Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts

Friday, October 29, 2021

Digital Protocol and end of the keyboard's dominance

 

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

Quotes from the above article

"... 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

Thursday, May 27, 2021

Honda Accord and playing music

 http://www.haccord.org/playing_a_usb_flash_drive-116.html

 My files are in MP3, however they are not playing in my HONDA!

Hence I started my research

I found this website to convert for free many types of files: https://www.freeconvert.com/

 

Your audio system reads and plays sound files on a USB flash drive in either MP3, WMA or AAC*1 format.

Connect your USB flash drive to the USB port, then press the AUX button.• How to Select a File from the Music Search List

• How to Select a File from the Music Search List

 

Playing via bluetooth is another challenge, at times it works smoothly, at other times, it doesn't!

Here i some info:

Honda Accord: Playing Bluetooth® Audio

 

Press the the steering (pick-up) button on the steering wheel to receive a call when Bluetooth® Audio is playing.

Press the to end (hang-up/back) button to end the call and return to Bluetooth® Audio.

If you receive a call while Bluetooth® Audio is in the pause mode, it will resume play after ending the call.

Playing a USB Flash Drive
Your audio system reads and plays sound files on a USB flash drive in either MP3, WMA or AAC*1 format. Connect your USB flash drive to the USB port, then press the AUX button. • How to Selec ...
Audio System Basic Operation
To use the audio system function, the power mode must be in ACCESSORY or ON. Use the selector knob, DISP and BACK buttons to access some audio functions. Press to switch between the normal ... 

 

 

 

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