nickrose:

If you send it 128 MIDI messages back to back, it will process each one in turn, some of them causing display updates or other significant work, and it will not be instant. 

hey – just adding one more post here in case clarification is needed.

i'm not asking for instant gratification, nor am i talking about experiencing a little latency. i'm talking about a situation where 128 events are getting sent, and only one is getting processed. the jump is from minimum to maximum with nothing in between.   

j