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The latest MIDI news, product releases and event annoucements. 

Bome Software releases Bome Network on iPhone and iPad

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MIDI Association member Bome Software announced their MIDI networking and routing tool is now available in the Apple App Store. Connect your iPad or iPhone to the BomeBox' built-in WiFi: now all MIDI gear plugged into the BomeBox can be used with and from your mobile device.Or access the BomeBox(es) via an existing WiFi hub using WiFi or ...

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Steinway's newest high resolution player piano is focused on the future

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Steinway & Sons has a long history of technology innovation  Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg built his first grand piano in Germany in 1836.  He moved to New York, changed his last name to Steinway and established Steinway & Sons in 1853.  The company has always been focused on new technology and in its first 40 years in bus...

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Camelot Pro Is More Than a VST Host, It’s a Musician’s Swiss Army Knife

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What if you could control all your MIDI controllers, keyboards, and pedals all in one centralized application? What if this app didn't only allow you to control all your devices on stage but also provided you with a music score reader, a MIDI patchbay router, and a setlist manager? Camelot Pro is an application to make the lives of every stage musi...

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MIDI Association Member Artiphon releases Scan Band for Snapchat

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This just came in at the last minute tonight and we thought we would get it out to everyone.  You will see some really cool Augmented Reality and AI from another company that will be an exclusive here later in the month, but we thought this announcement from Artiphon was worth a quick post.  "We've been designing AR Music techno...

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New MPE Features In Ableton Live 11

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Ableton 11 adds MPE support  The MPE specification was adopted by The MIDI Association at the 2018 Winter NAMM show.   MPE is designed for MIDI Devices that allow the performer to vary the pitch and timbre of individual notes while playing polyphonically. In many of these MIDI Devices, pitch is expressed by l...

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IK Multimedia's Uno Pro Synth features analog sound and advanced MIDI and CV/Gate Connectivity

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Available in  tabletop and keyboard versions, IK's follow up to the original UNO adds a lot of new capabilities The new IK Multimedia Uno Pro lineup has two versions- the Synth Pro features a 37-note Fatar keyboard and pitch/mod wheels while the Synth Pro Desktop version has capacitance-sensing keys and pitch/mod touchstrips.  B...

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CME takes next step in Bluetooth MIDI with WIDI Uhost and WIDI Bud Pro

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After the successful launch of WIDI Master and WIDI Jack, CME returns with two premium BLE MIDI solutions completely focussed on USB MIDI devices.  In its essence, WIDI Uhost offers wireless MIDI solutions for all USB MIDI devices. Both USB hosts as well as USB devices. Together with the already available WIDI solution...

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ISLA Instruments make seriously good electronic musical instruments

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ISLA Instruments recently joined the MIDI Association as voting corporate member ISLA Instruments was founded by Brad Holland, a professional musician and studio technician in 2015.  He realized his love of music, technology and electronics were perfect for a new type of MIDI controller.   ISLA's first produc...

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Sound Iron-Deep Sampled Libraries With A Twist

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Who are Sound Iron? Soundiron is a recent addition to the growing list of MIDI Association companies.  They joined after attending a webinar with developers that was focused on the Orchestral Articulation Profile which will use the new Attribute Types and Attribute Data of MIDI 2.0 to embed sample articulations right i...

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MOTU Releases Performer 11 with major new MIDI features

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Mark of the Unicorn's newest version of Performer adds MPE support, Articulation Maps, and Per Note Controls It seems like MOTU has been paying close attention to developments in the MIDI Association around MIDI 2.0.  Their newest version of Performer adds a ton of new MIDI features.  MPE and Per Note CC Support  First, Per...

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