Transfering Data to and from the R3

danumal · Post by **danumal** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 4:28 pm

so I have a fast track pro and a midi cable for my R3. Can I transfer programs and use the editor librarian software by hooking my R3 up to the computer with my interface an midi cable or do I have to buy the usb-midi cable?

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 5:41 pm

The 'USB-MIDI' cable is simply a USB cable like that used for a printer or any other device, Type-A connector on one end, Type-B connector on the other end. It shouldn't be hard to find one. In fact i'm fairly sure it should come with one.

You can use another MIDI interface for example if your fasttrack has one, however it will be quite slow.
Because the virtual MIDI connection over the USB isn't limited to the ancient 31250 data rate of the old 5-pin DIN MIDI connectors - the USB sends the same messages but much faster.

tpantano · Post by **tpantano** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:00 pm

X-Trade wrote:The 'USB-MIDI' cable is simply a USB cable like that used for a printer or any other device, Type-A connector on one end, Type-B connector on the other end. It shouldn't be hard to find one. In fact i'm fairly sure it should come with one.

You can use another MIDI interface for example if your fasttrack has one, however it will be quite slow.
Because the virtual MIDI connection over the USB isn't limited to the ancient 31250 data rate of the old 5-pin DIN MIDI connectors - the USB sends the same messages but much faster.

It also transfers noise from the PSU.

I believe that regular MIDI works. If it does, use that. So long as you connect through the Fast Track Pro you shouldn't get any noise. I, on the other hand, don't have a MIDI interface, and use USB- and I get terrible noise on my recordings :-/

axxim · Post by **axxim** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 7:39 pm

To reduce USB noise, you should use a USB cable with a noise supressor (ferrite cores) on one end.
The next step is to set all the outputs (i.e. your R3) as high and the input gain of your audio device as low as possible.

The gratest advantage of MIDI is that it is a galvanically isolated connection via optocouplers. This means there is no direct connection between two MIDI devices and this way, when you have several musical instruments connected together you wont have additional ground loops which conduct parasitic currents and create additional noise.

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:52 am

Anyway, it doesn't matter if you're only using the USB for patch transfer - i.e. not having it hooked up all the time.