[linux-audio-dev] Best-performing Linux-friendly MIDI interfaces?

hi all, i'm currently working on a rather large project which i'd like to fully support under Linux .. it requires, however, a functioning MIDI sub-system. for this reason, i'd like to ask members of LAD to report on their experiences with using professional MIDI interfaces, such as (for example) the Motu MTP AV, Digidesign MIDEX-8, etc? what is the 'easiest' MIDI interface to get working under the average Linux kernel? what sort of experiences do folks have with getting MIDI working (on a programming level) using API's such as (but not limited to) ALSA, and MidiShare? for me so far, MidiShare seems to offer the most direct and usable approach .. while ALSA is wraught with complexity and dependencies which often seem out of control. i'd like to know what your experience, as developers, has been with getting a working MIDI subsystem under Linux ... -- ; Jay Vaughan