[sdiy]

[phillip m gallo]

Hello all!

Last Thursday, during the thread on MIDI Running Status, Ingo Debus
mentioned sending full status at least 10 times a second.  A few folks
looked for any MIDI requirement and found none.

As i am currently in my MIDI2CV code (killing dead code) prior to web
posting, i was pondering this full status issue again.

Presently my device allows turning off Running Status on the MIDI OUT port
but the occasional sending of full status may make some sense.  I couldn't
imagine sending it 10 times a second as i find MIDI easily congested as it
is, but perhaps once every 10 seconds or as the 1st message sent after a 10
second lull in MIDI Voice message may be a good idea.

I have never personally had any problem using running status on the MIDI OUT
with a variety of synths (PC and standalone).  I would be disappointed to
hear that folks are finding their synths getting confused considering how
simple a MIDI exchange is and how well known it now is.

The case i was considering was "flaky" cable where a message or two could be
lost due to lack of continuity.
This case would ultimately respond to a 10 sec full status period and
quickly respond to the 10 per second but perhaps it would be better to
switch to sending full status if you use flaky cabling.

Interested in the experience of others.

regards,
p
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