[sdiy] New to list - and DSP development

[Andreas Gaunitz]

> 2)  Related to the above.  I sometimes see Midi setup dialogs refering 
> to
> 0.5, 1, 2 megabits per second.  Since Midi is only about 31K baud and 
> the
> computer's serial ports only go to 57K baud, what the hell is that 
> number
> refering to?

The number refers to the communication rate between the MIDI interface 
and the computer. The actual midi signal (after the i/F) is still midi 
standard rate. If I recall correctly there were only certain Macs that 
supported the higher com rates with the I/F.

-Andreas