Miditech MIDIface 4x4 Reviews

Super item

Like it a lot!

Pros

Build quality

Size

Cons

None

Ideal!

Simple effective, great product!

Good quality interface but tricky with sysex

I bought this interface to extend my available MIDI ports. The build quality is very good, it has aluminium housing, the connectors have a smooth connection and the unit has a rugged, solid feel. The led indicators are a great addition although the blue power on led's light is very strong which is a bit uncomfortable in a dark room. You can use some tape to dampen it or put something in front of it though.

You just have to plug it in, no setup is needed. Which on the one hand is a good thing but on the other hand it has its limitations. As the unit does not have it's own driver be prepared to experience problems when sending complex sysex messages, especially to and from vintage gear - it just won't work. The class compliant driver in Windows can't handle it as confirmed by customer support at Miditech. Although I found a workaround solution which makes it work perfectly with sysex. I told them about it so if you have problems just contact their support and they will help. You basically have to install a free MIDI utility and a virtual MIDI cable and make some easy settings, no black computer magic there indeed.

For other, basic MIDI tasks it's perfect, no problems with note, program and control change messages. I'm happy with it after all given the low price point but it would be much better to have a proper, dedicated driver for reliable sysex operation.

DT 50 amp use

Bought this to update my DT50 amp

What can i say just plugged it in and voila. Great piece of kit and great quality could not recommend higher

Seems ok.

I have used this for some months now.. It seems to work as expected, ok build quality and handy size. I have a feeling that the midiface might be responsible for minor timing/clock sync issues but I have no real proof of this and it could really be quite a few other things causing this.

It is what it is

Simple layout, sturdy aluminium construction, 4x4 midi interface. Plug and play, easy to configure with DAW, no frills but it does exactly what is needed giving 64 midi channels in and out which is more than enough. Buy one :)

Works perfectly my previous review was wrong

Some years ago, I wrote: I don't want to prevent someone from buying this product. It just didn't work well with my Moog Sub Phatty, which has some Editor-problems of its own, so I don't know how well it works with other synths/controllers.

It was indeed a problem with my synth. This MIDI interface is the best for its price.