Thank You :) Yes, I had them opposite :-/
I never had to think about it in my setup, so it was a long time...:)
Regards,
Claus, DK
-----Original Message-----
From: neil@dancing-dog.co.uk
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 11:20 AM -07:00
To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Beware cheap chinese USB MIDI cables onebay...
I think you are referring to "active sensing" where a synth or module
sends out a stream of bytes to say "I'm still here!"
I don't know if many modern units stil ldo it but certainly i believe
older synths did it or expected it.
try http://www.borg.com/%7Ejglatt/tech/midispec/sense.htm
http://www.planetoftunes.com/sequence/activesense.html
cheers
neil
Steve Wahl wrote:
>
> Claus,
>
> > As a test back then I tried hooking up my RD-170
>; > (Roland E-Piano): I wasn't even able to see the keys I pressed
> > because the running status bytes were so many!!
>
> I think we have a fundamental "impedance mismatch" here. What you
> think is running status is not what I think is running status.
>
> Your version of running status seems to create more bytes in the midi
> stream, where the concept I'm talking about creates fewer bytes. Can
> you give me byte values that are sent that would explain what you are
> talking about, or point to some documentation?
>
> What I believe is running status I find described in an old document
> called usenet midi primer:
>
> http://www.harmony-central.com/MIDI/Doc/primer.txt
>
>
> Search for running status, the second occurance you find this:
>
> For all of these messages, a convention called the "running status
> byte" may be used. If the transmitter wishes to send another message
> of the same type on the same channel, thus the same status byte, the
> status byte need not be resent.
>
> That's what I'm talking about. It means that the two hex byte
>; sequences "90 45 40 90 47 42" and "90 45 40 47 42" mean the same thing
> (two note on messages); the second string can leave out the second
> "90" note-on status byte because it is implied by what's called the
>; running status byte convention.
>
> --> Steve
>