M-Audio USB Midisport Uno MIDI Interface

A note about appearance: My Uno's body (the oval part, smaller than an average computer mouse) is a deep translucent blue, rather than the opaque color in the current photo here on Amazon. Also, the cables are all one color, black, though the IN and OUT plugs are clearly labeled in molded lettering. There are three green LEDs: one that lights up when the computer recognizes the adapter, one for MIDI in signals, and one for MIDI out -- handy for troubleshooting.

I bought the Uno to connect my Roland alphaJuno-2 to my PowerBook and play with GarageBand. I took it out of the packaging (a rare treat: a molded clamshell-type plastic package that isn't heat-sealed, so it doesn't have to be cut to shreds to open) and hooked it up, and nothing happened. I initially thought that Mac OS X would recognize it automatically, so it took me a few minutes to realize I needed to install the driver software. Although there are drivers on the included CD-ROM, I downloaded the latest version from the manufacturer's web site, installed, and the Uno instantly lit up and GarageBand informed me (because I already had the Roland powered up) that a MIDI device was now connected. It's worked flawlessly since.

Simple to use; no extra cables to attach -- I think this is the perfect USB MIDI adapter for GarageBand users or anyone else connecting one MIDI keyboard to a computer at home.


Works great with my Powerbook and GarageBand   January 18, 2004
jamie-the-tall (Chicago, IL)
28 out of 32 found this review helpful

I have a 12" mac powerbook running os 10.3 panther, and a kurzweil midi keyboard. After I installed the driver from m-audio the keyboard was recognized by GarageBand (iLife '04) and I was recording midi on my computer within minutes!


Works like a charm   December 20, 2003
smt (Finland)
14 out of 16 found this review helpful

I'm using a laptop (Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo D 8830, P4 3.06 GHz) and naturally it doesn't have a MIDI-port. However, I wanted to be able to play music with my external Casio keyboard and record it using the Propellerhead's Reason 2.0 software, so I bought this cute little thing.

I had read some reviews of it and most of them were very positive, but some people had had some very annoying latency, for which some of them accused the drivers or the device itself. I decided to go for it anyway, and indeed I haven't had any problems at all. The latency is practically zero so I can put my half-done song playing and record new melodies in it by playing the keyboard in real time. Also when I play chords and in general many notes at once with both hands, the simultaneously pressed notes come out at the same time and sound like they are supposed to.

All in all, if you're looking for a simple way to play melodies etc. with your external MIDI keyboard, this little device is definitely worth buying.


Excellent adapter for a PC and Clavinova Piano   October 14, 2004
Ogi (Newark, CA United States)
17 out of 20 found this review helpful

I did setup this adapter on a Windows XP laptop for my daughter.
She is using it with Piano Suite Premiere software and a Clavinova piano.
Excellent compatibility.




Great Product   August 25, 2006
Benjamin M. Welch (Morehead, KY)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful

I bought one of these in June 2006, it arrived before I expected it to (sooner than Amazon estimated), and the product worked perfectly. I linked my Dell laptop to a Roland RD-700 and immediately began writing sheet music and utilizing a software synth like it was nobody's business.