Comments on: CME: Plug Mics, Guitars, MIDI Directly into USB http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/02/07/cme-plug-mics-guitars-midi-directly-into-usb/ The latest gear, software, and techniques for electronic music production and performance Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:41:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mark http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/02/07/cme-plug-mics-guitars-midi-directly-into-usb/comment-page-1/#comment-319566 Mark Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:03:13 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/02/07/cme-plug-mics-guitars-midi-directly-into-usb/#comment-319566 I just received a U2MIDI cable. It doesn't come with any device drivers. It simply interfaces with Windows. I've had any number of difficulties with this product ranging from Windows simply not acknowledging it to it completely acknowledging it and showing it in the Sound, Video and game controllers section of Devise Manager as a "USB Audio Device," to warning messages that there’s been a power serge in the USP port. The results are temperamental and can vary from each time I connect the device. Regardless of these difficulties, I can't get it to communicate with any external MIDI devices. Has anyone had experience with this product? I can't find any assistance from their web site. Thanks in advance. Mark I just received a U2MIDI cable. It doesn’t come with any device drivers. It simply interfaces with Windows.

I’ve had any number of difficulties with this product ranging from Windows simply not acknowledging it to it completely acknowledging it and showing it in the Sound, Video and game controllers section of Devise Manager as a “USB Audio Device,” to warning messages that there’s been a power serge in the USP port. The results are temperamental and can vary from each time I connect the device. Regardless of these difficulties, I can’t get it to communicate with any external MIDI devices.

Has anyone had experience with this product? I can’t find any assistance from their web site.

Thanks in advance.

Mark

]]> By: Joseph Pisano http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/02/07/cme-plug-mics-guitars-midi-directly-into-usb/comment-page-1/#comment-118498 Joseph Pisano Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:26:58 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/02/07/cme-plug-mics-guitars-midi-directly-into-usb/#comment-118498 Wow, Thanks for posting about this midi device. I have not seen it before and it's just what I was looking for. I just found your createdigitalmusic site and really like your content. Thanks for a great read. Joe Pisano http://www.mustech.net Wow,

Thanks for posting about this midi device. I have not seen it before and it’s just what I was looking for. I just found your createdigitalmusic site and really like your content. Thanks for a great read.

Joe Pisano
http://www.mustech.net

]]> By: Peter Kirn http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/02/07/cme-plug-mics-guitars-midi-directly-into-usb/comment-page-1/#comment-117105 Peter Kirn Fri, 09 Feb 2007 17:22:05 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/02/07/cme-plug-mics-guitars-midi-directly-into-usb/#comment-117105 Weird, Carl! They did specifically say higher-performance USB 2.0. If that means USB 2 lo-speed == USB 1.1, then I'll be very mad at them. You hear me, CME? :) Weird, Carl! They did specifically say higher-performance USB 2.0. If that means USB 2 lo-speed == USB 1.1, then I’ll be very mad at them.

You hear me, CME? :)

]]> By: Carl Lumma http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/02/07/cme-plug-mics-guitars-midi-directly-into-usb/comment-page-1/#comment-117094 Carl Lumma Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:51:04 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/02/07/cme-plug-mics-guitars-midi-directly-into-usb/#comment-117094 Gotta be careful - when CME says "USB 2", then have (in the past, at least) meant "USB 2 Lo Speed" which is USB 1. I didn't check in this case. But I'll bet you a spinach salad with pear champagne vinegar vinaigrette... -Carl Gotta be careful – when CME says “USB 2″, then have (in the past, at least) meant “USB 2 Lo Speed” which is USB 1. I didn’t check in this case. But I’ll bet you a spinach salad with pear champagne vinegar vinaigrette…

-Carl

]]> By: Peter Kirn http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/02/07/cme-plug-mics-guitars-midi-directly-into-usb/comment-page-1/#comment-117042 Peter Kirn Fri, 09 Feb 2007 13:59:26 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/02/07/cme-plug-mics-guitars-midi-directly-into-usb/#comment-117042 Thanks, Gary! They neglected to put that in the press release. No drivers ... kind of annoying. At least the MIDI interface is driver-less, which is a good thing. Thanks, Gary! They neglected to put that in the press release. No drivers … kind of annoying. At least the MIDI interface is driver-less, which is a good thing.

]]> By: GaryG http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/02/07/cme-plug-mics-guitars-midi-directly-into-usb/comment-page-1/#comment-117032 GaryG Fri, 09 Feb 2007 13:18:41 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/02/07/cme-plug-mics-guitars-midi-directly-into-usb/#comment-117032 just read the blurb on the guitar/instrument interface, sounds ok till they advise you use the asio4all driver... nothing against this, works fine for me on my laptop but it does indicate proper 'pro' drivers won't be available. .g just read the blurb on the guitar/instrument interface, sounds ok till they advise you use the asio4all driver… nothing against this, works fine for me on my laptop but it does indicate proper ‘pro’ drivers won’t be available.

.g

]]> By: bliss http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/02/07/cme-plug-mics-guitars-midi-directly-into-usb/comment-page-1/#comment-116599 bliss Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:42:26 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/02/07/cme-plug-mics-guitars-midi-directly-into-usb/#comment-116599 LOL @ "I’ve never seen a press release that promises “low-grade, cheap electronics”, there’s no saying for sure until this ships." ;-) LOL @ “I’ve never seen a press release that promises “low-grade, cheap electronics”, there’s no saying for sure until this ships.” ;-)

]]> By: J http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/02/07/cme-plug-mics-guitars-midi-directly-into-usb/comment-page-1/#comment-116541 J Thu, 08 Feb 2007 13:40:13 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/02/07/cme-plug-mics-guitars-midi-directly-into-usb/#comment-116541 oops, never mind my questions - i actually read the post the whole way through this time (and looked at the website) oops, never mind my questions – i actually read the post the whole way through this time (and looked at the website)

]]> By: J http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/02/07/cme-plug-mics-guitars-midi-directly-into-usb/comment-page-1/#comment-116537 J Thu, 08 Feb 2007 13:31:07 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/02/07/cme-plug-mics-guitars-midi-directly-into-usb/#comment-116537 wow. i could really use one of these...i'm a little skeptical about the quality, though, if it starts at $35. does that mean there'll be a midi-only version for $35, and more if you want the audio connections? wow.
i could really use one of these…i’m a little skeptical about the quality, though, if it starts at $35.
does that mean there’ll be a midi-only version for $35, and more if you want the audio connections?

]]> By: Mickey Jello http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/02/07/cme-plug-mics-guitars-midi-directly-into-usb/comment-page-1/#comment-116421 Mickey Jello Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:03:50 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/02/07/cme-plug-mics-guitars-midi-directly-into-usb/#comment-116421 Sounds like a good fix for the lack of MIDI-port support in Vista. This should do the trick nicely I imagine. Sounds like a good fix for the lack of MIDI-port support in Vista. This should do the trick nicely I imagine.

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