MESSE 2018: ESI - Very Useful MIDI Interfaces and More

ESI have been making brightly coloured interfaces for years. They have a range of different solutions to suite almost every application. The nice thing about the ESI range is that you get exclusively physical inputs as opposed to ADAT inputs. 

The ESI range also features two new MIDI interfaces that have some very interesting features for working with MIDI ins, outs and thrus... 

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[morayonkeys]

Wow! That MIDI interface is just incredible, I'm amazed that it's taken this long for someone to make something so fully-featured. Love the 16-input audio interface too, kicking myself for not waiting until after Messe to order a new interface...

[leviamusic]

My jaw was just on the floor throughout the video holy crap

[AlistairMaxwell]

would have been great to ask about latency and jitter on the midi interfaces

[Bonkorama]

wow, great price points for that gear. LOVE the auto-detecting midi router. Really great idea.

[fuzzupuzzu]

does anyone knows a website where I can check this stuff?

[specialistsound]

is the 16 midi 19" rack mountable? need a rack mountable midi hub for the synths

[BMRStudio]

Midi filter and parameter routings? Midi Channel routing?

[alainszyller]

I just got 2 days ago the ESI M8U eX 16-Port.
I have a few questions / issues:
1/ It seems that the USB hub doesn't connect with the regular 5 PIN MIDI
I have one device: Roli Seaboard 49 Gen.1 that only connects via USB-MIDI, no 5PIN connection on it
Not sure but I expected the USB hub to be a MIDI connection but I wonder now if it's not only a power connection, which would be disappointing
2/ On my computer, the 3 USB/MIDI connections available and the #1 5PIN port are not visible
3/ if I want to use it with my computer DAW, do i necessarily need to unplug the AC/DC connection ?
Thank you

[DarraghRedmond]

These look great, a good amount of inputs at a great price . Love that the Monitor controller is a very reasonable price too. Will be looking a lot more at ESI for my needs 👌🏽😎👍🏽👾

[Rhzyfao]

i wonder if the 16in version is daisy chainable via usb if it doesnt have adat?

[blakecasimir]

These look good for their price point but not a single one of those multi-input interfaces can be used as AD/DA converters over ADAT which rules them out for me.

[VenjaMusic]

Who decided for the ugly colors? No rack mounting anymore?

[VictorRoysynth]

Moco = mocus in Spanish.... not a big deal if the price is as announced :-)

[vinnien]

I already wanted to get it for the fact this is the only way to get 16 analogue ins for that affordable price, but I have to say it's disappointing that there is a lack of rack ears.

[juschu]

6:55 It's a 3 bit dip switch. So there should be up to 8 IDs.
000
001
010
011
100
101
110
111

[Charlesbabbage]

If the midi interfaces do not address USB/DAW midi jitter then they are worthless.