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To find midi devices known to work check the midi_interface_whitelist.

Problems with SysEx transfers have been noticed with following MIDI interfaces:

Vendor Model notes
Access Virus TI Polar :?: Works unreliable for SysEx transfers under OS X (10.5). Suspected SysEx filtering. Plain MIDI sending/receiving seems OK.
Akai MPD24 :?:
Behringer BCA2000 :?: Works unreliable for SysEx transfers under Windows XP. Plain MIDI sending/receiving seems OK.
Behringer FCA1616 :?: No SysEx activity on Mac OS X and Windows 7.
BCR2000 :?: Works unreliable for SysEx transfers under OS X (10.5) and Windows (e.g. Vista). Plain MIDI sending/receiving seems OK.
Cakewalk/Roland UM-1G See this post and this info @ Roland for details.
CME VX 5 :?: Works unreliable for SysEx transfers under OS X (10.5). Suspected SysEx filtering. Plain MIDI sending/receiving seems OK.
Conrad Electronic UA0037 Bytes get lost during SysEx transfer under OSX and WinXP
E-MU Xmidi 1×1 Tab Works unreliable for SysEx transfers under Windows 7 64. See this thread for more details.
Xmidi 2×2 Same as above for Windows XP-64 bit. This thread describes the symptoms.
elektron TM-1
ESI MIDIMATE :?: Works unreliable for SysEx transfers under Windows XP. Plain MIDI sending/receiving seems OK.
RoMI/O II In opposite to the RoMI/O I model this device uses native OS drivers and will therefore not be recognised by MIOS Studio.
iConnectivity mio Midi Out will not work through an LPC17 unless R21 & R26 are changed to 47 Ohm. See updated schematic and BOM in the mbhp_core_lpc17 page.
JUstin Midi USB Unstable SysEx Transfers (checksum errors) under MacOS, probably also under Windows.
M-Audio Audiophile USB :?:
Keystation Pro 88 :?: Works unreliable for SysEx transfers under Windows XP. Plain MIDI sending/receiving seems OK.
MIDIsport 2×2 Unstable SysEx transfers under MacOS 10.6 with most recent driver (last update: 2011) - was working stable years before, still works stable under Windows and Linux
NI Kore 1 :?: Unstable SysEx transfers (sporadic checksum errors) under MacOS, probably also under Windows.
noname MIDI USB Adapter Sold at ebay for US$7.99, also available at Maplin for £29.99 (what a difference…!) - incomplete SysEx transfers under MacOS!
Novation Remote SL :?: Unstable SysEx transfers
Novation Remote SL37 limited edition :?: Unstable MIDI, manifests as core resets, on Mac OS X.
Swisssonic MIDI-USB 1×1 :?: Works unreliable for SysEx transfers under Windows (e.g. Buffer overrun messages during code upload)
Tascam US-122 :?: Bytes get lost during SysEx transfer, even with the most recent windows driver version 3.3; model US-122L is OK!
Yamaha UX256 :?: Bytes get lost during SysEx transfer under WinXP and 2000 (earlier versions not tested), even with most recent MIDI drivers (Yamaha universal drivers)

Devices marked with a :?: should be confirmed to be not working by a second user. If you can confirm that a device isn't suited for MB-usage, edit this page and remove the corresponding :?: .

:!: When adding to this list, try to keep it sorted alphabetically, please.

midi_interface_blacklist.txt · Last modified: 2015/06/12 15:16 by latigid_on