Recommend me a basic USB interface w/MIDI

[Chris]

In my new Jam Room Of Doom, I have a ~2018ish Macbook Pro that I plan to use for drums. It's just going to run EZD/Superior, so I can pull MIDI in from my drum head and send Toontrack kits out to my mixing board.

What's out there that's under ~250 bucks or so and has MIDI? Something like the Scarlett 2i2, though that doesn't have a MIDI input and I'd prefer no to get another dongle if I can just get something that does it right the first time.

[DonBot]

I've been using a Presonus Audiobox USB 96 and I've had zero complaints. My computer is about that old and not overly powered but good enough and it works great with it.

[scole]

Scarlet 2i4 has MIDI, which is why I bought 4 years ago. Upgraded to an 18i20 only because I needed more inputs to mic up my acoustic drums.

[Markus]

Scarlet 2i4 has MIDI, which is why I bought 4 years ago. Upgraded to an 18i20 only because I needed more inputs to mic up my acoustic drums.

I've got a 2i4 that I'm pretty happy with (I haven't had any other interfaces though, so it might be that I just don't know better!), although as far as I see that particular model is discontinued now. The 3rd gen 4i4 appears to be right around $250 and has one midi input and output.

[Bloody_Inferno]

Been using the Steinberg UR22c Mk2 with no issues.

[Chris]

Scarlet 2i4 has MIDI, which is why I bought 4 years ago. Upgraded to an 18i20 only because I needed more inputs to mic up my acoustic drums.

This is the way. Thanks dude.

[man jerk]

SSL2+ is doing me well

[Tony]

The behringer interfaces are surprisingly good for the money and will do everything you need. From memory they're about £40 and have super low latency inputs (not that it matters for midi)

[drache713]

MOTU M2 and M4 will also do the trick as well.

[Chris]

I bought the auction that scole linked.

[jacksonplayer]

Can't go wrong with the Scarlett. The PC interface is a little annoying, at least to me.

[Chris]

Can't go wrong with the Scarlett. The PC interface is a little annoying, at least to me.

What kind of plebe uses a PC these days? Is it 1997?

[Greg McCoy]

What kind of plebe uses a PC these days? Is it 1997?

What kind of plebe uses USB these days? If it can't be Thunderbolt, Firewire is the way to go.

[Chris]

What kind of plebe uses USB these days? If it can't be Thunderbolt, Firewire is the way to go.

What kind of plebe uses wires these days? If I can't do it over the air, RF is the way to go.

[Chris]

Scarlet 2i4 has MIDI, which is why I bought 4 years ago. Upgraded to an 18i20 only because I needed more inputs to mic up my acoustic drums.

This showed up today and was plug/play simple. Thanks dude.

Now I just need the damn pandemic to end so I can have drummers over to record with it.