To find midi devices known to cause problems check the [[midi_interface_blacklist]].

Known to work MIDI interface/OS combinations include the following:

^ Vendor ^ Model ^ OSs ^ notes ^
| Edirol | UM-880 | OS X 10.10.2 | |
| Emagic | amt8 | Mac OS X 10.5 | |
| ::: | Unitor8 | Mac OS X 10.5 | |
| E-MU | 0404 USB | Windows XP, Windows 7 | |
| ::: | 1616 | Windows XP | |
| ESI | RoMI/O I | | |
| ::: | Juli@ | Windows 7 | |
| Focusrite | Scarlett 2i4 | WinXP & Mac OS X 10.8 |
| iConnectivity | mio | WinXP & MacOS X 10.8 | In the LPC17, Midi Out only communicates with MIOS Studio if the R21 & R26 resistors are changed to 47 Ohm or bridged. See schematic & BOM updates on the mbhp_core_lpc17 page| 
| M-AUDIO | FastTrack Ultra | Windows 7 64bit | |
| ::: | MIDISport 2x2| Windows XP , Windows 7 64bit, Linux | Does not work with MIDI Thru toggled. |
| ::: | UNO | Windows XP 32bit | |
| MBHP_USB_PIC || Windows XP, Windows Vista, Win7, MacOS 10.5, MacOS 10.6 | |
| MIOS32 based USB devices || Windows XP, Windows Vista, Win7, Win8, MacOS 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8 | |
| MOTU | FastLane USB | Windows XP, MacOS 10.4 | |
| ::: | midi express XT| Win7 64bit | |
| ::: | UltraLite MKIII| MacOS 10.5, MacOS 10.6 | |
| Neusonik | uMIDI/O22 | Windows 7 64bit | Drivers installed automatically. Was able to install sammichSID Application with MIOSStudio without any transfer errors. |
| Novation | 25SL mk2 | Windows 7 64bit | |
| Phonic | FireFly 808 | Win7 | |
| Ploytec | gm5 | Windows XP, Win7, MacOS 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, Linux | |
| RME| Fireface 800| Win7, Win8 | |
| Soundblaster | Audigy | | Some older driver versions don't work reliable, use the latest one. |
| Steinberg | MIDEX3 | Windows XP | |
| ::: | MIDEX8 | Windows XP | |
| Tascam | US-122L | Win7 | |
| Terratec | DMX6Fire | Win2k, Linux | |
| ::: | MIDI Hubble 2x2 | Win7 | |

:!: When adding to this list, try to keep it sorted alphabetically, please.


Recommended "least cost" MIDI interface: Neusonik uMIDI/O22
E.g. available at Thomann for 15 EUR: http://www.thomann.de/de/neusonik_umidi_o22.htm