Re: midi patch panel question (cross-post)

"Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Is there any company out there that makes a midi patch panel with midi
> input  ports accessible FROM THE FRONT of the panel??  Yes I have a
> midi patch bay (MX-8) but I hate having to crawl in the back of my
> rack for each gig hooking up my midi ins.  I would like to have a
> patch panel accessible from the front of my rack to plug things in.
> From the back of it then I could patch to my midi patchbay.  Basically
> I'm looking for a device that has  something like 4 midi ins (or more)
> and 4 midi outs (or more) with the inputs in front.

The Creative "Platinum" series of sound cards all have
what the call "Live-drive" front plug-in panels that go
into a standard 5 1/2 in/ "drive-bays". The original
SB-Live front panel has DIN Midi IN & OUT plus
RCA type female jacks for SPDIF IN & OUT plus
standard stereo jacks for MIC-IN. LINE-IN.. and
headphone OUT.

The ( newer ) "Audigy" card  front panel has some
additional jacks but I don't know what they are.

[dk]