Rme-hdsp9632 - Exp Midi I/o ?? Options

[Mac-Dee]

RME-HDSP9632 - EXP MIDI I/O ??

Does any one know if theres a expansion Card for more midi ins/outs.
My problem is that i have a control surface(mackie-Control) and a keyboard (Yamaha-Motif)
And this PCI Card Only Offers 1/1 out midi interface but i need 2 does any one have suggestions
Has any one got any ideas so i can run both midi i/o into the card.
Would a midi merger work ?? (Midisolutions) any one got one????

If any one can shine some light on this . thanks in advance.
cheers

[azusa]

You can use MIDI Thru port from the first device.

[majn]

I run an HDSP9652 which has 2 midi ins - but ... I run about 6 midi ins to it (Piano, slave keyboard, Novation, Sync from ADAT etc.)

On one channel I use a Phillip Rees midi Merge - this is fine.

On the other I use a MAudio 8x8 and this works fine too and has the added advantage of multiple midi outs for my midi rack units.

Cheers
Martin

[kolo]

You need a midi patchbay. A simiple merger would get both outs into the computer. That might work fine. but you then need to get the out from it into both (split). A patchbay could set up both. Midiman USB has 8 ins and 8 outs with any routable to any, about $300. JLcooper used to make one that you can find on ebay for much less, well under $100 I'd think.