# MIDIOX and Ableton **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas / Feature requests\ **Created:** [May 8, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/midiox-and-ableton/669 "2021-05-08T15:37:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Misi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@Misi](https://forum.electra.one/u/Misi)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/midiox-and-ableton/669/1 "2021-05-08T15:37:25Z")
Hi all, I am not sure if it an idea or more of a problem. I would like to merge MIDI messages with MIDIOX but it seems that E1 can be used only by one application at the same time. So if use certain E1 ports, I cannot assign them in MIDI OX and vice versa. Is it something that can be addressed or is there a solution? Thank you! Mihaly ---
**Author:** ![thetechnobear](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.electra.one/thetechnobear/32/134_2.png) [@thetechnobear](https://forum.electra.one/u/thetechnobear)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/midiox-and-ableton/669/2 "2021-05-08T16:14:00Z")
this is a windows issue/limitation ( \* ) there has been some discussion of this here > [@Multi-client driver for Windows](https://forum.electra.one/t/multi-client-driver-for-windows/581): > > I am trying to see if there is anybody who would be able to give an advice on this. Electra is a MIDI class compliant device. It means no drivers needed to get it working when you connect it to a computer. This works perfectly on Mac OS X and Linux. It also works on Windows but there is a big drawback. The Windows MIDI driver allows only one application to access/use the device at the time. So if you want to use the editor and the DAW in the same time you will fail. This problem was reported lo… ( \* ) macos, linux allow midi devices to be used by multiple applications at once. ---
**Author:** ![Misi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@Misi](https://forum.electra.one/u/Misi)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/midiox-and-ableton/669/3 "2021-05-08T20:56:20Z")
Thank you, Technobear! (lovely name)