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Audiopedia 109 MIDI from Ask Audio
The MIDI Association
MIDI 1.0
AudioPedia 109: MIDI Ask Audio's AudioPedia series is a comprehensive video dictionary of audio terminology. Created by audio expert Joe Albano, this encyclopedia of technical terms is the ultimate audio reference tool. Here are the topics covered and defined in the ninth installment of this authoritative series:MIDI: MIDI | Musical Instrument Digi...
Wiggle Kit: A Motion Controlled Effect Instrument for Singers
Bas
Alternate Controllers
Tech company OWOW just launched a new wireless motion controlled instrument for singers. Named the Wiggle Kit, it consists of a mobile App and a small white remote controller which turns gestures into vocal effects. By twisting and moving the Wiggle in different directions, singers can add digital effect...
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MIDI Capability Inquiry Presentation at ADC
The MIDI Association
MIDI News
New MIDI Possibilities Outlined at ADC 2017 At the Audio Developers Conference in London, Ben Supper from Roli outlined a new MIDI proposal called MIDI Capability Inquiry ( MIDI-CI) which outlines a path to future expansions of MIDI.   Almost exactly a year ago AMEI (the Association of Music Electronic Industries and the Japanese MIDI sta...
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Game Design Angles: How To Become A Designer
Jackie Edwards
Creating with MIDI
 Game design is an incredibly exciting creative industry that ties together many different disciplines, including graphical design, audio engineering and coding. Audio specialists in particular have one of the more lucrative positions in the industry, with sound designers earning $51k on average for using systems like MIDI to create epic sound...
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MICROTUNING AND ALTERNATIVE INTONATION SYSTEMS
Jacky Ligon
MIDI Software
MICROTUNING VIRTUAL AND ELECTRONIC HARDWARE INSTRUMENTS: AN OVERVIEW OF FORMATS AND METHODS FOR USING ALTERNATIVE INTONATION SYSTEMS For those electronic hardware synthesis enthusiasts, as well as computer based musicians and composers who wish to explore the vast expressive possibilities, new harmonies and melodic potentials of using alternative i...
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THE TOP EDUCATIONAL MIDI RESOURCES ON THE WEB
The MIDI Association
Getting Started with MIDI Tutorials
We collected up links to the top MIDI educational resources from around the web. Links are embedded in the logos, the pictures and the text in blue. Clicking on a link in a picture takes you to directly to what is pictured.  ​​​​​​Link to Berklee Online Berklee Online is the online extension school of Berklee College of Music, delivering ...
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THE TOP MIDI FILM SCORING RESOURCES ON THE WEB
The MIDI Association
Creating with MIDI
Here are links to some of the best MIDI film scoring resources. Any text in blue is a link.  Of course, we have some great resources right on our site from Nonlinear Educating. Peter Schwartz has put together not only the core DeMystifying MIDI course, but advanced video courses in MIDI Orchestration. The MIDI Orchestra Music These courses are...
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THE TOP SONGWRITING RESOURCES ON THE WEB
The MIDI Association
Creating with MIDI
HERE ARE LINKS TO SONGWRITING RESOURCES ON THE WEB.   We collected up links to the top songwriting resources from around the web. Links are embedded in the logos, the pictures and the text in blue. Free Book on Songwriting from Berklee OnlineDownload the free Songwriting Handbook from Berklee Online featuring lesson content from Berklee Online...
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THE TOP MIDI DIY RESOURCES ON THE WEB
The MIDI Association
DYI/Arduino/Maker/Robots
We collected up links to the top MIDI DIY resources from around the web. Links are embedded in the logos, the pictures and the text in blue. Clicking on a link takes you to the site's search engine with the keyword MIDI so the latest MIDI DIY projects will always appear. Instructables: Hundreds of DIY MIDI Projects Learn how to make anything w...
How to Build a Collaborative MIDI App with Express.js & Socket.io
Creating a MIDI Collaboration App using Express.js & Socket.io
Andrew Bales
MIDI Connections
 Want to make music with your friends on Internet. This tutorial  from Andrew Bales will show you how to build an app that allows you to collaborate with friends to make music in real-time!  Try out a live demo: https://midi-collaboration.herokuapp.com/Check out the code: https://github.com/agbales/web-midi-collab...
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Mind To MIDI
The MIDI Association
MIDI Stories
What if you could control MIDI with your brain? Does that sound like science fiction? Actually there are lots of people who have been exploring how to connect brain waves Electroencephalography (EEG) to MIDI.  Let's take a look at how that works.  Electroencephalography (EEG) is a method to record electrical activity of the...
The People Who Created the DIY MIDI Revolution
The People Who Created the DIY MIDI Revolution
The MIDI Association
Creating with MIDI
Do It Yourself MIDI ​With the boom in open-source electronics platform like Arduino and the growth of 3-D printers, it's become easier and easier to create your own MIDI controller. We wanted to introduce you to some of the people and companies who helped create the DIY MIDI revolution. Moldover- The Godfather of Controllerism M...
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MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) Specification Adopted!
