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by jojobas 877 days ago
Noise in midi? Seriously?
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uxp100 877 days ago
Yeah, I’ve got devices where there is a hum on their output while using usb-midi. 5 pin midi should not have such issues (but if done badly could)
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adw 877 days ago
Yep. It's not noise on the MIDI signal, obviously, it's crosstalk induced by USB circuitry. It gets worse when bus power is involved; USB-powered instruments are notorious for it.
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jacquesm 877 days ago
MIDI is galvanically isolated, USB is galvanically connected so you can have groundloops if you use USB but not if you use MIDI.
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