M-Audio UNO Reviews

4.3/5.0 based on 23 customer reviews

Sweetwater Advice

Carson McClain

Do you still have a few older modules lying around the studio? The M-Audio UNO is the de facto choice for any caliber of musician who needs to hook up one MIDI device to their computer via USB. This is also perfect for the Sibelius user who's using a keyboard controller.

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Customer Reviews

Michael Layman
from Louisville, Ky
December 10, 2012Music Background:
Key board and guitar

M-Audio UNo

Easy to install price was right. Delivered on time.

Michael Layman
from Louisville, Ky
December 10, 2012Music Background:
Key board and guitar

M-Audio UNo

Easy to install price was right. Delivered on time.

Mozo
from San Francisco Bay Area
July 28, 2012Music Background:
Semi-Pro, Home Recording Studio, Singer/Songwriter/Composer

Exactly what I needed

This product is awesome. It does exactly what I need it to do. I can now compose with my Reason 4 software using my CasioTone CT-360. A very inexpensive start to home studio composition. We are really enjoying it! I did have to get the latest drivers and make sure I plugged it into the appropriate USB for the device. After that, there have been no issues.

Randy
from Keller, TX.
April 24, 2012Music Background:
30 yr. musician

M-Audio UNO

Purchased this product to connect a guitar processor to a computer. Installation was easy and everything works great. Product came to my door really fast and support from Sweetwater has been outstanding.

Jimmy Lee
from Annandale, VA
April 11, 2012Music Background:
Pro Musician

Great Product

This is one little giant machine. It works perfectly fine with my old Korg O1/W FD and Cubase 5. I just needed to visit M-Audio's website to download the newest driver (otherwise it won't work in Windows 7). All 16 track sequencer is activated and I never though I could use my old Korg O1/W FD as a midi controller for VST instruments. I love it.

Caleb
from Hodgenville, KY
September 30, 2011Music Background:
Worship Arts Pastor

Works Great!

When you have to order equipment on a budget there is a happy median between affordable and dependable, this product is both! I'm running an old 88 key radio shack electronic keyboard into a new iMac and the UNO is the perfect bridge.

from
August 10, 2011

great!

it works easy to use.

Charles Carrol
from Kaiserlautern, Germany
June 2, 2011Music Background:
Hobbyist Producer

A great product for a beginning producer.

This MIDI-Interface is perfect if you want to start making music but only have an old Casio keyboard laying around, a problem with playing on the computer keyboard all the time, and some software to produce with.(This, in fact, is my EXACT situation)

The interface is very small and compact, about the half the size of a small glass, so it is no space waster and has plenty of cable to hang around your equipment.

The latency can be an issue at first if you just use the output on your computer. However, using something like ASIO4ALL can quickly fix that. The interface is plug&play, but it did come with drivers which I have not installed because I had ASIO installed already (as I said before).

So, overall, It is better than just using your computer keyboard and is definitely worth the money paid for it. Also, if you get something like a synthesizer, you can use this to output midi as well to control the notes. Either way, You will not regret buying this at all. It is a terrific interface so it will be in my setup for a long time.

revmike
from Hanford, CA
April 24, 2007Music Background:
Hobbyist

Worked for me with my akai 4000s ewi

I bought this way before i had my aki 4000s ewi. I wasn't sure it would work with uniquest software, but it did. My only mark down by 1/2 a star was because mine came with both midi plugs black without any indication as to which was in or out, so I had to follow the wire and mark one, no longer a concern as I see that they now come with different color plugs.

Jah Guitar
from the Shire, Middle Earth
June 20, 2012Music Background:
guitar god of ancient mythological renown

The M-Audio UNO

new to midi. cable worked great right out of the box and let me focus on learning midi.

Vicki Ewart
from Atascadero, CA
April 4, 2012Music Background:
Singer/Choral Conductor

As Advertised!

This item is definitely "as advertised". It's great. All I did was plug it in and it works. It arrived quickly and the folks at Sweetwater even called to make sure it arrived timely. Thanks, Sweetwater!

Bill Boulton
from Moultonboro, NH
February 13, 2012Music Background:
Piano Technician

M-Audio UNO

For my MIDI piano applications, this unit is perfect. Easy for customers to use, and compatible with their computers.

