[sdiy] MIDI, note off or note on with zero velocity?

[Andrew Simper]

On 13 January 2013 21:12, Ove Ridé <nitro2k01 at gmail.com> wrote:
> It's time for this question again (?). Which of the two options is the
> safest bet if you had to choose to send only one? Are there any cases
> where it's detrimental to send BOTH on a note off? For example if
> there are synthesizers that will crash or otherwise misbehave if that
> is done.
>
> --
> /Ove

I would choose note on with zero velocity since you can save bytes by
using the "running status" encoding and not having to re-send the
message type between successive note on and offs. This lowers latency
for regular MIDI signals but won't really make any difference if
things are down USB or in the box.

Andy