Elektron Musical Instruments

On Sat, Feb 21, 2004 at 01:24:09PM -0800, Gene Schwartz wrote:
>    The  transmission of its own data isn't the problem. So this would not
>    be the
>    solution.

so what is the problem then? which channel(s) is(are) causing the MIDI
feedback?

>    I was not talking about MIDI thru specifically - but most synthesizers
>    (at
>    least  modern  ones)  have  a  setting that allow you to suppress midi
>    output.

the THRU port isn't MIDI output, it's simply an echo of the IN port. and
the MnM's MIDI output can be surpressed as I've mentioned.

>    most synths won't automatically send midi thru

99% of all synths I've used (with a thru port) do.

>    - I believe that the
>    monomachine  does  here  because  the  assumption  is  that  if you're
>    recording
>    MIDI  data  on it from an external controller, you would want the data
>    echoed
>    to  the  synth  that  you're playing. 

that of course assumes that the device to be controlled has two MIDI IN
ports - one to connect to the MnM's OUT port and one to connect to the
MnM's THRU port. and most synths out there don't have two IN ports.

again, the THRU is just an echo of the IN port.

>    I
>    will
>    continue to find a way of getting this to work, however.

No offense, but I seriously think you're making this way more difficult
than it actually is.  Or maybe it's just the explanations that are lacking
and I don't accurately understand the problem.

Joe