Daniel
from Debary, FL
February 11, 2012

Works Great

This has been working great with my MacBook Pro and Line 6 HD 500. I haven't had any issues and works exactly as expected.

Brian R.
from NW Ohio
February 8, 2012Music Background:
Musician & Recording

Works As Expected

The first one I received had what seemed to be a smaller MIDI connector and was immediately replaced by Sweetwater - one of the many great things about this company. The second fits better and works as expected. Without it my M-Audio Radium49 controller was useless with my Macbook Pro. Now it works like a charm with Pro Tools 10, Logic 8 and Garageband. Thanks M-Audio and Sweetwater!

Robbie Ryan
from McKinney, TX USA
September 15, 2008Music Background:
Remix Artist, Film Composer, Programming Wizard

Uno is Number One! A Great little Interface.

I was concerned when I got my first USB interface, the MIDI Sport UNO, I was concerned that the 2-way nature of USB would limit my MIDI transmission capability. Boy, was I wrong. This little interface was always pumping information from my keyboard, to my software, back to my hardware synthesizer without a blip of latency. It was very easy to configure to my PC, and, of course is also powered by USB. If you need to connect a legacy or older keyboard to your computer, this little interface is one word...perfect.

Cesar
from Cherryville, NC
December 14, 2007Music Background:
Producer

Excellent Cable

This is a great device to buy incase you don't have midi ports in your sound card. I bought it because it was the cheaper to buy it than to buy a whole new sound card with the midi ports in it. I have had this device for two years now, and it still works fine, it works with Reason, FL, and pretty much everything that accepts midi signals. The only problem I have had is that sometimes the signals dies out, and I have to unplug the cable from the USB port and plug it back in, Then everything works fine again.

Abel
from Asherton Tx
December 13, 2007Music Background:
Engineer (live and recording) guitar player

works buy it

works great have not found a single problem with it. I have been useing the Uno for the past year and a half. I have been using it with Cubase SE and my Emu keybord controller and my D4. The only thing i did not like is that both ends were black and it was hard to read wich was out and wich was in. But now with the two colred ends now more problems. I gonna buy myself another for my labtop!

william clark
from columbus ohio
October 25, 2008Music Background:
producer

The UNO

This good product.The reason I gave it the 3.5 rating is because whenever I try to load samples onto my keyboard it doesnt recognize the midi connection.But other than that its a good midi interface for the price.And it's simple to use all you have to do load the drivers and plug & play.

Dontae Dynamite
from Richmond, VA
December 2, 2008Music Background:
Recording/Mix Engineer and Music Composer

Great Yet Affordable Midi Interface

I purchased my interface to use for my experimentation/introduction to FL Studio. I'm not a point and click composer so I like to have use of my midi piano controller. I installed the software and it was as simple as plug and play. I don't use it anymore because FL Studio didn't work out for me.
I have migrated to composing in Protools. In conclusion I'll say that if I did need it. I would use it and it would perform with excellence.

from Mississippi
September 4, 2007Music Background:
Amatuer

Doesn't work with Vista

It worked great with XP, but as of today I can't get the Vista drivers to load. I would classify myself as an expert PC user. They just won't load.

Bob Briggs
from
May 4, 2006

Mine works great with Yamaha controllers!

I've used my Uno with a laptop and a new Yamaha P60, an old Yamaha DX9, and a Cooper switch box. I have no problems whatsoever. I've used it for about a year within the Cubase SX environment etc., and it works exactly as expected.

I saw Sweetwater's notice about incompatibility and contacted M-audio's tech support staff, who informed me that *some* Unos used to have problems with Yamaha. Those that have such problems can be fixed. Obviously, that particular tech issue has been resolved.

Matt
from IPR institute of production and recording
August 1, 2005

didn't like

The uno did not work for me at all. Installation gave me troubles(something with the drivers) and my software didn't see it as a MIDI input. I would not recommend this product, I would say spend a little more and get something of higher quality.

Anonymous
August 1, 2005

Uno is Number One.

Very excellent piece of gear for the musician or engineer that works on very linear projects. Easy to install. Easy to Use. No settings outside your DAW or Notation Software to deal with. Not the piece of gear for someone with multiple MIDI pieces obviously but simple and powerful

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