CME’s new MIDI hub ditches DIN for TRS
CME has built a reputation primarily through its WIDI range of wireless Bluetooth MIDI devices — compact, reliable, and notably low-latency solutions that filled a gap the MIDI world had been waiting on for years. The H12MIDI Pro, announced this week, suggests the company has broader ambitions. The H12MIDI Pro is a compact standalone MIDI hub that marks a significant step up from CME’s existing wired range — and a deliberate break from traditional connector conventions. Where the company’s H2MIDI Pro and H4MIDI WC both use five-pin DIN for hardware MIDI, the H12MIDI Pro replaces DIN entirely with 3.5 mm TRS MIDI ports: six inputs and six outputs, with USB Type A or B auto-detected on input and software-selectable on […]