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11/2023 ipMIDI, LoopBe30, LoopBe1, LoopBeAudio and Windows Feature upgrade 23H2

All drivers run out of the box. No further action is required after an upgrade.

10/2023 ipMIDI macOS 2.0 and macOS Sonoma 14

ipMIDI 2.0 is fully compatible with macOS Sonoma 14. No further action is required after an upgrade.

04/2023 LoopBe30 1.7 released - Windows Virtual MIDI Driver with up to 30 Ports

LoopBe30 1.7 is a user manual update. No function was added. If you are already working successfully with version 1.6, an update is not essential.

11/2022 ipMIDI macOS 2.0 and macOS Ventura 13

ipMIDI macOS 2.0 runs out of the box. No further action is required after an upgrade.
ipMIDI is a universal binary and runs native on arm64 ("Silicon") and intel64 architecture.

10/2022 ipMIDI, LoopBe30, LoopBe1, LoopBeAudio and Windows 10/11 Feature upgrade 22H2

All drivers run out of the box. No further action is required after an upgrade.

01/2022 ipMIDI, LoopBe30, LoopBe1, LoopBeAudio and Windows 11

All drivers run out of the box. No further action is required after an upgrade.

10/2021 ipMIDI macOS 2.0 and macOS Monterey 12

ipMIDI 2.0 runs out of the box. No further action is required after an upgrade.

05/2021 ipMIDI macOS 2.0 released – Big Sur

ipMIDI 2.0 now runs native on macOS 11.3 Big Sur arm64 ("Silicon") and intel64 architecture.

Check out the trial version of IpMIDI. ipMIDI trial runs for 60 days with full functionality. After that it continues to work with one port.

Customers of ipMDI for Windows, please email for an additional free retail version of ipMIDI 2.0 macOS.

02/2021 ipMIDI, LoopBe30, LoopBe1, LoopBeAudio and Windows 10 Feature upgrade 20H2

All drivers run out of the box. No further action is required after an upgrade.
LoopBeAudio may lose its custom icon in the sound control panel. How to fix.

12/2020 ipMIDI, LoopBe30, LoopBe1, LoopBeAudio and Windows 10 Feature upgrade 2004

All drivers run out of the box. No further action is required after an upgrade.

01/2020 ipMIDI macOS is now "notarized"

ipMIDI 1.7.1 macOS is now notarized. This will make installation easier in future osx releases. There is no need for a reinstall.

10/2019 ipMIDI on macOS Catalina

ipMIDI 1.7.1 macOS runs without problems. No further action is required after an upgrade or clean install.

05/2019 ipMIDI, LoopBe30, LoopBe1, LoopBeAudio and Windows 10 Feature upgrade 1903

All drivers run out of the box. No further action is required after an upgrade.

01/2019 ipMIDI on macOS Mojave

ipMIDI 1.7.1 macOS runs without problems. No further action is required after an upgrade.

05/2018 ipMIDI, LoopBe30, LoopBe1 and Windows 10 Feature upgrade 1803

All drivers run out of the box. No further action is required after an upgrade.

05/2018 LoopBeAudio and Windows Windows 10 Feature upgrade 1803

Again, all audio drivers will loose their custom icons in the Sound Control Panel.
So does LoopBeAudio.
How to fix

03/2018 ipMIDI 1.7.1 macOS released

After a lot of trouble with the upgrade to (High) Sierra, version 1.7.1 should solve the problems. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Additionally, Release 1.7.1 works again with old 32bit drivers from third party vendors. Otherwise there is no reason to update a working setup.

Download ipmidi_1.7.1.dmg

11/2017 ipMIDI, LoopBe30, LoopBe1 and Windows 10 Fall Creator Feature upgrade

All drivers run out of the box. No further action is required after an upgrade.

11/2017 LoopBeAudio and Windows 10 Fall Creator Feature upgrade

Again, all audio drivers will loose their custom icons in the Sound Control Panel.
So does LoopBeAudio.

How to fix

06/2017 ipMIDI 1.7 macOS - new digital signature

ipmidi.dmg has a new digital signature to make the install more easy on macOS Sierra.

04/2017 ipMIDI, LoopBe30, LoopBe1 and Windows 10 Creators update

All drivers run out of the box. No further action is required after an update.

