dalpozlead Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Seconds before purchasing a iConnectivity mioXL I realized the USB connection to PC is in front of the rack (which completely destroys my cable management...) Any other options to concentrate all MIDI and Synth's USB in a rack form? tks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalpozlead Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 tks, but I'm thinking about a rack option with more USB and MIDI ports... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod S Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 That's odd, my midi4+ is on the back (which apparently has been discontinued). The MOTUs only have DIN from what I remember. Iconnect is the only way I know of that uses these hybrid ones. Quote Korg Kronos X73 / ARP Odyssey / Motif ES Rack / Roland D-05 / JP-08 / SE-05 / Jupiter Xm / Novation Mininova / NL2X / Waldorf Pulse II MBP-LOGIC American Deluxe P-Bass, Yamaha RBX760 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalpozlead Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 I think one option to connect to a PC is using the available RTP/Network Midi (which I have no clue how to do...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Burgess Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 L-shaped cables on the front to keep them low profile? Mount the mio in the back of the rack? (I know it's nice to have the flashy lights on the front 😉 ) At home, my racked up MIDI4+ interface I use for gigs has my studio Mac and iPad plugged in in the front for programming purposes (easier with the Mac mini and big screens, than the laptop), and the laptop goes in the back socket, with the cables I need in the outside world, coming out in a snaky thing. That one huge selling point of iConnectivity stuff - as an interface for many hosts at once! And, it's built really well. (Just hate the software - I may have mentioned that before, although, it's getting better!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalpozlead Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 On 7/29/2022 at 2:14 PM, Adam Burgess said: L-shaped cables on the front to keep them low profile? Mount the mio in the back of the rack? (I know it's nice to have the flashy lights on the front 😉 ) At home, my racked up MIDI4+ interface I use for gigs has my studio Mac and iPad plugged in in the front for programming purposes (easier with the Mac mini and big screens, than the laptop), and the laptop goes in the back socket, with the cables I need in the outside world, coming out in a snaky thing. That one huge selling point of iConnectivity stuff - as an interface for many hosts at once! And, it's built really well. (Just hate the software - I may have mentioned that before, although, it's getting better!) good idea, Ill definitely get the mio... cant find anything capable of providing the same possibilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 On 7/27/2022 at 5:28 PM, dalpozlead said: Seconds before purchasing a iConnectivity mioXL I realized the USB connection to PC is in front of the rack (which completely destroys my cable management...) Any other options to concentrate all MIDI and Synth's USB in a rack form? tks! The USB "to host" connector on the frontpanel is just only for rtpMIDI driver installation and configuration of the interface via desktop/laptop and iConnectivity´s Auracle software. In MacOS you might want to use the IAC MIDI driver which is already built in since OS-X 10.4 Tiger IIRC. For the daily work, you connect the MioXL to a network switch and your router via network cable and the RJ45 connector on the back, then use MIDI over LAN. You´re able to connect as many computers as you want to the network switch and all will be managed via the interface´s configuration. The MIDI ports appear in your DAW software apps then. For the keys and controllers using USB for MIDI, you get 4 USB2 ports on the frontpanel and 6 on the back and in addition to the 8 MIDI-Ins and 12 MIDI-Outs. The MioXL is a 10 port USB hub already ! I was about grabbing a Mio10 (MioXL forerunner model) last week and already learned all about it,- but unfortunately I didn´t win the auction. I´m now saving for the XL too. You might get issues when using the usually notorious buggy iConnectivity configuration software. OTOH, there is no other MIDI interface on par,- even less when you want network MIDI. ☺️ A.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalpozlead Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 3 hours ago, Al Coda said: The USB "to host" connector on the frontpanel is just only for rtpMIDI driver installation and configuration of the interface via desktop/laptop and iConnectivity´s Auracle software. In MacOS you might want to use the IAC MIDI driver which is already built in since OS-X 10.4 Tiger IIRC. For the daily work, you connect the MioXL to a network switch and your router via network cable and the RJ45 connector on the back, then use MIDI over LAN. You´re able to connect as many computers as you want to the network switch and all will be managed via the interface´s configuration. The MIDI ports appear in your DAW software apps then. For the keys and controllers using USB for MIDI, you get 4 USB2 ports on the frontpanel and 6 on the back and in addition to the 8 MIDI-Ins and 12 MIDI-Outs. The MioXL is a 10 port USB hub already ! I was about grabbing a Mio10 (MioXL forerunner model) last week and already learned all about it,- but unfortunately I didn´t win the auction. I´m now saving for the XL too. You might get issues when using the usually notorious buggy iConnectivity configuration software. OTOH, there is no other MIDI interface on par,- even less when you want network MIDI. ☺️ A.C. superb! I'll go shopping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalpozlead Posted September 1, 2022 Author Share Posted September 1, 2022 quick update: iConnectivity MioXl here in my rack, working perfectly using the USB connection... now I wonder if the RTP-MIDI will work if I connect directly into the Ethernet connection on my PC (my router is far far away...)... anyone experienced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisDespo Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Have you looked at WIDI products, like these? They might be able to help eliminate cables. https://www.cme-pro.com/widi-master/ https://www.cme-pro.com/widi-jack/ Quote Kurzweil Forte,Roland Fantom 6,Hydrasynth,Numa C2X, SpaceStation V.3, other stuffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 13 hours ago, dalpozlead said: now I wonder if the RTP-MIDI will work if I connect directly into the Ethernet connection on my PC (my router is far far away...)... anyone experienced? No, I didn´t. How far away is your router ? You can use 1 long ethernet cable connecting the router to a ethernet switch nearby your gear, then connect all the devices using ethernet connection for Midi to the switch. I understood, editing the mio XL´s MIDI configuration using the app requires a/ the computer being connected via USB,- but I´m not sure. I don´t see any advantage of RTP-Midi when connecting only a single computer via ethernet to the interface. ☺️ A.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DovJ Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 The Auracle app for configuring the MioXL and MioXM devices can access the device over an Ethernet connection. With that access, you are able to perform all configuration tasks with the exception of updating the firmware (that requires a USB connection). 1 Quote An acoustically decent home studio full of hand-picked gear that I love to play and record with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalpozlead Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Al Coda said: I don´t see any advantage of RTP-Midi when connecting only a single computer via ethernet to the interface. purelly for the aesthetics ... USB in the front 😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 2 hours ago, DovJ said: The Auracle app for configuring the MioXL and MioXM devices can access the device over an Ethernet connection. With that access, you are able to perform all configuration tasks with the exception of updating the firmware (that requires a USB connection). Great,- good to know ! thx for info,- ☺️ A.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 1 hour ago, dalpozlead said: purelly for the aesthetics ... USB in the front 😞 I can imagine connecting host computer and MIDI interface directly via ethernet might work. Just try it and report back please. ☺️ A.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalpozlead Posted September 5, 2022 Author Share Posted September 5, 2022 On 9/2/2022 at 10:54 AM, Al Coda said: I can imagine connecting host computer and MIDI interface directly via ethernet might work. Just try it and report back please. ☺️ A.C. SOLVED! it was a defective ethernet cable.... BTW, SUPERB customer assistance from iConnectivity!!! Couldn't recommend more! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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