Thanks for the reply, brauner_rc, but I ditched WinXP years ago and now only have it installed on a old P4 that is only around for testing old equipment. My main PC is a I5 2550k, with Win7 x64 installed.
--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, Bruno <brunorc@...> wrote:
>
> 2013/6/6 KurtF <darkside@...>
> >
> > John was talking about USB in his first sentence. I think you can skip
> the parallel and serial port equipment that hasn't had working drivers for
> the past fifteen years on anything beyond Windows 2000.
>
> I was using the serial Unitor8 on Windows XP over the USB/RS232 adapter
> with no issues, and with no problems related to drivers. Had to get two USB
> adapters though, since the first one didn't work. So I admit, it's kinda
> adventurous path.
>
> However, Unitor8 MKII and all variations of AMT are USB-based. Currently I
> have all those three devices connected to Windows XP and I don't experience
> any problems.
>
> > MOTU multi interfaces are pretty expensive, over a grand for new and at
> least half that used.
>
> http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MidiExp128/ - not cheap, but still
> way below a grand.
>
> Still, E-mu Xmidi 2x2 seems a great and inexpensive alternative to the
> cheap cable.
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>