[LAU] Outboard gear users: What MIDI interface are you using?

With soooooo much stinkin attention and emphasis put towards softsynths these days, I'm curious... what are all you *other* linux audio musicians who actually still use outboard gear (more than relying on softsynths) using as a MIDI interface for your linux sequencers?? bonus points for anything that gives me more than 4 ports of i/o. I'm using six pieces of midi gear in my studio these days, so a 4 port does me no good, unless an arguement can be made that 2x 4-port midi i/os could be more stable than one 8port i/o. (as I've heard before but has never proved true for me).. . I'm using a motu midi express XT on one machine and a Motu MTP AV on another. (both parallel devices) frankly neither have ever been completely preferable to use in linux by any stretch, so i stick to this toy of a box called a midisport 2x2 when sequencing midi in linux and just use the motus on apple and ms OSs. Man I do have to say I miss the pre-VST days. sorry, but things were better (albiet a bit more pricey) then. thanks! -Rob