On 7 Jul 2005 at 17:13, Christopher Smith wrote: > On Jul 7, 2005, at 3:36 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: > > > > Do you have a non-USB keyboard port? If so, I'd try getting the > > keyboard off the USB bus so that MIDI is on USB and the rhythmic > > values you're typing is *not* on USB. > > Umm, AFAIK USB is the only option for Mac keyboard plugging in.
Sounds like bad design, in my opinion. High-end machines that are used for music ought to have options. Of course, that option might be an add-on serial port card? > > That actually could be the source of the problem. I'm not sure how > > USB prioritizes the order of data sent over the bus. In your case, > > the order is crucial, and if USB can't maintain that timing-wise, it > > may be entirely the source of your problem. > > > > You may be right. But I don't see much I can do about it, aside from > slowing down. Speed(y) Kills! Well, what about a non-USB MIDI interface? Did they also take away the printer port (isn't that what used to be used for MIDI, given how I remember all the complaints about contention for the port?)? -- David W. Fenton http://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associates http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
