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> one of the most stubborn, misinformed, anecdotal and delusional bunch

I've had professional recording artists tell me they won't use MIDI over USB because the volume is lower than the old 9-pin connectors.

Wait, what? The “volume” of MIDI? I’m guessing they’re not referring to cc#7...?

(Also, I’ve never encountered a 9-pin MIDI connector. 5-pin maybe?)

I usually see midi as a 5-pin DIN, but some sound-cards used a DB-9 which required an adapter.

Ah, the joystick port as I called it.

Must be the 5-pin. Been a while since I've used one of the old MIDI connections.