[sdiy] Is MIDI Active Sense necessary?

[David Evans]

On 11 Feb 2013, at 18:15, Byron G. Jacquot wrote:

> Active sense is there to prevent stuck notes if the connection goes away.  If you get a note on, and the cable gets unplugged, you'll never get the corresponding not off.  Active sense allows the receiver to recognize the situation, and stop the notes.
> 

Some instruments, like the Technos Acxel, botch this and let you create all the stuck notes you want. Great for drones! But yeah, in general I agree that it isn't too good and I would not use the Acxel as a model of, uh, completed software.