Hi, I’m about to buy a windows tablet. I with to connect my moxf8 to it and play vstis. As the tablet has only 1 usb port, I was wondering if moxf8 will power it, while connected to the tablet as an audio/midi interface. Has anyone tried it?

I use a Surface Pro with the MOXF and it works great.  Just be sure to install the Yamaha/Steinberg USB Windows driver from here: http://download.yamaha.com/search/product/?site=usa.yamaha.com&language=en&category_id1=16244&category_id2=16381&category;_id3=&product_id=1816956

I am using Windows 8.1 with Stagelight (DAW) and both Alchemy and Synthmaster.  USB audio/MIDI work great.

So the ‘To Host’ port actually powers the tablet?!
That’s rather surprising, but one learn as long as one lives they say. :-)

zpink - 07 October 2015 08:04 PM

So the ‘To Host’ port actually powers the tablet?!
That’s rather surprising, but one learn as long as one lives they say. :-)

I believe the take-off power will be found at the “to device” USB terminal.

Hopefully the poster will clarify exactly how he is connected and getting power.

Some USB power information:
http://www.usb.org/developers/powerdelivery/
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8539/usb-power-delivery-v20-and-billboard-device-class-v10-specifications-finalized
http://pinouts.ru/Slots/usb_pinout.shtml

Power would indeed be expected to be drawn from the TO DEVICE connector on Motifs.

zpink - 07 October 2015 08:04 PM

So the ‘To Host’ port actually powers the tablet?!
That’s rather surprising, but one learn as long as one lives they say. :-)

No.  Sorry.  I just didn’t respond to that part as a tablet is already powered by a battery.  I took the question more about whether or not it’s possible to use VSTis and read power as “can the MOXF8 run this setup”?

There is no MIDI or audio connection over the “to device” port.