The MIDI Association
Alternate Controllers
One of the biggest recent developments in MIDI is MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE). MPE is a method of using MIDI which enables multidimensional controllers to control multiple parameters of every note within MPE-compatible software.  In normal MIDI, Channel-wide messages (such as Pitch Bend) are applied to all notes b...
MIDI and the Surface Pen
Robin
Creating with MIDI
Pens and stylus' have been employed as computer interaction devices for quite some time now. Most commonly they were used along with peripheral graphics tablets to give a more natural flow to the artist or designer than a mouse could muster. With the release of the Surface Pro hybrid laptop by Microsoft in 2012 they brought a digital pen along to p...
Bluetooth MIDI is here to stay
Bluetooth MIDI is here to stay
The MIDI Association
MIDI Connections
This is an article that was originally posted on the Cakewalk blog and they kindly gave us permission to excerpt it here on MIDI.org and link to the full article. The cover photo is courtesy of Pete Brown from Microsoft.  There are dozens of wireless data standards today. So why is Bluetooth so popular?Wireless standards may be grouped into a ...
BLE-MIDI, Sonar and Zivix Jam Stick- A New Way to Enter MIDI into your DAW
BLE-MIDI, Sonar and Zivix Jam Stick- A New Way to Enter MIDI into your DAW
The MIDI Association
Digital Audio/MIDI Workstations
This is an article that was originally posted on the Cakewalk blog and they kindly gave us permission to excerpt it here on MIDI.org.  Greetings! My name is Mike Green, Music Product Specialist at Zivix, we make the jamstik+ portable SmartGuitar & PUC+ wireless MIDI link. I'm primarily a guitar player, and in my 15+ years of musical c...
MIDI and Robots Part 2- Super Booth 2017
MIDI and Robots Part 2- Super Booth 2017
The MIDI Association
DYI/Arduino/Maker/Robots
There has recently been a surge in robotic MIDI devices as Arduinos and low cost CPUs make it easier and easier to develop MIDI-controlled robotic components.  At Super Booth 2017, there were a number of significant MIDI robot introductions.  Felix Thorn From a very early age Felix was inspired by both visual and sound arts. He studi...
Music, Plants, MIDI and the founder of the CIA Polygraph Unit!
Music, Plants, MIDI and the founder of the CIA Polygraph Unit!
The MIDI Association
MIDI Stories
MIDI gets used for so many different things and one interesting MIDI application is plant music.  The story of MIDI and plants starts quite naturally with the CIA.  Yes, that's right "that" CIA,  the Central Intelligence Agency. Grover Cleveland "Cleve" Backster (which you must admit is a great name for an interrogatio...
"Let's" Makes You Want to Play Music with Art
"Let's" Makes You Want to Play Music with Art
The MIDI Association
MIDI Stories
LET'S is a team of Seattle multi media artists (Andy Arkley, Courtney Barnebey and Peter Lynch) who create interactive sculptures that combine art and sound using MIDI.  In their latest installation , We, now on at MadArt gallery in Seattle, the LET's team uses DIY controllers and an in-depth knowledge of MIDI to allow ...
Ikutaro Kakehashi, the driving force behind MIDI
Ikutaro Kakehashi, the driving force behind MIDI
The MIDI Association
MIDI History
Ikutaro Kakehashi was certainly one of the most influential figures in electronic music in the 20th century.  He influenced music and technology throughout his lifetime.  He overcame many challenges in his early life to become the head of one of the most influential electronic musical instruments companies in the world, Roland C...
These MIDI Generated Video Soundscapes Make You Feel The Future Is Now!
These MIDI Generated Video Soundscapes Make You Feel The Future Is Now!
The MIDI Association
MIDI Stories
Paul Prudence is an audio-visual performer who uses MIDI to create live-cinematic visual-music experiences. His weblog Dataisnature explores the relationships between natural processes, computational systems and procedural-based art practices. He also writes for Neural and HOLO magazines. The screen-shot below shows the complete Ableton L...
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Now THAT’s a Horn Solo
David Battino
MIDI Software
Music is a visual language, too. Composer Andrew Huang used the piano roll editor in his MIDI sequencer to create sound from a picture of a unicorn. Each dot and line outlining the mythical creature triggers a MIDi note. To make the notes harmonize, Huang had to think both visually and musically. Se...
Moldover-The Godfather of Controllerism
Moldover-The Godfather of Controllerism
The MIDI Association
MIDI Stories
Controllerism In 2005, Matt Moldover and Dj Shakey (Julie Covello) coined the term "Controllerism"  to describe  Moldover's performance style.  Ean Golden from Remix Magazine (now running djtechtools) wrote an article "Music Maneuvers: Discover the Digital Turntablism Concept, Controllerism, Compliments of Moldove...
The most important lessons from our MIDI survey
The most important lessons from our MIDI survey
The MIDI Association
MIDI News
We recently sent out our first MIDI Message newsletter and our goal was to do a survey to find out more about who MIDI Association members are, what their level of MIDI experience is and what kind of content and service they want The MIDI Association to provide.   We sent the survey to over 8000 members. We wanted to share all o...