External USB MIDI interface?

[dnbroxme]

currently, my comp isn't expandable (no room for any other PCI slots... )

it's an extremely tiny, yet fairly powerful hp. 1.6ghz, 512mb (expanding later, if possible.. haha), dvd-r/cd-rw, etc...

anyway - back to the question:

are there any decent priced external usb midi interfaces with little (zero, if possible) latency?


thanks!

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edit: scratch that.. found one! emu 0404.
new question: is there anything that stands out from the rest that'd be a recommended buy?

[Onkel Dunkel]

Originally Posted by dnbroxme

new question: is there anything that stands out from the rest that'd be a recommended buy?

What do you mean? Any gear at all or anything specific???

[dnbroxme]

was looking for a real simple one, and asking if anyone had or knew of a good one that they'd recommend (nothing too pricey, <$150). maybe 2x midi i/o with some rca's + 1/4"'s (for later expansion ), but i found out that the microkontrol is a midi interface if you have it hooked up to your comp via usb

so...! that being said... not gonna get a synth for a while (saving for a TI! ), so i can just build on the kontrol (maybe a 49...? i like the fact that it has more keys and actual jog/mod wheels, as opposed to an x/y stick alone) to use w/ the ti desktop once i get goin.

[Khazul]

No firewire port?

two cans and a bit of string is probably better than a USB audio interface...

[dnbroxme]

if ("firewire" != "usb 2.0")
define "firewire";


still have no idea what exactly firewire is (that is, if it's not usb 2.0)...

and why is a usb midi interface so bad?

[Onkel Dunkel]

Anyone correct me if im wrong: Firewire is much more stable than USB. Firewire is originally designed for video tranfer so sending data in a stream. This is much more stable for counteniously data tranfer (lfor audio and video) than USB that sends data in packages...