Way back in 1983, when I was born, makers of musical instruments put aside their differences (if not their competitive streaks) and agreed that adopting a standard they could all use would be better ...

Earlier this week, Roland unveiled its very first MIDI 2.0 controller in the form of the Roland A-88MKII leading the way for other brands to follow suit and release their MIDI 2.0 hardware. The MMA ...

Nearly 40 years after MIDI 1.0 specs were established and started to become widely adopted, the revamped MIDI 2.0 specs have been adopted unanimously by the MIDI Manufacturers Association (The MMA ...

You might be forgiven for thinking MIDI music was completely dead. While MIDI files were originally awesome (especially if your alternative was a PC speaker), everyone knew that WAV files offered ...

MIDI is a very important protocol leveraged by musicians to to create music using electronic instruments. Although it has existed since 1983, Microsoft has offered limited support for it. Now, it ...

However, Microsoft is only gradually enabling the MIDI 2.0 features, but intends to complete the process by the end of February. Those who are impatient, however, can – at their own risk and without ...