Kenton MIDI Thru 12

Works great

Yeah. This is a good unit

Lovely

It's simple to use, looks good and I had zero problems using it.

The only feature I'd add would be an on/off switch, but I guess it doesn't really matter that much. Maybe battery powered?

Anyway, I'm really satisfied, it's not expensive and it works well.

built like a tank

Solid, reliable little brick: it just works without any trouble. You set it up and forget about it, which is the best thing you can ask from a MIDI Thru box!

Best in its kind

No nonsense midi equipment. Works fast as needed. And it's metal! :D

Flawless MIDI device

Just had too many MIDI devices and needed a connection out of the daisychain setup. So far it worked flawless for over six months

Reliable

It's small, lightweight, sturdy and works reliably without latency or loss. Can't not recommend this!

Does exactly what it says on the tin, no fuss, no muss

The Kenton MIDI Thru 12 is, in fact, the MIDI Thru box you've been looking for - especially if, like me, you had been fighting with inconsistent performance from various other generic 1-into-4 MIDI Thru boxes (not naming any names there, MIDI Solutions). It's compact, doesn't rely on inconsistently-present MIDI host supply current, has unchanging sub-millisecond latency, looks sharp in its brushed alumin[i]um enclosure, and gets MIDI messages from one place to twelve places, just like you need it to.

This thing is amazing

I have a large number of synths that I wanted to sequence with my Octatrack. Initially, I was used the thru port on the synths I had but that led to a few issues as every synth had to be turned on in order to feed midi through the chain. I bought this and now I can send midi to all my synths without having to turn them all on. The timing seems to be spot on too. I would recommend getting the Thru 12 or even Thru 25, it will allow you to expand your setup whilst having plenty of midi ports available. This is an essential purchase if you have a large number of synths and want to control them all from one sequencer.

Flawless

Works without issue. Simple plug in and forget all about it. The enclosure is slightly sharp on the sides but no big deal. Happy with the product.

Built like a tank, and does what it needs to

I now have three of these, one per rack bay in my studio, splitting up the outputs of my DAW for distribution to all the old synths dotted around the place. It's probably one of the least sexy boxes you can buy, and once it's installed you may never need to look at it again; but that's the point, really. It just gets on with doing what it's supposed to do, while being built like something designed to survive a bomb blast. The powered buffering of the signal means you can rest easy about data getting dropped along the way, and the steel construction means you can stand on it by accident without worrying. Wrangling cables is one of the least creativity-condusive activities in the studio, so anything you can rely on to be properly set-and-forget wins my vote. Buy with confidence, even though it is a bit pricey :-)