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Music Accessibility and MIDI In Music Education at Music China 2026

Part 2 of five. The MIDI Association at Music China, Shanghai, 28–31 October 2026. Two adjacent displays on the Lab 99 booth were given to the two sides of the […]

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Hall N2, Music X and Lab 99: The MIDI Association at Music China 2026

Part 1 of five. Music China, Shanghai New International Expo Centre, 28–31 October 2026. Music China returned to the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from 28 to 31 October 2026, […]

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MIDI and the Visual Stage: The State of MIDI Control of Video and Graphics

MIDI was designed to contol notes between synthesziers in 1983. Four decades on, a sizeable slice of what it actually controls is light — video clips, camera feeds, shaders, LED […]

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Jordan Rudess + jam_bot at MIT October 3

On Saturday, October 3, 2026, Jordan Rudess brings a project that MIDI.org readers have been following for two years to its biggest stage yet. At MIT’s Thomas Tull Concert Hall, […]

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