Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

On Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at 11:42 AM, David Jones wrote:

> I don't have my MP7 yet but a question -
>  
> Does the USB port thing ACT as a MIDI port as well?

Not currently. We realize this is a desirable feature, but technically 
this is very difficult to achieve. We are prioritizing USB development 
efforts with the philosophy of doing things that benefit most from the 
speed advantage of USB first, hence bulk sysex transfers are first 
priority. There is little advantage to sending real-time MIDI over USB 
versus a traditional MIDI cable (Classic MIDI?), other than reducing 
cable clutter. In fact, many would argue that MIDI over USB is a 
disadvantage, because USB is inherently sloppier timing wise than 
traditional MIDI. But we do realize why people want it, and it is on our 
feature list.

Scott