{"id":151690,"date":"2026-01-14T23:27:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T05:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/?p=151690"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T23:38:13","slug":"black-lion-audio-intros-midi-eight-8-in-8-out-interface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2026\/01\/14\/black-lion-audio-intros-midi-eight-8-in-8-out-interface\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Lion Audio Intros MIDI Eight 8-in\/8-out Interface"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introducing The MIDI Eight!\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SmSwsDgLICc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Black Lion Audio<\/strong> has introduced the <strong>MIDI Eight<\/strong>, an 8-in\/8-out MIDI interface designed to help manage MIDI I\/O for an assortment of devices, with or without connection to a computer.<\/p>\n<p>It includes a powered five-port USB hub and supports three standalone MIDI routing modes.<\/p>\n<p>The MIDI Eight may be used in one of three standalone modes without need for connection to a computer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pass &#8211; inputs are passed to their corresponding number outputs;<\/li>\n<li>Thru &#8211; MIDI data from any MIDI input is passed to all outputs; and<\/li>\n<li>Merge &#8211; MIDI data from any MIDI input is passed to MIDI output 1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8-in \/ 8-out 128-channel MIDI interface<\/li>\n<li>Interface mode for use with your DAW<\/li>\n<li>3 practical standalone routing modes for use without a computer<\/li>\n<li>Bold LED MIDI activity indicator per port<\/li>\n<li>Front-mounted Input 8 and Output 8 for quick connection to new devices<\/li>\n<li>5-port powered USB 3.2 Gen 1 hub<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pricing and Availability:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>MIDI Eight<\/strong> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blacklionaudio.com\/store\/interfaces\/midi-eight\/\">available<\/a> now for $349 USD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Black Lion Audio MIDI Eight is an 8-in, 8-out MIDI interface that can connect all of your MIDI synths, drum machines, controllers, and more\u2026 with or without a computer. &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2026\/01\/14\/black-lion-audio-intros-midi-eight-8-in-8-out-interface\/\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Black Lion Audio Intros MIDI Eight 8-in\/8-out Interface<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":151691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9],"tags":[36087,30603],"class_list":["post-151690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-midi-interfaces","tag-black-lion-audio","tag-midi-interfaces"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Black-Lion-Audio-MIDI-Eight.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151690"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":151692,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151690\/revisions\/151692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}