alt.hn

7/6/2026 at 1:50:57 PM

Old MIDI Instruments Don't Like Modern MIDI. What's to Be Done?

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/05/old-midi-instruments-dont-like-modern-midi-whats-to-be-done/

by halfradaition

7/6/2026 at 5:17:05 PM

> The 8-bit microprocessor on a 1983 synth has problems keeping up with the rapid-fire data that spews relentlessly from the supercomputer-grade machine controlling it, and bad things happen as a result.

Whats to be done? Patch the software to rate limit the transmission of midi frames. This is a giant nothing burger.

by MisterTea

7/6/2026 at 2:22:54 PM

Notthing. Greed and planed obsolescence are here to stay.

by hulitu