
There will probably be some kind of adapters or backward compatibility for USB for quite some time, but that can still introduce compatibility issues, especially since, unlike most devices, not only does MIDI have to functionally work, but its timing has to be impeccable. USB is likely to fade away just as serial, parallel, SCSI, and firewire have. * MIDI has been a standard for 30 years, and will likely be supported for the rest of our lives.

* less delicate, more secure connection to the keyboard * greater maximum cable length (without having to add more electronics) * standard MIDI has opto-isolation which can reduce noise * one MIDI device can be plugged directly into another MIDI device (for example, you could connect two standard MIDI keyboards together you cannot connect two USB keyboards together without a computer or similar device in between)


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