The Edirol UM2EX is a simple USB MIDI interface offering one MIDI input & two MIDI output ports. It offers a variety of features, including FPT (Fast Processing Technology of MIDI transmission), MIDI signal indicators, support for OS-Standard drivers on the latest versions of Mac OS and Windows.
The UM-2EX is well suited for any small MIDI studio application or portable MIDI station. The female MIDI jacks allow for any length of MIDI cable to be used and make the UM-2EX ideal for MIDI devices placed a good distance form the computer.
EDIROL designs its USB devices in accordance with USB specifications and has passed all compatibility tests, which are continuously held and organized by USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF).
- UM2EX Features:
- • Fast and stable MIDI data transmission realized by FPT (Fast Processing Technology of MIDI transmission)
- • Supports both advanced and OS-standard drivers
- • Female in and out MIDI connectors
- • USB cable attached
- • USB bus-powered, adapter-free
- * Must have a compatible USB host controller
Compatible Host Controller Chips
The following list of compatible host controller chips have been tested to work with USB audio:
* Intel 82371AB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
* Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
* Intel 82371SB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
* Intel 82801AA PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
* Intel 82440MX PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
* Intel 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442
* Intel 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2444
* Intel 82801CA/CAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2482
* Intel 82801CA/CAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2484
* Intel 82801CA/CAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2487
* ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller
* VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller
* Lucent Technologies PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
To check the PCI to USB controller in your computer:
- Select Control Panel in the Settings group from the Start menu of Windows.
- Double-Click the System icon in the control Panel, and click the Device Manager tab in the System Properties dialog box.
- Double-Click the Universal Serial Bus Controller icon in the Device Manager list.
Boost USB Performance
Get more bandwidth for your USB devices
* Full 48 Mb/sec of USB bandwidth from one PCI slot
* Four Separate 12 Mb/sec host controllers
* Supports 127 devices per port
Specifications
* 4 USB Host controllers on a single PCI card
* Full 12 Mb/sec. bandwidth per port
* 48 Mb/sec. total USB bandwidth
* Integrated dual-speed transceivers (1.5 Mb/sec. & 12 Mb/sec)
* PCI 2.2 compliant (32 bit, 33 MHz PCI Local Bus)
* OpenHCI compliant
* USB Rev 1.1 compliant
* Simultaneous operation of multiple high-performance devices
* Supports up to 127 devices per port
System Requirements
* Win98, Win98 SE, Windows ME or Windows 2000
* MAC 8.6 or later
* Available PCI slot, must be PCI 2.2 compliant
(NOTE: If you're running a laptop and need an add-on card for compatibility, please contact Edirol sales or support for further information.)
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