[sdiy] New MIDI (was free AS3320, AS3340, AS3310 and AS3360 samples)

[paula at synth.net]

Rutger,

> ps. Totally unrelated question, although relevant for the poly project. 
> Is anyone aware of efforts towards new interface standards between 
> instruments (e.g. a new MIDI)? Having a background in AI, I always 
> wondered why modern networking techniques aren't used and combined as a 
> 'multi agent system', where each instruments broadcasts its features, 
> such that you can set up connections more intuitively (setting abstract 
> MIDI channel numbers on both transmitter and receiver seems 
> outdated...)
> 

Many many reasons :)

As an ex network engineer (CCNA/CCDA) the main problem is that network 
protocols (TCP/IP being the most common) do not offer a guaranteed 
delivery time. SO packets can arrive at slightly different times.
I worked with someone updating their network as their network provider 
wanted to move them off ATM and onto MPLS, the network was used 
specifically for simulations where timing was critical. Even with the 
best settings on the MPLS network there was still an unacceptable amount 
of Jitter.

that said, these days things are faster, and IF you could manage a 
network switch specifically to handle the requirements of constant 
timing and known traffic use/packet sizes, then it could work.

Paula