From list@sevush.com Wed Dec 24 06:32:34 2003
Subject:RE: New V5 owner sez Hi: slow KX88/1000PX

I'm very familiar w/the KMS 1000 series - wrote the PC version of
ObjectMover. Ancient history time... there's a trick you can use if you're
using the same voice on more than one 1000 module, you tell it it's 1 of 2,
or 3, or whatever, and it will drop every other, or every third note, etc.

Make sure you don't have this turned on, it's REALLY annoying if it's the
only unit.

FWIW, I've never had any problems w/a 1000 series keeping up. Make sure
your effects are not too deep and that you're not stacking too many
voices - you can run out quickly. It's actually a 68000 running at a decent
speed, similar to Macs of that era.

> > WOW! You have really, REALLY fast fingers.
> > My 1000PX has never missed a note -- including some ridiculously
> fast sequenced stuff.
>
> It's not that it missed notes, I'm not a monster player.. it just
> responds slowly. I attribute it to MIDI and processor delay. MIDI
> is a serial interface running at 'only' 31Kbits per second. And
> since the 1000PX' engine dates from 1988? it could be running very
> slowly compared to modern systems. So the KX88/1000PX combo was like
> trying to run in deep mud. And if I layered sounds or used that
> rich, nice, chorused electric piano patch it was even worse.