04/2017 LoopBeAudio and Windows 10 Creators update

All audio drivers will loose their custom icons in the Sound Control Panel. So does LoopBeAudio.
You can assign the old icons via: Sound ⇒ Playback/Recording ⇒ <device> ⇒ Properties ⇒ Change Icon
Browse to:
\Program Files (x86)\nerds.de\LoopBeAudio\loopBeAudio.exe
to set the old LoopBeAudio icon again.

A reinstall of LoopBeAudio will also fix this issue.
No other problems were found.

10/2016 ipMIDI 1.7 macOS released - the Sierra update.

ipMIDI version 1.7 released. The new 64 bit driver is running on macOS 10.12 Sierra, OS X 10.11 El Capitan and OS X 10.10 Yosemite

ipMIDI OS X version 1.6 (32/64 bit driver) for OS X Lion to Mavericks (10.6 - 10.9) and
version 1.5 (Universal binary) for OS X Leopard (10.5) are still available.

Get your free copy now! read more...

09/2016 ipMIDI - MIDI over Ethernet, compatible hardware

Solid State Logic bundles the ipMIDI driver with their audio consoles.

ams Neve recommends ipMIDI for their audio mixing consoles, e.g. in the Genesys manual.

Rupert Neve Designs recommends ipMIDI in their SwiftMix™ Fader System manual.

more about hardware.

08/2016 Windows 10 Anniversary update with ipMIDI, LoopBe30, LoopBeAudio

After the update to Windows 10 "1607" all audio drivers will loose their custom icons in the Sound Control Panel. You can assign the old icons via: Sound ⇒ Playback/Recording ⇒ <device> ⇒ Properties ⇒ Change Icon
Browse to:
\Program Files (x86)\nerds.de\LoopBeAudio\loopBeAudio.exe
to set the old LoopBeAudio icon again.

A reinstall of LoopBeAudio will also fix this issue. No other problems were found.

ipMIDI and LoopBe30 run out of the box. No further action is required after an update.

11/2015 LoopBeAudio 1.2 released - the Windows 10 "1511" update

Users of LoopBeAudio need to install the new LoopBeAudio version 1.2 after an update to Windows 10 "1511 aka threshold 2" [Version 10.0.10586].
Please uninstall the old driver and run the version 1.2 installer.

Customers will receive an email for a free upgrade.
more about LoopBeAudio...

10/2015 ipMIDI and OS X 10.11 El Capitan.

ipMIDI OS X runs fine in El Capitan, both after an update and after a new installation..

For a fresh install make sure your security settings are on their defaults:
System Preferences ⇒ Security & Privacy ⇒ Allow apps downloaded from: ⇒ Mac App Store and identified developers (or Anywhere)

08/2015 LoopBeAudio 1.1 released - the Virtual Audio Cable

Customers will receive an email for a free upgrade.
more about LoopBeAudio...

08/2015 Windows 10 update with ipMIDI, LoopBe30, LoopBeAudio

ipMIDI, LoopBe and LoopBeAudio are fully Windows 10 compatible.

To use LoopBe30 after Windows 10 update, you must reinstall it using the original installation file. Please uninstall with the Control Panel, reboot and run the installer again.

ipMIDI runs out of the box. No further action is required after an update.

Users of LoopBeAudio need to install the new LoopBeAudio version 1.1
Please uninstall the old driver and run the version 1.1 installer.

03/2015 LoopBeAudio released - A Virtual Audio Cable

LoopBeAudio is a virtual audio device to transfer audio between computer programs, digitally, without any quality loss.

Configure up to 24 audio channels, a sample rate from 8000 Hz to 384000 Hz with a bit depth from 8 bit to 32 bit. Build a virtual 7.1 surround device, even though you don't have the built-in hardware.
more about LoopBeAudio...

02/2015 ipMIDI and OS X 10.10 Yosemite.

ipMIDI OS X runs fine in Yosemite, both after an update and after a new installation..

For a fresh install make sure your security settings are on their defaults:
System Preferences ⇒ Security & Privacy ⇒ Allow apps downloaded from: ⇒ Mac App Store and identified developers (or Anywhere)

10/2013 Windows 8.1 update with LoopBe30 and ipMIDI.

To use LoopBe30 after Windows 8.1 update, you must reinstall it using the original installation file. Please uninstall, reboot and run the installer again.

ipMIDI runs out of the box. No further action is required after an update.

03/2013 ipMIDI 1.9.1 released, the Windows 8 update - MIDI over Ethernet Driver.

Version 1.9.1 is a small bug fix for windows 8 only.
It was not possible to disable local loopback. (MIDI between application within the same computer).
This is fixed.

