Interface with 8 in x 12 Out 5-pin DIN-MIDI Ports (mioXL)

There are many less expensive MIDI interface products, but I wanted one that reviewers noted would work with USB-C and the older USB-A connections. This one does both types and I have had no problems using different machines (Mac laptops). I have been using this with an old Yamaha Clavinova to do online piano lessons (using a popular program). No problems whatsoever. Is plug and play. Cord is USB-C but they provide an adapter for USB-A. There may be less expensive options that accomplish the same thing, but I didn't want to experiment and potentially waste my time.

I purchased this MIDI hub because my old MOTU Micro Express still does not work with Mac OSX Big Sur. Everything works flawless and is really easy to set up, both in the context of a computer/DAW setup, as well as stand alone with a drum machine setting the clock.USB hubs can be tricky, and as a result I had much of my modern gear hooked up via DIN, no longer. The USB host with 8 ports on this device is saving me a lot of cables.The device comes with an external power supply (slight minus) that takes both 110V and 220V.Highly recommended.

I recently started moving from performing with hardware synths to virtual synths and wanted to clean up my keyboard rig by putting my computer and audio interface backstage. With this single device I can power my USB controllers and send a single CAT6 cable to backstage to send the MIDI to my rack with my computer. There is no perceivable latency. Your sound card would have far more latency than a LAN network anyway.My only knock on this device is that, like so many others, it has a big wall art to power the unit. It would be cool it could be powered by POE to. If you pair this device with iConnectivity's PlayAudio12 or PlayAudio 1U, you have a very powerful solution for stage performance with computers, controllers for the whole band.

The mio-xc is a basic MIDI interface with no bells and whistles. It's class-compliant, so needs no drivers, which is great. I had an older maudio uno before this, that is no longer supported on OSX since they removed 32bit support. That this is USB-C should future proof it for some time. Comes with a USB-C -> USB-A dongle.Plugged it in, Ableton saw it immediately, and can send messages just fine.Honestly, about as perfect a solution as there is for basic MIDI needs.

Amazed I found this connector. Bought my super fast M1 MacBook Pro for graphics but occasionally like to play with GarageBand. Still had my old Oxy8 but thought for certain I'd need a new keyboard. After I started searching I found complaints from users that suddenly had problems with midi devices with the new M1 macs. Thankfully one user posted on a forum about the mioXC. From what I can figure out, this device bypasses the typical USB output and uses the midi ports instead. No drivers required. I thought, what the heck, maybe it will work with my ancient keyboard. It does! Here's the thing... there is a magic trick. If you plug in the midi connectors logically to your keyboard (like I did) and nothings working, try swapping the connectors from the mioXC to your keyboard. Imagine this: I'm using my 18+ year old Midiman Oxygen 8 Keyboard with my new M1 mac... no drivers!

This is the best MIDI interface I've owned. I love that you can set presets depending on your needs. The company keeps up with software updates regularly too.

1) Korg Kronos and the plugin VST for DAWs (I use Cubase 13 Pro) will not work. Latency prevents Sysex from sending data from the keyboard to the computer - it keeps dropping out before it finishes.2) The device USB ports ONLY work with USB-MIDI CLASS COMPLIANT devices (which it states on the Amazon page). This means any devices like Native Instruments Maschine (any version) will NOT work with the mioXM because those are "hybrid" and NOT class compliant. You'll have to make sure any devices you want to use with the mioXM are 100% midi class compliant.3) It comes with no paperwork or manual at all. You have to download from their site and watch videos to figure it out. Their tutorial videos are very basic and don't cover more complex configurations. It's all trial and error. I highly recommend installing the "pocket midi" app from the Microsoft Store which will help you see what data is going where (if at all.)4) You can rename each port in the Auracle software but the names do not show up anywhere else including Windows and any other connected devices. Support claims that it is a function of the driver but (as discussed below) I couldn't get the driver to start in Windows 10.5) They claim on the box that it needs no device drivers when using midi class compliant devices but that's not true. There is a driver that is loaded with the control software (Auracle - which has to be downloaded) named "icusbaudio" which never worked on my Windows 10 Pro PC (which is version 22H2 and up to date.) I worked briefly with support via email and they answered me twice then gave up. And by the time they got back to me I had already figured things out. They only answered half my questions.Overall, for the cost of this device it should have better support and the driver issue should be resolved. I'm just not the type to wait around for firmware/software updates for a $250 device. I'm going with a plain midi DIN splitter and regular USB hubs which are a lot cheaper anyway.

Works great. Lots of possible configurations.