MIDI Interfaces

Retrokits’ RK‑006 is a tiny but incredibly versatile hub for MIDI, USB and modular.

This very useful eight-voice module serves as a fantastic gateway between the modular worlds and just about anything that spits out MIDI.

Retrokits' flexible MIDI interface proves that good things do indeed come in small packages.

This class-compliant device works with Windows (7, 8.1 and 10) and Mac OS systems (both 32-bit and 64-bit) without the need for drivers. When not connected to a computer, the M8U eX also works as a standalone MIDI thru or merge box.

Even though it first saw the light of day in the early 1980s, MIDI is a protocol that shows no sign of fading away, and for those of us who depend on it, it’s an ongoing relief that companies such as Kenton exist...

The qMI 2 combines four separately addressable CV/Gate channels with the polyphonic voice assignment of the Perfourmer Mk2 synth.

Panda Audio’s MidiBeam wireless MIDI interface does pretty much what it says on the tin.

The Fireface 802 picks up where its highly successful predecessor left off.

iConnectivity MIDI Interfaces For iOS

Justifiably described as 'hyper‑connective', the iConnect...

Need a fast-triggering MIDI guitar system that frees you from the constraints of cables? Look no further!

The Roland Studio Capture offers a very generous amount of analogue I/O and an unusually high level of digital control.

Kenton have always had the knack of manufacturing indispensable little doodads, and the Modular Solo is no exception. Made...

Kentons USB Solo puts your computer directly in touch with your analogue synths.

Prism Sound's Orpheus interface brings the company's high­end digital conversion technology within reach of the project studio owner for the first time.

The world is simply teeming with audio interfaces these days, so what does M‑Audio's latest offering, the Fast Track Ultra, have that the others don't?

Why carry two boxes with your mobile studio when one will do? Tascam's FireOne combines a MIDI and audio interface with a control surface, all in one convenient, paperback-sized unit.

Digidesign's LE range has received a comprehensive overhaul in the last year, and the new flagship 003 and 003 Rack incorporate many improvements over their predecessors.

The new M Box 2 Pro is the first portable Pro Tools interface that connects via Firewire rather than USB. As a result, users get more I/O, a phono preamp and word clock support among other bonuses.

If you're still using pre-MIDI synths, the chances are you'll already be using a Kenton converter to interface them with your more modern MIDI gear. We check out this upgrade to the faithful Pro Solo...

If you fancy Tascam's FW series of Firewire interfaces but don't need their control-surface features, the new FW1804 might be just what you are looking for.

Firewire and USB 2 interfaces have their advantages, but if you need serious channel counts at high sample rates, the PCI card still rules, and ESI's heavyweight recording system caters for a huge range of input and output formats at up to 192kHz.