James wrote:
>>
I guess I should have asked a simple question to start
with - is AN1XEdit 1.1 (Mac) compatible with USB-only interfaces? If it is,
then I'll keep on trying to get it to work.
<<
An1xEdit simply uses OMS to talk to your MIDI interface. Hence its not
really a question of whether An1xEdit is compatible with your USB interface
as whether OMS is!
In practice the real question is whether your USB interface is capable of
managing MIDI sysex timing correctly. i.e.
a) It maintains correct inter block gaps
b) There is no data loss at full MIDI bandwidth with large sysex packets.
An1x uses very large sysex packets at full bandwidth for bulk dumps....and
both the AN1x and An1xEdit are sensitive to corruption of the data packets.
Personally I would avoid USB MIDI interfaces. The underlying protocol is a
'fire and forget' mechanism that does not guarantee end to end delivery or
handshaking. I continue to recommend serial port devices....until mLan
becomes popular.
Regards
Gary
Email:
gary@... http://www.yme.co.uk/yme