Rate-Limiting the Byte Buffet: Aligning Old MIDI with Modern Hardware
Old MIDI gear (8-bit-era synths) can choke on the fast data from modern MIDI devices. The Hackaday piece explains a browser-based fix: use the Web MIDI API’s packet scheduler to throttle outbound messages, especially SysEx, so vintage instruments like the Yamaha DX7 can operate reliably without other hardware changes.