per second. One start bit, eight data bits, and one stop bit result in a maximum transmission rate of 3125 bytes per second.
Focusrite 4i4 and above have 5-pin MIDI connectors in addition to USB MIDI.
There's often issues with the cheapo USB->MIDI 5din cables. I think that's what you're asking. Particularly with regard to sysex which you might not need.
Maybe buy one decent one and a MIDI Thru box? They can often be found for super cheap on craigslist. https://meeblip.com/ has some reasonably priced new models (including a kit for 20 bucks).
Is a very good point. Several of the devices you listed should 'just work' as MIDI destinations if plugged into a USB hub.
Thanks everyone. Appreciate you taking the time to respond. I'll probably reignite this thread in a couple of weeks when I attempt to actually rig this all up!