noise floor wrote: > Hello again! I think I should have been more specific. I haven't seen > any mention of the MidiSport 2x4 anywhere. I've seen that the 2x2, > 4x4, etc. are all supported, but the 2x4 is really cheap ($50) from a > couple of places, so I was interested in that one in particular... but > I haven't seen a yay or nay for it. > > Failing that, I think I will find myself with a MidiSport 4x4. > > Ah, I found on the USB MIDI firmware sourceforge site > (http://usb-midi-fw.sourceforge.net/) a reference to the 2x4, saying it > doesn't need firmware loading. Neat-o. Yeah, I think you missed my second post, the ALSA driver appears to support the 2x4. > Aside, I thought I read somewhere that the MidiSports use USB 1.1. Is > this true, and does it even really matter for MIDI timing? Does having > other devices on other USB ports effect timing at all? I don't think it matters for MIDI -- I looked at some numbers at one point and concluded that 1.1 would be enough for a large number of MIDI devices. If you had other USB devices sending a lot of data (e.g. audio) and they were all on the same 1.1 bus, yes they would probably compete. But for a mouse, pc keyboard, and the MidiSport, I think you'd be fine. No promises! :) Cheers, Chris
