MOTU MIDI Express 128 Reviews

4.4/5.0 based on 7 customer reviews

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Austin Moss

If you like MIDI modules and need the software routing functionality of a MTP, but don't need SMPTE, then the MIDIExp128 is what you need! Don't worry about yet another power conditioner, it's USB powered.

Nick Schenkel

This rock-solid unit is the perfect central hub for your MIDI composition studio. Route MIDI messages from any one piece of gear to any other. Easy programming. Amazing dependability. Bargain pricing. A truly exceptional value!

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Customer Reviews

chris klinvex
from United States
January 4, 2012 Music Background:
Audio Software Engineer

Awesome!!!

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 use an AXON AX100 MK2, so latency has been an issue in the past, but not with this thing!

Mike Gervais
from klamath falls or usa
September 28, 2011 Music Background:
strudio musician

Excellant Midi Interface

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.

Art Moe
from Ft Lauderdale Fl
July 6, 2011 Music Background:
Guitar Player & Midi Composer

Motu Midi Express 128

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 assigning 8 separate midi ports within Cakewalk Sonar

Ron Fields
from Schaumburg IL
June 2, 2011 Music Background:
26 yr MIDI arranger and composer

good piece of gear

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 "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

from comox, bc, can
September 16, 2006 Music Background:
musician

Great no hassle product.

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 computer connection light. All inputs showed up in my sequencer hassle free. not to mention - easy to expand! i'll probably add a few more.

Wayne Hartman
from Cincinnati, OH
October 19, 2006 Music Background:
Musician, Home Studio

Utterly Simple

I read the reviews and bought it after consulting my sales associate. Not being a "midiot" I had hoped for an extremely easy to use solution for plugging in all my midi modules in my rack. Thank God for USB !!! No wall wart, easy installation and it worked flawlessly the first time. It shows me what channels are sending and receiving from across the room. I am impressed with it's ease of use and it was easily recognizable by my software....no hassles. This is a great buy !!!

Rodney Foster
from Lancaster,CA
January 31, 2011 Music Background:
Recording Engineer, Stage Hand ,Writer,Producer

Driver stability issues

The unit does not stay connected to the computer. I always have to unplug and replug the USB. After all, I should not have to write about a faulty product from a company with such a long history of making good software. One would think that their hardware would be top notch gear.