Registered customers will receive an email from share-it for a free update.
more about ipMIDI...

09/2012 Silent Mountain Lion update for ipMIDI OS X.

The installer of ipMIDI is digitally signed now, so Mountain Lion's "Gate Keeper" does not complain anymore.

Get your free copy now! read more...

08/2011 ipMIDI 1.6 OS X released - the Lion update.

ipMIDI OS X version 1.6 is a 32/64 bit driver for OS X Lion and Snow Leopard (10.6 - 10.7).
Version 1.5 (Universal binary) is still available for OS X Leopard (10.5)

07/2011 ipMIDI - MIDI over Ethernet compatible hardware:

The Cintex GmbH offers with their DMX512 product series new ipMIDI compatible hardware.
Solid State Logic bundles the ipMIDI driver with their Matrix console.

more about hardware.

05/2011 ipMIDI, LoopBe30, LoopBe1 spring update:

ipMIDI version 1.9:
Removed leading spaces from the port names 1-9. Some older Application could not handle this correctly. e.g " 1. Ethernet MIDI" is renamed to "01. Ethernet MIDI".
An input port received old messages after reopening in certain circumstances. This is fixed.

LoopBe30 version 1.6:
Removed leading spaces from the port names 1-9. e.g " 1. Internal MIDI" is renamed to "01. Internal MIDI".
An input port received old messages after reopening in certain circumstances. This is fixed.

LoopBe1 version 1.6:
The input port received old messages after reopening in certain circumstances. This is fixed.

Registered customers will receive an email from share-it for a free update.

04/2010 ipMIDI 1.8 for Windows released - MIDI over Ethernet Driver

ipMIDI installer did not open the windows firewall for Starter and Home Editions of Windows 7 / Vista. Professional and Ultimate Editions are working properly. This is fixed in release 1.8.
So if you were disappointed by ipMIDI trial on those version, maybe you give it a second chance.

Registered customers will receive an email from share-it for a free update.
more about ipMIDI...

10/2009 ipMIDI 1.7 released, the Windows 7 update - MIDI over Ethernet Driver

Version 1.7 adds Windows 7 compatibility.
Only the installer has changed. There is no need to update your existing XP or Vista installations.
There is even no need to reinstall ipMIDI during a Vista to Win7 update, but if you install ipMIDI on a fresh Windows 7 you need ipMIDI 1.7.

Registered customers, please check your email for a free update.
more about ipMIDI...

10/2009 LoopBe30, LoopBe1 and Windows 7 - virtual MIDI Loopback driver

...are working together without any problems. Both after an update and a fresh install.

LoopBe1, LoopBe30

09/2009 ipMIDI 1.5 OSX and Apple Snow Leopard...

...are working together without any problems. Both after an update and a fresh install.

Get your free copy now! read more...

03/2009 ipMIDI 1.5 for Apple Mac OS X released - a free MIDI over Ethernet Driver

Version 1.5 is a bugfix release to achieve better compatibility with third party applications.

ipMIDI 1.5 OS X Changelog:

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09/2008 ipMIDI 1.6 for Windows released - MIDI over Ethernet Driver

New feature of version 1.6: "enable/disable loop back"

Registered customers, please check your email for a free update.
more about ipMIDI...

07/2008 ipMIDI 1.4 for Apple Mac OS X released - a free MIDI over Ethernet Driver

Version 1.4 OS X Changelog:

Get your free copy now! read more...

06/2008 ipMIDI 1.5.3 for Windows released - a MIDI over Ethernet Driver

Version 1.5.3 is a bugfix release recommended for all users of Windows:

Registered customers, please check your email for a free update.
more about ipMIDI...

03/2008 ipMIDI 1.1 for Apple Mac OS X 10.5.x leopard update - (universal binary)

ipMIDI runs now on 10.4.x tiger and 10.5.x leopard.
ipMIDI offers now up to 20 multicast MIDI over LAN ports to connect your Apple Macintoshs with Windows PC's in your local network.
Get your free copy now! read more...

01/2008 LoopBe30 1.5 released - 64 bit Virtual MIDI Driver with up to 30 Ports

Registered customers, please check your email for a free update.

LoopBe30 is an internal MIDI device for transferring MIDI data between computer programs.
more about LoopBe30...

01/2008 ipMIDI 1.5.1 for Windows released - a MIDI over Ethernet Driver (Vista / XP / 2k - 32 and 64 bit)

Registered customers, please check your email for a free update.
more about ipMIDI...

