Powered MIDI port on the iConnectAudio 4+ ?
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I'm looking to get a MIDI Solutions Quadra Thru devices, to route MIDI to multiple devices, and it is designed to get power from the MIDI in cable.
Here are the product details: http://www.midisolutions.com/prodqth.htm
In checking the FAQ section of the MIDI Solutions product, it states the iConnectivity iConnectMIDI1, iConnectMIDI2+, iConnectMIDI4+, and mio devices are known to not provide MIDI power on the DIN jack.
So my question is: Does the iConnectAudio 4+ provide MIDI power on the DIN jack?
Here are the product details: http://www.midisolutions.com/prodqth.htm
In checking the FAQ section of the MIDI Solutions product, it states the iConnectivity iConnectMIDI1, iConnectMIDI2+, iConnectMIDI4+, and mio devices are known to not provide MIDI power on the DIN jack.
So my question is: Does the iConnectAudio 4+ provide MIDI power on the DIN jack?
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And what did you mean "This is about the iConnectMIDI2+ rather than the mio2"? Any chance you have an iConnectAudio4+ sitting there you could test MIDI bus power on? I don't have anything here which would run off MIDI power to test with myself.
Thanks also for the MIO2 recommendation, but that wouldn't work for this. I need something to strap on the underside of my pedal board to go between the iCA4+ and 4 guitar pedals. I already have a Looptimus connected to the host jack, so would also need to add a USB hub for the MIOs to connect.
To use MIO2, I would need 2 of them ($70 each, so $140) vs. one Quadra Thru ($49). Not sure what you meant by stating two MIO2 boxes would be about the same cost as one Quadra Thru box?
Also the MIO2 is very large (8.43" x 5.51" x 1.46") compared to the Quarda (4-3/16" x 2-3/16" x 1-3/32"). Not sure I could even fit two of these on the underside of my pedal board, and I have a really large pedal board!
Then there's the weight. a single Quadra weighs 4.3oz (1/4 lb) while 2 MIO2 boxes would weigh 4.26 lbs! Even if I could fit them on the underside, there's no way I'm adding another 4.26 lbs to an already very heavy board LOL
Does iConnectivity offer a product designed to just split a MIDI signal out, like the Quadra Thru box? Some of these effect pedals only have one MIDI port, so daisy chaining isn't an option with all of them. And even when daisy chaining is possible, sometimes the lag produced by doing so is just enough to cause timing issues when performing. Not usually a big deal for most applications, but with a guitarist, you want all of the pedals to switch at the same instant when you press on a button.
Are you sure you're not confusing the prices of the MIO with the MIO2? The MIO is available in the $35 range, but the only places I can find the MIO2 is Sweetwater and Amazon, and it's $69 in both places.
Where are you seeing them for $35?
Either way, it's too big to work for me, but I appreciate the info.
They should only be about $30 and look like this
The following products provide 5V over DIN MIDI
AUDIO4c
iConnectAUDIO4+ hardware version 2.0
iConnectAUDIO2+
iConnectAUDIO2/4
mioXM
mioXL
mio10
mio2
mio4
iConnectMIDI4+ hardware version 2.0
iConnectMIDI2 hardware version 3.0
If you look in our (iConfig or Auracle X) software you can check the hardware versions.