{"id":45919,"date":"2021-08-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/?p=45919"},"modified":"2021-08-17T17:20:46","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T22:20:46","slug":"midi-basics-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/midi-basics-2-0\/","title":{"rendered":"MIDI Basics and What You Should Know About 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"produ-leaderboard-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;margin-bottom: 30px!important;\" id=\"produ-4115230458\"><script async=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/tag\/js\/gpt.js\"><\/script>\n<script> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<\/script>\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-4591111747802-0\">\n  <script>\n\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\t\tgoogletag.defineSlot( '\/21927241144\/728x90-Leaderboard', [728,90], 'gpt-ad-4591111747802-0' )\n\t\t.addService(googletag.pubads());\n\t\t\t\twindow.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers || {};\n\t\tconst timers                     = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers;\n\n\t\ttimers['gpt-ad-4591111747802-0'] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\tconst id = 'gpt-ad-4591111747802-0';\n\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t}, 1000 );\n\n\t\tif ( typeof window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotRequested', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\ttimers[id] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}, 2500 );\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotResponseReceived', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] !== 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif ( ! ev.slot.getResponseInformation() ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\twindow.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener = true;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tgoogletag.enableServices();\n\t\tgoogletag.display( 'gpt-ad-4591111747802-0' );\n\t} );\n  <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><p>Short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, MIDI is a\u00a0standard\u00a0which includes a communications protocol,<a href=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/digital-audio-basics-aliasing-explained\/\"> digital interface,<\/a> and physical\u00a0connectors for different\u00a0electronic instruments, computers, and other audio devices. Perhaps most importantly to musicians, it allows us to play, record, and edit virtual\/electronic instruments and has remained the standard for nearly 40 years.<\/p>\n<p>MIDI 1.0 was developed so well back in 1983 that it&#8217;s stayed viable and relevant to this day. Its ability to join computers, music, and the arts is an essential part of live performance, recording, and even stage lighting.<\/p>\n<p>As of January 2020\u201437 years after 1.0&#8217;s release\u20142.0 has taken the specification even further, while keeping backward compatibility with the equipment and software which has been in use for decades. MIDI 2.0 is considered one of the biggest advancements in music technology in years.<\/p>\n<h5>What does MIDI do?<\/h5>\n<p>A single MIDI link through a MIDI cable can carry up to 16 channels of information, each of which can be routed to a separate device or instrument.<\/p>\n<p>It carries messages including a note\u2019s notation, pitch, velocity,\u00a0vibrato, panning,\u00a0and clock signals (which set tempo). When you play a keyboard controller, all of the key presses, button presses, knob turns, and slider changes are converted into MIDI data.<\/p>\n<p>As we described earlier, one of the most common applications is to play a keyboard controller to trigger a digital sound module to generate sounds.\u00a0Other advantages of this technology include small file size and the ability to easily import and modify MIDI data in a variety of ways.\u00a0A MIDI recording of a performance on a keyboard <em>could<\/em> sound like a piano or other keyboard.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen youtube\">\n<div class=\"container-lazyload preview-lazyload container-youtube js-lazyload--not-loaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K_H8is2wk7s&#038;t=1s\" class=\"lazy-load-youtube preview-lazyload preview-youtube\" data-video-title=\"Song Production: Addictive Drums &amp; MIDI Editing Basics - Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro\" title=\"Play video &quot;Song Production: Addictive Drums &amp; MIDI Editing Basics - Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro&quot;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K_H8is2wk7s&#038;t=1s<\/a><noscript>Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K_H8is2wk7s&#038;t=1s\" title=\"Song Production: Addictive Drums &amp; MIDI Editing Basics - Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro\">Song Production: Addictive Drums &amp; MIDI Editing Basics &#8211; Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K_H8is2wk7s&#038;t=1s)<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But, since MIDI records the messages and information about notes and <em>not<\/em> the specific sounds, this recording could be changed to any other sound you\u2019d like, based on whatever virtual instruments you have at your disposal.