First impressions of the mioXM and mioXL MIDI interfaces
The units manufactured in China are solidly made of steel, the paint or powder coating is scratch resistant. There is a ground connection on the back of both models, and a Kensington lock connection on mioXM is also good.
There is a new configuration tool for MIO X-Series: AURACLE for X-Series. This tool is available for Microsoft 10 (64-bit) and MacOS 10.11 and higher (also Catalina).
After installation under Windows 10, the first thing to do is perform a user-friendly firmware update. However, you really must watch the video first or read the instruction manual or you will Panic!!! Now that almost the first half hour has passed without any noticeable results, the AURACLE configuration software starts.
In the MIDI Routing menu item be prepare to understand an all New Spockian LogiK so you can really get the Medronho out of It! Or..., you can assign the ports to their destinations. For this you will find your ports (source) on the left side and the destination (destination) on the right side, the names can be freely assigned.
mioXL / mioXM: MIDI filters and remapping
There is not much to explain here, you can set MIDI filters for input and output, such as suppression of MIDI clock signals. Targeted filtering e.g. B. from MIDI Control Change (CC) 74 is not possible, but only all CCs on the desired channel.
With MIDI remapping, you can configure it only to a limited extent (DAMNNNN U). I do not understand why you can not redirect a particular CC parameter here. In my opinion, this feature was available in the iConfig software in the predecessor MIO10, so it is hoped that this will be further developed. Because remapping is especially useful if you adjust the potentiometers or encoders of a main keyboard to the filter frequency of multiple synthesizers. This only leaves another software solution or an additional device as a solution.....
USB host reservation
The USB host ports are not numbered on the device, but you can permanently assign and rename them in the software. According to the manufacturer, USB hubs can be used – but whether and how well this works... welll... 3,7/5 sometimes! In any case, you should first check the manufacturer's website or the iConnectivity Forum, as there are some incompatible USB hubs. Important: USB hubs do not increase the usable number of ports. Don't be greedy! Buy another one! Not cheap? Tivesses estudado páh! ;)
RTP MIDI
RTP/Network-MIDI: Real-time protocol - here on the network Ethernet stack with MIDI and where i've been in already 3 weeks figuring out the BEST setup! You can address a computer or other RTP MIDI-enabled devices as the end point, including several mioXM or mioXL. Then the mioXL has 24 DIN ports and 20 USB hosts that can be distributed over 22 RTP connections. Been There. Done That.
And this is where the RTP MIDI topic begins, or rather a little drama: especially when i want to 'design' a complex Midi DANTE System in Covil... . Nothing is easier than plugging your network cable into the MIDI interface and wondering why nothing works really stable in the Auracle software under RTP! HELP!
iconnectivity mioxl
First create the basic requirements: connect the PC directly to a simple 4-port switch (no router) including interface, assign a dinamic IP and assign a fixed IP to the mioXL via USB in Auracle. WLAN should be switched off for testing. Want to know more? G0 to YouTube and 'learn' with the precise, no doubts, mathematical explanation tutorial youtube kafkian iConnectivity videos! I don't want to judge whether and how important this information is to someone, but it should be taken into account that many musicians earn their money making music and failures in booked recording studios and live performances must be resolved as quickly as possible. Or immense costs follow here, e.g. B. through claims for damages and loss of reputation.
The 2-year "old" MIO interfaces are discontinued, as is the Iconfig software used there. It is to be hoped that the mioXM and mioXL do not face the same fate, in my opinion it is important to have stable software and hardware for at least a few years.
Well.... You can customize the names - useful if you want to use many RTP sessions. Not soooo Bad!
All in all, iConnectivity is in the upper middle range in terms of the product portfolio, market position and price in the above-mentioned service/support features.
Finally, the technical information on mioXM and mioXL:
Base specification of both devices
USB MIDI hosts connectors, class compliant
USB connection (USB DAW)
USB MIDI interface
MIDI router
MIDI matrix
MIDI filter
MIDI Patchbay
MIDI merger
RTP MIDI support
Epáh.... Vale a pena Tóni!!!