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Problems with SysEx transfers have been noticed with following MIDI interfaces:

Soundblaster Audigy: some older driver versions don't work reliable, use the latest one

Tascam US-122: bytes get lost during SysEx transfer, even with the most recent windows driver version 3.3 Tascam US-122L: is OK!

Yamaha UX256: bytes get lost during SysEx transfer under WinXP and 2000 (earlier versions not tested), even with most recent MIDI drivers (Yamaha universal drivers)

ESI MIDIMATE: works unreliable for SysEx transfers under Windows XP. Plain MIDI sending/receiving seems OK.

ESI Rom I/O II: this device it's driver free, as the USB audio support in the OS automatically supports it (win & mac) but MIOS Studio don't recognize the MIDI Ports of it. The device Rom I/O 1st release work fine instead, it come with own drivers.

Behringer BCA2000: works unreliable for SysEx transfers under Windows XP. Plain MIDI sending/receiving seems OK. See the Re: Impossible to upload MIOS thread for details.

Behringer BCR2000: works unreliable for SysEx transfers under OS X (10.5). Plain MIDI sending/receiving seems OK.

M-Audio Keystation Pro 88: works unreliable for SysEx transfers under Windows XP. Plain MIDI sending/receiving seems OK. See the Re: Impossible to upload MIOS thread for details.

CME VX 5: works unreliable for SysEx transfers under OS X (10.5). Suspected SysEx filtering. Plain MIDI sending/receiving seems OK.

Access Virus TI Polar: works unreliable for SysEx transfers under OS X (10.5). Suspected SysEx filtering. Plain MIDI sending/receiving seems OK.

SWISSONIC MIDI-USB 1×1 works unreliable for SysEx transfers under Windows (e.g. Buffer overrun messages during code upload)

NI Kore 1 unstable SysEx transfers (sporadic checksum errors) under MacOS, probably also under Windows

JUstin Midi USB unstable SysEx Transfers (checksum errors) under MacOS, probably also under Windows

Noname MIDI USB Adapter sold at EBay for US $7.99, also available at Maplin for £29.99 (what a difference…!) - incomplete SysEx transfers under MacOS! See this thread for details.

Novation Remote SL unstable SysEx transfers

M-Audio MIDIsport 2×2 unstable SysEx transfers under MacOS 10.6 with most recent driver (last update: 2011) - was working stable years before, still works stable under Windows

E-MU Xmidi 1×1 Tab: works unreliable for SysEx transfers under Windows 7 64. See this Thread for more details. Confirmed by second user

midi_interface_blacklist.1301772002.txt.gz · Last modified: 2011/04/02 19:20 by admin