An Update to a 37-Year-Old Digital Protocol Could Profoundly Change the Way Music Sounds
MIDI 2.0 is live, and it could mean the end of the keyboard's dominance over popular music.
Quartz- Dan Kopf
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"... A lot of big things happened in music in 1983.... MIDI 1.0 was released. MIDI stands for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface” and, after 37 years, it has finally received a major update. MIDI 2.0 is live, and it could mean the end of the keyboard’s dominance over popular music.
.... There are a few major changes in the new version. The biggest development is the expansion from 7-bit values to 32-bit values. Mike Kent, one of the technical leaders in creating MIDI 2.0, says this is like going from the resolution of a 1980s television to the high-def televisions of today. It means that instead of 128 steps for features like volume, there will now be billions.
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Also, with more memory, there are simply many more possible features that MIDI 2.0 can try to emulate.
...........But I believe because of MIDI 2.0 synthesizers and other electronic instruments will become more expressive. We will have more individual control over each note.”
....nother major advancement is that MIDI 2.0 is that it allows for bi-directional communication between devices.
.............. The recent MIDI update could allow people to build musical worlds we can’t yet imagine
