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My biggest problem with MIDI is the latency & jitter introduced by USB adapters (many computers these days lack a dedicated sound card or even the space for one
by rkagerer 5y ago
My biggest problem with MIDI is the latency & jitter introduced by USB adapters (many computers these days lack a dedicated sound card or even the space for one). Does the new spec do anything about that?
- em3rgent0rdr 5y agoAnd to be pedantic, USB is not officially part of the MIDI spec, so that problem introduced by USB adapters isn't really a problem with MIDI per se. If you really want to interface MIDI with a computer in a fashion consistent with the original MIDI specs, then you can use an actual Serial port at MIDI's 31,250 baud rate, which is possible to do on a Raspberry Pi for instance (or on a computer which you could set your baud rate to that). Then you can get interrupts precisely when the MIDI notes arrive.
- bitwize 5y agoIf you want MIDI without latency or jitter, you pretty much need an old Atari ST. USB isn't the only source of latency (and I believe MIDI over USB runs in a special mode that minimizes latency).