On Wednesday 08 September 2004 09:34 am, Dave Phillips wrote: > Greetings: > > I'm doing some research for an article about Linux MIDI support. In my > text I briefly describe the evolution of the MIDI specification since > its adoption, mentioning things like MIDI Time Code, MMC, the sample > dump standard, and the standard MIDI file. However, one item has me a > bit mystified. I'm unable to ascertain whether multi-port interfaces are > in fact described and supported by the spec. I checked the MMA docs > on-line, and I also have the Sciacciaferro/De Furia MIDI Programmers > Handbook, but nowhere do those sources indicate explicit support for > multi-port hardware. Are multi-port MIDI interfaces vendor-specific > solutions or is there actually an extension to the MIDI spec somewhere > that I'm just missing ? TIA! >
It's implicit in the design. Ports are an object. Every MIDI entity has ports. Racking then up on any physical entity is like adding cylinders to an engine. > Best regards, > > dp
