The MIDI Association

The MIDI Association’s mission is to nurture an inclusive global community of people who create music and art with MIDI.

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https://t.co/Fim9c5wOKv MIDI 2.0 (UDP) OverviewUser Datagram Protocol for Universal MIDI Packets (aka Network MIDI 2.0) defines a standard way to connect MIDI devices (MIDI 1.0 and MIDI 2.0 protocol) via Ethernet and wireless LAN. […]

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https://t.co/CRHzekUjwW Introduces the H4MIDI WC and U4MIDI WCHigh-Performance MIDI Interfaces for Musicians and Producers CME is proud to announce the release of two cutting-edge MIDI interfaces designed to meet the needs of modern musicians, producers, and live […]

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https://t.co/OKtFU03moq Meyer-New Vectors In SoundChris Meyer -2025 MIDI Association Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient At the 2025 NAMM show, Chris Meyer will be receiving a MIDI Association Lifetime Achievement Award for his work with Sequential […]

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https://t.co/ZNZG6OnKG6: Handling Multiple Initiators and RespondersDeveloper Design Options for Devices based on MIDI-CI v1.2 by Andrew Mee and Mike Kent MIDI-CI defines how a device can use a bidirectional connection to discover details of another […]

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https://t.co/Fs6icoKYRW Nishimoto (西元 哲夫) – Rivals & Friends, Connected By MIDIIt seems fitting that when we asked Nishimoto-san for some pictures of him for use in the article that he included a photo of him with 2025 MLTA recipient Tadao […]

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https://t.co/sAaMZZSap1 History of MIDI -Chapter 5-Precursors to MIDIAnalog Synths, Drum Machines, and Sequencers In the last chapter of the history of MIDI, we covered the early history of electronic musical instruments, the period from 1900 to 1963.   By the […]

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https://t.co/LKXxOrvFl8 History Chapter 6-MIDI Begins 1981-1983In researching this article, we relied on many first person resources and accounts. We have spent a lot of time unpacking these stories from decades ago because we feel that […]

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https://t.co/FcASaYqPI6 History Chapter 7- MIDI Associations (1983-1985)MIDI in 1983 – It seems to work, but what’s next? In Chapter 6 of the History of MIDI, we started in 1981 when Kakehashi-san first went to Tom Oberheim with […]

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https://t.co/VlcxHU5O7L Kikumoto (菊本忠男) and Happy AccidentsBefore we go into the details of Kikumoto-san’s career and his personal description of how both the TR-808 (the drum machine that has defined the sound of HipHop) and MIDI […]

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https://t.co/AFsu8iJrGL From The InsideThis post was contributed by the well known film composer and the first president of the MIDI Manufacturers Association Jeff Rona who ran the MMA from 1983 until 1992 . Jeff […]

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https://t.co/8RXjXcNiV6 Bowen-The father of factory presetsIt is somehow fitting that in one of the most famous pictures about MIDI (the photo from the 1983 NAMM show where MIDI connected a Sequential Circuits Prophet 600 to […]

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https://t.co/FN2rxXNv7R 2025 Booth 8578 LVCC, North HallWe have received our CES Allied Association Booth for 2025 and want to invite everyone to come see us at Booth 8578 of Las Vegas Convention Center in the North […]

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https://t.co/mKqeHmk97e: The World’s First Fairly Trained AI MIDI PluginLemonaide is a state of the art AI Company that creates MIDI and audio plugins that generate inspirational ideas (such as melodies and chord progressions in any key). They are […]

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https://t.co/NcK41Uvs5S I Made The MIDICardI’m Alana Balagot, maker of The MIDICard. I’ve always been excited about music and technology. My piano teacher set up a simple MIDI studio in the 90’s, with a Dell […]

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https://t.co/WHluVxD5k6 of AI MIDIThe ethics of AI music became a heated topic at industry panels in 2024, sparking debates around the notion of “fair use”. AI music tech companies have admitted to training […]

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https://t.co/L6ojzhgzwR 20242 Days of Video Game Music, Sound, Dialogue and More​ Game Music and Sound Design Conference GameSoundCon 2024- October 29-30- Burbank Convention Center- Burbank, CA & Online GameSoundCon 2024 is […]

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https://t.co/kIKKgTz8J5 Developers Conference 2024Tickets to ADC24 Tickets to ADC24 are available for both in person and virtual attendance and range in price with discounts for Academics and Students. Click the button below to […]

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Recently, our partners from the Japan Programmers Association and the Association of Musical Electronics Industry (AMEI) hosted an insightful seminar on MIDI 2.0 in Tokyo. #TokyoGakkiExpo #MIDI2

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HITar was the winner of the MIDI Innovation Awards in the Hardware Prototype Product Category. Find out more on the website: https://t.co/jXpyRkuC5m
To vote for this year's winner, visit https://t.co/zwneXvW1g8
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Camelot Pro was the winner of the MIDI Innovation Awards in the Commercial Software Product Category. Find out more on the website: https://t.co/t3WY5qFoGi
To vote for this year's winner, visit https://t.co/zwneXvW1g8
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