Midi through Soundcard or use Midi to USB convertor ?
Hi I looked endlessly for an answer to this question in this forum and Google and I cant find the answer.
I have a midi unit (DDM4000) that doent have USB. Instead it have standard midi (in out & thru) connection.
I have a Midi to USB convertor but my question is…Is there any downside to connecting this unit to Traktor using the midi (in & out) from the back of my soundcard ? (I have a Audiofire2)
I was wondering what the verdict was regarding which way was better, or if there was a downfall to either.
I have 2 usb midi controllers running besides the DDM4000, so I would like to free up some bandwith and use the DDM through my soundcard…but im scared cause I have never routed through a soundcard before…
there is a guide to reducing midi latency and jitter, (i think by florian, creator of bomes) that if i recall correctly talks a little bit about this choice you have.
i believe if you were using a usb soundcard and wanted to use the midi on it, you would be increasing the possibility of latency and jitter over having the midi on seperate usb.
with a firewire card i wouldn’t think this as a big of issue.
good luck.
either way with a powerful computer, i’m not sure if we are even talking about any noticeable difference, perhaps only measurable.
It really shouldn’t be an issue if you use the soundcard’s midi in/outs. The amount of bandwidth necessary for midi is very, very minimal. Also adding a hub or another usb device might cause additional latency plus it’s a pain in the ass with extra cables and such.