With soooooo much stinkin attention and emphasis put towards softsynths these days, I&#39;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?? <br>
<br>bonus points for anything that gives me more than 4 ports of i/o. <br><br>I&#39;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&#39;ve heard before but has never proved true for me).. . I&#39;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.<br>
<br>Man I do have to say I miss the pre-VST days. sorry, but things were better (albiet a bit more pricey) then. <br><br><br>thanks!<br>-Rob<br>