[sdiy] MIDI too fast?

[Jason Proctor]

>
>>  I noticed while playing with some step sequencer MIDI code,
>>  that on an old 80's synth (JX3P) that you can't send a
>>  note-off then immediately send the same note-on. The synth
>>  just "burp's" the note on.
>
>What do you mean by "burp's" ?
>It ignores the note on, and goes quiet ?
>Or it continues playing the note without re-triggering ?
>
>Cheers,
>Colin f

i've had a similar experience with a much newer synth than the 3P. 
the gate bus scan loop on this particular synth takes around 2ms, so 
if there's a smaller gap then the off/on transition is missed 
completely. since this synth sounds excellent, i just spend endless 
hours shortening MIDI notes so as to not trigger the problem.

can you record the burping? :-)