01/2008 LoopBe1 ver 1.5.1 released - A Free Virtual MIDI Driver (Vista / XP / 2k - 32 and 64 bit)

LoopBe1 is an internal MIDI device for transferring MIDI data between computer programs. more...

12/2007 LoopBe1 64bit released - A Free Virtual MIDI Driver

LoopBe1 is an internal MIDI device for transferring MIDI data between computer programs. more...

11/2007 ipMIDI 1.5 for Windows released - 64 bit MIDI over Ethernet Driver

Registered customers, please check your email for a free update. (No functionality has been added for Windows Xp 32 bit and Windows 2000)
more about ipMIDI...

07/2007 ipMIDI 1.0 final for Apple Mac OS X 10.4.x tiger - released (universal binary)

ipMIDI offers now up to 20 multicast MIDI over LAN ports to connect your Apple Macintoshs with Windows PC's in your local network.
Get your free copy now! read more...

03/2007 inst2midi has been discontinued

Due to the focus on driver development the distribution of inst2midi has been dicontinued.
Thanks a lot to all customers since 1998.

02/2007 ipMIDI 1.2 released - A MIDI over Ethernet Driver

Version 1.2 installs and uninstalls cleanly under Windows Vista 32bit. No functionality is added, so there is no need to update your Windows XP installations.
Registered customers, please check your email for a free update.
more about ipMIDI...

01/2007 LoopBe30 1.2 released - A Virtual MIDI Driver with up to 30 Ports

Version 1.2 installs and uninstalls cleanly under Windows Vista 32bit. No functionality is added, so there is no need to update your Windows XP installations.
more about LoopBe30...

1/2007 LoopBe1 ver. 1.2 released - A Free Virtual MIDI Driver

LoopBe1 is an internal MIDI device for transferring MIDI data between computer programs. more...

Version 1.2 installs and uninstalls cleanly under Windows Vista 32bit. No functionality is added, so there is no need to update your Windows XP installations.

11/2006 ipMIDI 1.0 beta 3 for Apple Mac OS X 10.4.x tiger - released (universal binary)

ipMIDI offers now up to 20 multicast MIDI over LAN ports to connect your Apple Macintoshs with Windows PC's in your local network. read more...

ipMIDI beta 2 was not running on intelmacs. Sorry for the inconvenience.

06/2006 ipMIDI 1.0 beta for Apple Mac OS X 10.4.x tiger - released (universal binary)

read more.... ipMIDI - A virtual, multi platform, MIDI over LAN driver.

06/2006 LoopBe30 1.1 released - A Virtual MIDI Driver with up to 30 Ports

Shortcut detection settings are stored in the registry. LoopBe30 will now load all your previos settings after a reboot.
Registered customers, please check your email for a free update.
more about LoopBe30...

02/2006 LoopBe30 1.0 released - A Virtual MIDI Driver with up to 30 Ports

LoopBe30 is a virtual MIDI device for transferring MIDI data between computer programs.
It has adjustable number of ports and adjustable shortcut detection. more...

11/2005: ipMIDI 1.1 released - A MIDI over Ethernet Driver

This is a bug fix. In ipMIDI 1.0 Ethernet MIDI Port 7 was missing.
Registered customers, please check your email for a free update.

09/2005: ipMIDI for Linux is called Multimidicast made by llg

Get it now: multimidicast by Linux Lighting Group . ipMIDI starts to become a multi platform solution.

07/2005: ipMIDI - A MIDI over Ethernet Driver

A virtual driver to send MIDI over LAN.
No more MIDI interfaces needed to communicate between applications on different PC's.
ipMIDI is a native WDM driver, with even lower latency than a hardware legacy device and real MIDI cables.
ipMIDI sends MIDI Data over Multicast UDP, not TCP/ip, so you will not have any client server hassle.
Select "Ethernet Midi Port" in your audio application. That's all, no configuration, no problems. more...

05/2005: ipMIDI beta 1 released - A MIDI over Ethernet Driver

Thank you very much to all beta-testers.

12/2004: LoopBe1 ver. 1.1 released - A Free Virtual MIDI Driver

Small changes:

10/2004: LoopBe1 ver. 1.01 released

Small changes with the installer:

5/2004: LoopBe1 released

LoopBe1 is an internal MIDI device for transferring MIDI data between computer programs. more...

Inst2midi - Audio to MIDI real-time Conversion Software

Inst2Midi converts your monophonic audio source straight into MIDI Data. more...


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