> >I have heard people complaining about the midiman 8x8 USB version, now > >granted, I don't have that one, but as you say, it shouldn't be a > >problem. The MOTU ExpressXT works like a champ :) > > There is a spin locks bug with the MidiMan USB Midi driver for all Windows > versions. According to their website, they are aware of the problem and are > working on a fix. > > I own the MidiMan 8x8 and was having problems with audio playback when > running 16+ tracks of 24/48 audio (using an Aardvark Q10) and the MidiMan > running 1 or more tracks of Midi in Cubase. I found that if I turned off > all the midi playback, the audio playback magically cleared up. After > reading about the spin locks bug in MidiMan USB driver, I plugged my Midiman > into the serial port and switched to using the serial port driver and my > audio pops and clicks problem completely went away. > > I don't know if this same issue is in the Linux or Mac USB drivers, but it > certainly caused me problems when running my machine under a fairly heavy > load.
I also think there is a problem with USB on many older Intel 440BX based boards. Don't think there is anything that can be done about it. --martijn
