usb to midi?

stimpee · #1 01-11-2006, 02:53 PM

MIDI is such an old protocol that there cant be THAT much data sent down it. Certainly not enough to overpower a USB socket. Not even USB 1.1. USB 2.0 would be overkill. I don't see how you can be so concerned

adam · #2 01-11-2006, 02:59 PM

Yeah, seriously, I've never encountered the slightest problem. Not a concern. A lot of audio interfaces are coming with a MIDI out, so consider your setup, and if you don't have much gear, you might be able to daisy-chain your MIDI devices and use one interface for both.

votingfloater · #3 01-11-2006, 03:04 PM

An answer of sorts.

adam · #4 01-11-2006, 04:08 PM

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koisk · #5 01-11-2006, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stimpee

MIDI is such an old protocol that there cant be THAT much data sent down it. Certainly not enough to overpower a USB socket. Not even USB 1.1. USB 2.0 would be overkill. I don't see how you can be so concerned

Because usb-to-midi cables are much cheaper then the alternative, hence the concern.