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MOTU MIDI Express 128

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8 x 8 Expandable USB MIDI Interface

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Connect Your MIDI Studio — Simply!

The MOTU MIDI Express 128 8x8 USB MIDI interface provides plug-and-play connectivity to your computer! Compatible with USB-equipped Mac and PC computers, the Express 128 gives you eight MIDI ins, nine MIDI outs, and 128 MIDI channels. You get convenient "hot-swapping" support, front-panel I/O, and a dedicated LED display showing MIDI activity. Connecting additional synths or modules is easy; simply add another MOTU USB MIDI interface via any USB port. Mobile musicians and producers will also appreciate the fact that the MIDI Express 128 is bus powered.

MOTU MIDI Express 128 8x8 MIDI Interface at a Glance:
  • Put MOTU quality and reliability into your MIDI setup
  • Plenty of channels plus expandability
  • Plug-and-play connectivity and bus power for convenience

Put MOTU quality and reliability into your MIDI setup
Built from the same technology found in MOTU's flagship MIDI Timepiece, the MIDI Express 128 is a professional MIDI interface that provides plug-and-play connectivity to any USB-equipped Macintosh or Windows computer.

Plenty of channels plus expandability
The Express 128 provides eight MIDI ins, nine MIDI outs, 128 MIDI channels, and compatibility with all Macintosh and Windows software. And, if you ever need more, it's expandable to over a thousand channels via a powered USB hub.

Plug-and-play connectivity and bus power for convenience
The MIDI Express 128 takes full advantage of USB, giving you high-speed MIDI throughput, sub-millisecond timing accuracy, support for "hot-swapping" and plug-and-play expansion. Need to connect another sound module or synth? No problem. Just add another MOTU USB MIDI interface via any available USB port. And the Express 128 is powered by USB — no wall wart or AC plug.

MOTU MIDI Express 128 8x8 MIDI Interface Features:
  • MIDI input indicators
  • Front-panel I/O jacks
  • 8x8 MIDI jacks
  • Plug-and-play connectivity to any USB-equipped Macintosh or Windows computer
  • Eight independent MIDI inputs and outputs supply 128 separate MIDI channels
  • Expandable to over a thousand channels via a powered USB hub
  • Dedicated LED for computer I/O activity helps you troubleshoot problems in your system.
  • MIDI output indicators
  • USB connector
  • Bus-powered

The MOTU MIDI Express 128 gives you an easy-to-use, flexible, and expandable MIDI interface solution!



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Specification Detail
Type Rack
Channels 8x8
Computer Connectivity USB
Compatibility - Windows Me, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7
Compatibility - Mac OS9, OS 10
Power Bus Powered
Height 1.75"
Depth 7"
Width 19"
Manufacturer Part Number 4857

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based on 7 reviews

Awesome!!!

by chris klinvex from United States
January 4, 2012
Music Background: Audio Software Engineer
Complete functionality with all my midi gear in one rackmount design, definitely makes my life a whole lot easier!!! No problems at all and really does it's job well. BTW latency is minimal, and I us... read more [+]e an AXON AX100 MK2, so latency has been an issue in the past, but not with this thing! close [-]

Excellant Midi Interface

by Mike Gervais from klamath falls or usa
September 28, 2011
Music Background: strudio musician
Express 128 was so easy to set up and works like a champ. It works well very dependable and it is expandable. The engineers at Motu nailed it on this one.

Motu Midi Express 128

by Art Moe from Ft Lauderdale Fl
July 6, 2011
Music Background: Guitar Player & Midi Composer
Works fantastic.. Wish I knew about this years ago......Had 5 midi modules and was always having to turn certain ones on and off when I did not want them to trigger. This solves that problem by easily... read more [+] assigning 8 separate midi ports within Cakewalk Sonar close [-]

good piece of gear

by Ron Fields from Schaumburg IL
June 2, 2011
Music Background: 26 yr MIDI arranger and composer
the only thing i'd like better is the 128 had it's OWN power and could act as a stand alone processor i.e the Unitor 8 that it replaced. I don;t always like to fire up my computer just to sit down and... read more [+] "noodle" at the beginning of a song idea. I DO wish they'd invent a midi interface that had both midi and usb capabilities where you could see the signal path
both input and output where you might see a midi signal loss more or lessimmediately close [-]

Great no hassle product.

by from comox, bc, can
September 16, 2006
Music Background: musician
the midi express 128 works just as expected out of the box. Usb makes installation a snap, with no ugly wall warts. I like the (simple but convenient) activity lights on the front, as well as the co... read more [+]mputer connection light. All inputs showed up in my sequencer hassle free. not to mention - easy to expand! i'll probably add a few more. close [-]
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