MIDI World
| The Basics
| A method, Not an object | The Ins and
Outs of MIDI | MIDI Chains and
Loops | Computers and MIDI
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MIDI.org
| The History of MIDI
| How MIDI came to be |
MIDI
Technical Fanatic's Brainwashing Center
| Before discussing what MIDI is, it is
important to understand some basic principles about musical instruments
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MIDI-Classics.com
| What Is MIDI?
| "MIDI
(short for Musical Instrument Digital
Interface)
is a music industry standard communications protocol that lets MIDI
instruments and sequencers (or computers running sequencer software)
talk to each other to play and record music. More and more of the music
you hear every day is written with and played by MIDI
sequencers" |
Wikipedia
| "MIDI
(Musical Instrument Digital
Interface, pronounced /ˈmɪdi/) is an industry-standard protocol defined in 1982 that enables electronic musical instruments such as keyboard controllers, computers,
and other electronic equipment to communicate, control, and synchronize
with each other" |
Wisegeek
| What is MIDI?
| "MIDI, short for
Musical Instrument Digital Interface, is the standard electronic
language 'spoken' between electronic instruments and the computerized
devices which control them during performances"
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How
Stuff Works
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"Perhaps the best way
to understand what MIDI is to first understand what it is not: "
- MIDI isn't music
- MIDI doesn't contain any actual sounds
- MIDI isn't a digital music file format like
MP3 or WAV
Music
On My PC
| "MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. It is a means of swapping information
between suitably equipped electronic musical instruments, and PC’s. It
is very important to realise that the information being transmitted is
control information, not the actual sound itself"
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HomeMusician.net |
"MIDI stands for Music Instrument Digital Interface.
It is an industry-standard electronic communications protocol that
allows electronic musical instruments, computers and other devices to
communicate, control and synchronize with each other in real time"
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MIDI Sound
| "MIDI
stands for "Musical Instrument
Digital Interface".
It is a set of hardware (IN,
OUT and THRU
ports found on electronic keyboard instruments) and software
specifications
for allowing electronic musical instruments (and also computers)
to communicate with each other"
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