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4. Remove MIDI routes that are not necessary.
As we said earlier, the default factory routing connects “everything to everything” to help you get
started. You can improve efficiency by trimming this down so that connections are only made from
sources to destinations that require it. You may have a sound module that you only want to connect
to your Mac for DAW playback and to one of your MIDI controllers for entering note data. The default
routing may have that sound module receiving MIDI data from all other ports. Disconnect all the
routes that you don’t absolutely need (see
).
5. Enable filters.
There are many kinds of MIDI data. Some of them you may need in your setup but some you may
not. The factory default filters out active sense messages but all other MIDI data types are enabled.
You may have a controller that is sending out after touch messages whenever you press on the
keyboard, or is sending out sysex messages whenever you touch something on the front panel, or is
sending out MIDI clock messages all the time. If those messages aren’t required by something else
in your setup then filter them out at the source by adding a filter to the MIDI input (see
). Similarly, if you have a MIDI sound module that is receiving after touch messages or
MIDI clock messages or sysex messages but isn’t using them, then add a filter to the MIDI output.
Enabling filters can greatly reduce the amount of unnecessary MIDI data clogging the system.
Depending on the loading of your system, the above optimizations can yield a
tremendous improvement in data handling and latency.
At iConnectivity we like to design smart interfaces that let you build the system you
need and ensure the best performance and lowest latency possible. We hope you
enjoy your mio-based setup and wish you the best in your creative endeavors.
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