Smithers XKR
Well-known member
This has foxed me for a long time, I just could not get my head around it.
I have been running my controller into modules and effects using MIDI thru and I did not know the difference between that and MIDI out, it seemed to make no sense as everything was wired in series.
But then I looked at getting a MIDI thru box with the input and outputs in a parallel transfer box and the penny sort of dropped.
I think that if I am wiring it all with MIDI thru then the data transfer is sent to each piece of kit at the same time rather than a serial transfer through one at a time.
Is this right? It should be called MIDI serial or MIDI parallel data transfer which would be a lot easier to understand the terms.
Thanks

I have been running my controller into modules and effects using MIDI thru and I did not know the difference between that and MIDI out, it seemed to make no sense as everything was wired in series.
But then I looked at getting a MIDI thru box with the input and outputs in a parallel transfer box and the penny sort of dropped.
I think that if I am wiring it all with MIDI thru then the data transfer is sent to each piece of kit at the same time rather than a serial transfer through one at a time.
Is this right? It should be called MIDI serial or MIDI parallel data transfer which would be a lot easier to understand the terms.
Thanks

