[sdiy] MIDI + Ethernet+USB

[elmacaco]

Yeah, I still rock a parallel port jammie over my usb joint which sits in
the closet (you never know...)  I still get driver issues sometimes but
timing is rarely an issue.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "karl dalen" <dalenkarl at yahoo.se>
To: "Oakley Sound" <oakley at techrepairs.freeserve.co.uk>; "synth-diy"
<synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 12:48 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] MIDI + Ethernet+USB


> --- Oakley Sound <oakley at techrepairs.freeserve.co.uk> skrev: > > You can
use
> USB-based MIDI interfaces if you like.
> >
> > I have a USB midisport 4x4 and I find I have midi jitter problems. I
> > guess around +5mS mostly, but it will go up to around +40mS every so
> > often. You can get away with slow string sounds, but triggering anything
> > with rhythm is a problem. VSTi and all audio will run perfectly.
> >
> > But I am running on an old VIA 133 chipset with USB1 and Win98SE.
> > According to some of the various forums out there, this is the problem.
> > I have tweaked this and that but nothing improves it. [BTW any advice on
> > this is welcome. Off list, of course]
>
> This is the typical customer complaint!(mine to) And obviously in all
> it's rights.Ususall when it comes to Midi and PC its not the Midi
> protocoll or PYS interface (uart+ optics) that makes the problem, its
> internal PC thing and timing inside OS, drivers, and a truck load of
> other crap (bloatware) that makes Midi streams go bananas!
>
> I once had old paralell port midi interface wich worked flawlessly,
> then i needed more ports and bought a USB intrface from a very well
> known manufacturer and introduced all kinds of problems, timings,
> you name it! This was couple of years ago maybe things are better now?
>
> How ironic some things can be!
>
> KD
>
>
> > Regards,
> >
> > Tony Allgood                         www.oakleysound.co.uk
> >
> > Oakley Modular Synthesisers      Penrith, Cumbria, England
> >
> >
>
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