>If you really need an 8x8 interface
>you're probably doing something wrong.
>Use less gear and more general purpose computer.
i can't go for that. i have a 16x15 MIDI patch bay at home, and a
16x16 matrix router in the studio. the home wiring looks like:
slot gear
3 Kawai K5000
4 Oberheim Matrix 6
5 Alesis Quadraverb
6 DrumKAT
7 Prophet 5
8 Doepfer MAQ 16/3
9 Trident 4D-NX MIDI port
10 Tropez+ external MIDI port #1
11 Peavey PC1600X
12 Roland Handsonic
thats not that much gear, and the thing is already getting pretty
full. thats 9 slots just for the keyboard/computer guy. if i played
with a MIDI-friendly guitarist, for example, we could overflow this
system.
studio wiring:
1 Mackie D8B
2 computer system
3 Eventide harmonizer
4 ADAT M20 rack
5 lexicon reverb
6 akai mpc
7 open keyboard connection for control room
8 waves ultramaximizer
9-12 routed to studio for session hook ups
BTW, i vastly prefer an external MIDI patch bay. i know that a
software solution is cheaper, but being able to run the MIDI gear
without the computer being turned on is often a big plus. its too bad
that only miditemp in europe makes them anymore in a reasonable size
(but sadly, not at a reasonable cost).
--p
