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Title: MIDI out/thru
Post by: JacksonP on December 23, 2022, 10:26:13 pm

Hi all!

I am close to get MiniFreak.

There’s one feature which would amazing but I am afraid it’s not there (yet)…

MIx/Merge MidiFreaks own MIDI (notes from keyboard etc.) to Midi Thru. In other words add Freak’s Midi to input data and send it to thru port.

Possible or not?

Title: Re: MIDI out/thru
Post by: DrJustice on December 24, 2022, 11:58:03 am

I've never encountered a synth with MIDI In, Out and Through ports, where the Through port isn't a hardware echo of the In port, and I'm sure that's the case with the MnF too. So it's not technically possible.

Some synths with only In and Out ports have a software through function where In is echoed to Out and merged with the normal output. This is possible to do on an In/Out/Through configuration, but similar to the above, I have never seen it done. I guess  it might be seen as confusing in the triple port scenario.

I think your best bet is to use a small MIDI merger.

Title: Re: MIDI out/thru
Post by: JacksonP on December 24, 2022, 09:57:38 pm

Hi Dr.!

You're probably right about Thru port. But maybe Out-port could merge internal Midi with incoming Midi data? In fact my Arturia Origin does that and it's great feature. With MiniFreak I am after simple as possible setup - I would not like to buy another MIDI box.

Title: Re: MIDI out/thru
Post by: DrJustice on December 24, 2022, 11:21:28 pm

Ah, the Origin, you're right! I forgot (I have one myself), so I have to take that back, I have encountered a synth with that functionality, even though I've not used that feature :)

So yes, as mentioned, it's possible, also for the MnF, but it's not something that is common in synths. It's a useful feature though. Perhaps submit it as a feature request?

Edit: the feature being an option for soft MIDI through at the Out port, just like the MicroFreak has:
"Thru [Off, On] When "On", MIDI In data is echoed to the MIDI Out." (from the MicroFreak manual)

Title: Re: MIDI out/thru
Post by: JacksonP on December 25, 2022, 12:22:48 pm

Quote from: DrJustice on December 24, 2022, 11:21:28 pm

Edit: the feature being an option for soft MIDI through at the Out port, just like the MicroFreak has:
"Thru [Off, On] When "On", MIDI In data is echoed to the MIDI Out." (from the MicroFreak manual)

When reading MnF manual it seems that this feature isn’t there yet. Am I right?

Title: Re: MIDI out/thru
Post by: DrJustice on December 25, 2022, 01:05:21 pm

Yes, it's not in the MiniFreak (yet...!), but in the MicroFreak.