EMU XMIDI 1X1 USB MIDI Interface

by Emu

Product Details

• Item Weight: 5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000JLU26W
• Item model number: 70EM878106000
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (123 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #1 in Musical Instruments > Recording Equipment > Computer Recording > MIDI Interfaces
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 16, 2004

Product Description

The updated EMU Xmidi 1x1 is a plug-and-play USB MIDI Interface. Featuring a new look,the Xmidi still provides ultra-fast MIDI input and output (16 MIDI channels in/out) to your computer. The Xmidi 1x1 is bus-powered for total portability and offers status indicators for input signal, output signal and power. EMU Xmidi 1x1 features 1 MIDI in/1 MIDI out USB 1.1 USB bus-powered Ultra-fast MIDI response Active-Sensing messages filtered MME, DirectMusic and CoreMIDI supported Multiple device support AmericanMusical is an authorized dealer of EMU products.

Customer Reviews

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48 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good & Easy, July 25, 2007

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Poe's Son - See all my reviews

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This review is from: EMU XMIDI 1X1 USB MIDI Interface (Personal Computers)

I got this for my new iMac with an Intel processor and it is completely plug and play. I didn't have to download anything, my computer recognized what it was and identified it by name automatically. The only little thing is the cable marked MIDI IN goes to the keyboard's MIDI OUT and the cable marked MIDI OUT plugs into MIDI IN on the keyboard. Slightly confusing but it makes sense after you think about it.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't provide MIDI power, March 12, 2010

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Rodmusic - See all my reviews

This review is from: EMU XMIDI 1X1 USB MIDI Interface (Personal Computers)

This is a nice, simple and compact interface, that works perfectly well for everyday MIDI tasks. It has one drawback that may be a deal-breaker for some users: It does not transmit MIDI Power. (Midi Power is like USB or phantom power, but for MIDI devices). This shortcoming makes this E-MU XMIDI 1x1 useless for devices that run off MIDI power like the MIDI Solutions boxes. And some devices look for that power during a sysex dump even if the device itself runs off external power. I was unable to use this interface to update my TC-Helicon Harmony M's OS or program my MIDI Solutions Router. I switched to my Yamaha UX16 USB-MIDI interface, which does provide MIDI power, and I was back in business.

This interface works fine for all other MIDI uses, like recording into a sequencer or triggering sounds on modules. The driver installed on Window XP easily and I was up and running quickly. It's so compact that it takes up almost no space in my laptop case. It's the cheapest one out there and you won't need to spend any extra money on USB and MIDI cables.

Just be aware that if you need MIDI power from your USB-MIDI interface, this one is not for you. I didn't know this until I wasted a great deal of time trying to use it for a firmware update on my TC-Helicon pedal. You might have trouble using this interface with some of your gear and not even realize MIDI power is the issue. If you didn't buy this already, spend the extra money for the Yamaha UX16 which does send MIDI power, just in case your device needs it.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Work with Vista (so far), January 9, 2008

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Heather L. Scott (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews
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I just ordered this product and am using it to connect my keyboard to an HP Pavillion laptop with Windows Vista. While the software didn't install, it is a plug and play device and it worked like a charm with Finale 2008.

As others have said - it either works or it doesn't, and so far so good.