

An external disk drive with a USB connection transmits data thousands of times faster than a single MIDI instrument with no problems! If you want to use very long cables, for on-stage work for example, MIDI might be a better option.

USB is much faster, and just as reliable as a MIDI cable. This port lets a device copy incoming MIDI data and send out a string of identical data. There’s also a third type of port on some MIDI devices called MIDI THRU. And a MIDI IN port allows a device to take in MIDI data. How does MIDI in out work?Ī MIDI OUT port allows a device to send MIDI data. The midi spec 1.0 says that 50 feet is the accepted maximum for *reliable* transmission. There are no two exactly alike! Re: Are all midi cables the same? A couple of things. You can send MIDI data both ways, so you only need one cable for both MIDI In and MIDI out. We refer to this as a USB-DAW connection (DAW is short for Digital Audio Workstation, meaning a computer running a digital audio/MIDI application such as Ableton Live, Cubase, or Pro Tools).

