I'm no expert, but I remember when I tried some while back to use more than one 
interface at the same time, I had serious issues, primarily timing and 
conflicts which meant signals at times weren't going through and parts of the 
set-up didn't work.

But then, that was a few years ago and no doubt software and hardware has 
improved some since then.

I've used a Midisport 4x4 for years since then [both with a hardware and 
software sequencer - you can use it with USB or standalone as a router] and 
it's served me well.

Ken
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Hester [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 4:25 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: (313) MIDI Routing Question for Gear Heads

Sooner or later, I'll be putting my music computer setup back together.
It's woefully out of date, and I'll need some sort of midi router to
replace my 4 X 4 ISA card (ISA? What's that...). Anyway, one option
would be to get an 8X rack mount router with USB interface, though these
seem to be a bit thin on the ground as of late.What I have noticed is a
lot of MIDI-to-USB dongles cropping up. Would a bunch of these operating
into a USB hub be a proper substitute, given the proper software (if it
exists)?

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