[sdiy] SIP filter modules coming

[sleepy_dog at gmx.de]

paula at synth.net wrote:
>
>> "Stuck" with low speed we are, would it not be easy to say "make that
>> 10x" (at least), and change nothing else? Perhaps some smart circuit
>> could detect the speed and make things backwards compatible / menu
>> option for TX.
>
> Why?
> how fast can you press keys?

I can wiggle the pitch wheel of 3 chained keyboards simultaneously! 
(don't ask)
But seriously, I was under the impression that the timing performance of 
it all will already suffer noticeably if one pitch bend is active and 
there's also other stuff, not to mention more than one channnel.
Maybe there are smarter setups for that, I don't know, I haven't really 
used MIDI extensively for more than one connected instrument.

The comment was a shot from the hip, as doing things faster today than 
MIDI, which feels only slightly faster than what my HAM father could 
hack into his CW key (vertical action, single), should basically cost 
nothing extra. Everything that's easy+uncostly to do, and could open up 
some extended possibilities (maybe no one has tried to use because it's 
not practical because of the low speed), makes baby Jesus cry, I'm 
almost sure of it.

>
> the only reason for going faster is to send more types of data, or 
> higher resolution data, both of which mean a change to the standard.

That last part at least is true.

>
> And anyway, you can always use USB MIDI, even at USB 1 thats 1mega bit 
> per second.. is that fast enough?

Does USB MIDI also interconnect several devices?


- Steve