What’s the fastest way…

Thanks for the replies. Due to my inexperience, I wasn’t able to convey my goal in a clear way. I actually need to transmit the numbers only. An example of the data flow would be:

0 15 1 230 2 188 3 18 4 66 5 655 6 54 7 2

So, in theory, I would need to send eight 10-bit values (the analog sensors are 10-bit, aren’t they?) and a control bit/byte/whatever. I don’t really know how to go about it, sorry… I’m a musician trying to implement a responsive instrument. I’m using Max/MSP at the other side of the serial communication. I thought I would be able to figure out a way that’s faster than Firmata…