Stupid question time: MIDI port assignment naming and virtual MIDI

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In my list of MIDI input ports, why are there 2 entries for each physically connected device?

i.e. my Novation Impulse keyboard shows as

Novation Impulse
MIDIIN2 Novation Impulse

I’m just looking into setting up virtual ports, so I don’t suffer with issues if/when I change my hardware. Is this something that “loopMIDI” can handle, or have I misread somewhere?!

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In the case of the Novation, one is USB IN the other is the MIDI IN port. You can change them (on the keyboard) to different combinations.

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Ah ok, makes more sense. Thanks!