The reason Cubase wont recognise the synth unless its turn on is very simple - Cubase scan the midi ports that exist when it starts up - if the TI isnt switched on, then the usb midi port doesnt exist and so it cant find it - the plugin will however still be able to communicate with teh TI, but you wont be able to open the TI Synth In port - which is a problem if you have a keyboard/polar version.
As for USB cards - adaptec seem to be the best I think, though Im actually using the on board ports now (975X intel chipset) for the TI, my midi interface and the onboard firewire for my audio interface (24 ch in, 16 out and about 5ms latency...)
The most important thing with the TI is to make absolutely sure it is not sharing a root hub with anything else - alot of on board USB ports do share.
The way to check - devices manage on XP, view devices by connection expand all the USB controllers until you find the TI devices - idealy there should be nothing else on that host controller.
Also you will probably want to ensure that same for your new motu midi interface and its an absolute must for reliable operation of a USB2 audio interface if you have one.
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