iConnectivity mio10, Owner'S Manual

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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
MIDI Port Routing Page ).
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
MIDI Port Filters Page ). 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.