[LAU] Question on Active Sensing message.

[Robert Wolf]

The world is small.
How interesting!

Let me explain, what I wish to accomplish.
All my previous keyboards and MIDI equipment use Active Sensing.
Keystation does not.
It does not even use running protocol.
In example, when I play a C-major chord, I would normally expect a 
keyboard to send this: 144 60 100 64 100 67 100
Keystation sends this instead: 144 60 100 144 64 100 144 67 100
(of course assuming the velocity was 100)

So, the bottom line is: Keystation "speaks strange".
The manual does not even include MIDI Implementation Chart, so there is 
no document to consult with.

I like Keystation very very much.
It just "speaks strange".
Otherwise it is great and feels good.

I was just wondering if there is anyone else, who has Keystation and can 
observe the same MIDI communication (because there are no documents to 
double-check).

Thank you, guys, for all your comments and help.

Kind regards,

Robert

On 24/05/2016 10:25 AM, Paul Davis wrote:
> Robert - we went over this on IRC.
>
> Contrary to you apparent pre-existing belief, *most* MIDI equipment 
> does NOT send active sense messages. I don't know what you're trying 
> to accomplish (you said you planned to write your own software), but 
> if it is based around the idea that MIDI gear sends active sense 
> messages when connected, it isn't going to work in the general case.
>
> --p
>
>
> On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 8:01 PM, Robert Wolf 
> <robert at haesemathematics.com.au 
> <mailto:robert at haesemathematics.com.au>> wrote:
>
>     Dear All,
>
>     Does anybody use M-Audio Keystation 88?
>     Does it transmit MIDI "Active Sensing" message?
>     I have one and it does not seem to transmit "Active Sensing" at all.
>     Do you think it is a design feature, or a technical fault of the unit?
>
>     Kind regards,
>
>     -- 
>     Dr Robert Wolf
>     Haese Mathematics
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