It always requires some trial and error to make sure the Midisport is plugged in correctly. It includes both midi out and midi in, although it can be confusing which connection is which, since you would have to connect the Midisport's midi in to the device's midi out, and connect the Midisport's midi out to the device's midi in. It is over 6 feet in length and can reach to any devices that are located near a computer setup.
The M-Audio Midisport Uno is a usb 1x1 midi interface that is compacted into cable form, thus making it pretty easy to connect a single midi device to a computer without the need for any additional midi cables. This is a great MIDI device, but it will leave you needing to upgrade within a year.
If you are on Windows you will need to download the proper driver especially if you are on a newer system like Windows 7 or even Vista 64 bit. Make sure if you are using it with a MAC that you have 10.1 OS or higher, anything lower than that it will not work. Setting it up was quick and using it is simple.
But if you don’t plan on growing and getting more MIDI gear then the Sport Uno will work great for you. It would be better to just invest in a device that has enough MIDI for your growing set up over time. So I wouldn’t waste your time buying this unless you only plan on keeping 1 MIDI connection. The price of the Sport Uno is 40 dollars, you really can not beat that price but how long are you going to use this MIDI device? Do you plan on having more gear (MIDI)? That is where I had to get rid of it, this was the first MIDI device that I actually purchased and used it for about two months, then sold it and bought one with more inputs, the MIDISPORT 2 by 2, then I ended up selling that to get one with 5 inputs. I used it with my M-Audio MIDI controller when I was getting these issues.
Which really messed up my workflow a lot. The problem that I had with it is that there was like a slight delay between sending out MIDI signals. It does not require any power supply and it connects to your computer through USB.
You install the drivers then plug it in and you can use it right away. The MIDI Sport Uno is a small plug and play MIDI device that is so simple to set up.