My PCIe RME sound card has got a MIDI IO and in addition I use 2 TerraTec EWX 24/96 Envy24 cards, each one has got a single IO too. I bought one of those Envy24 cards at Ebay for around 30 EUR. For SysEx only I use an elCheapo swissonic USB device, this can't be used for MIDI notes, since it does cause too much jitter for my taste. For MIDI out I in addition use a MIDI thru box, 1 input, 4 outputs. This is a do it ourself product. Assumed you don't have the knowledge how to build such devices, there are likely many howtos in the Internet or perhaps http://www.doepfer.de/home_e.htm provides a assembly kit. JFTR to my ATARI ST I added an extra MIDI in, by simply using a toggle switch and I used it with 4 additional outs provided by a Steinberg SMPTE interface. You should avoid MIDI thru chains from one synth to the other. The delay might not be an issue, but there is a limit for the data you can send using just one output. A MIDI thru box won't help either. You need several individual outputs, especially for real-time SysEx data. JFTR PC MIDI is disgusting, don't expect the "relatively painless" MIDI usage you know from working with synth only, or old stand alone gear, the C64 or Atari ST. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
