acracia@riseup.net schrieb:

what about OSC through localhost? if you're sending just plain numbers it doesn't load your system as much as usb midi... at least in Linux

We were using a Toaster from LaKitchen, which is well aimed at that. I think its even more pricey then a teabox (can't confirm at the moment). We had problems with certain switches though, but that was related to the switches. Otherwise it worked, but as the load of data was way higher than Midi could handle, the overall load was higher than comparable usb midi load, especially because our set was using simple sliders, which would not require any data to be sent as long the slider wasn't touched. The Toaster was sending a stream of data all the time, which is fine if working with sensors, which move and change all the time anyway. For our set a simple CV-to-Midi was preferable. Shortly: it depends very much on the application and the device which is sending the data. Could be better or worse than Midi. (This applies to all operating systems, not just Linux)

Stefan