\u00a0It\u2019s as easy as changing the instrument on whichever track you\u2019ve recorded the data. Also, if you&#8217;re not a keyboard player yourself, you can still arrange complex passages of music by manually drawing the information in.<\/p>\n<p>Especially in the world of electronic music, it&#8217;s very common to find sample packs which include MIDI data for melodies and chord sequences. You can import these files and add whichever instrument you&#8217;d like to play it, move notes around, and more.<\/p>\n<p><b data-redactor-tag=\"b\">Everything you need to know about MIDI Spec 2.0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s big, it&#8217;s bad, and it&#8217;s even better than what was first introduced almost 40 years ago. One of the biggest breakthrough&#8217;s in 2.0 is that it now allows bi-directional exchanges of information. With the new MIDI-CI (Capability Inquiry) messages, 2.0 devices can talk to each other and auto-configure themselves to work together.<\/p>\n<p>They can also exchange information on functionality, which allows backward compatibility. 2.0 devices can find out if a piece of equipment doesn&#8217;t support MIDI 2.0, and then simply communicate using 1.0.<\/p>\n<h5>2.0 adds even more nuanced human expressiveness to performances<\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-45925 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MIDI-Basics-and-What-You-Should-Know-About-2.0_2.jpg\" alt=\"MIDI Basics and What You Should Know About 2.0_2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MIDI-Basics-and-What-You-Should-Know-About-2.0_2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MIDI-Basics-and-What-You-Should-Know-About-2.0_2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MIDI-Basics-and-What-You-Should-Know-About-2.0_2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MIDI-Basics-and-What-You-Should-Know-About-2.0_2-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MIDI-Basics-and-What-You-Should-Know-About-2.0_2-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MIDI-Basics-and-What-You-Should-Know-About-2.0_2-255x170.jpg 255w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MIDI-Basics-and-What-You-Should-Know-About-2.0_2-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MIDI-Basics-and-What-You-Should-Know-About-2.0_2-770x514.jpg 770w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MIDI-Basics-and-What-You-Should-Know-About-2.0_2-40x27.jpg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MIDI-Basics-and-What-You-Should-Know-About-2.0_2-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MIDI-Basics-and-What-You-Should-Know-About-2.0_2-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MIDI-Basics-and-What-You-Should-Know-About-2.0_2-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MIDI-Basics-and-What-You-Should-Know-About-2.0_2-909x606.jpg 909w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MIDI-Basics-and-What-You-Should-Know-About-2.0_2-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MIDI-Basics-and-What-You-Should-Know-About-2.0_2-15x10.jpg 15w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MIDI-Basics-and-What-You-Should-Know-About-2.0_2-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MIDI-Basics-and-What-You-Should-Know-About-2.0_2-13x9.jpg 13w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MIDI-Basics-and-What-You-Should-Know-About-2.0_2-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Performance controllers\u2014the part of MIDI that translates a musician&#8217;s touch to data\u2014got a huge overhaul in 2.0. Not only are they now easier to use, there are more of them at over 32,000.<\/p>\n<p>With enhanced, 32-bit resolution, spec 2.0 is said to have ushered in a totally different &#8220;feel&#8221; when performing that is much more analogue than digital. At least part of this sensation can be attributed to the introduction of new note-on options for articulation control and precise note pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Even further, dynamic response (which we know as &#8220;velocity&#8221;) has been upgraded.<\/p>\n<h5>Equipment can have configurable profiles<\/h5>\n<p>MIDI instruments can now have Profiles which configure a device. For example, if you have a control surface talking to a device with a mixer Profile, then the controls on your unit will map to faders, pan pots, and the like. This can be a huge time-saver, keeping you from having to manually reprogram your device for different purposes.<\/p>\n<h5>Like 1.0 which remained useful and relevant in the music industry for nearly 40 years, 2.0 is here to stay<\/h5>\n<p>The incredible new technology in MIDI 2.0 is the result of a global, decade-long development effort. A new &#8220;Universal MIDI Packet&#8221; format makes it simple to implement MIDI 2.0 on any digital transport (like USB or Ethernet). There&#8217;s even been space reserved in this spec for future applications to make use of what will be brand new MIDI messages\u2014it&#8217;s designed for growth and expandability.<\/p>\n<p>Without question, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midi.org\/articles-old\/details-about-midi-2-0-midi-ci-profiles-and-property-exchange\">Musical Instrument Digital Interface<\/a> will continue to serve artists, engineers, producers, lighting techs, and more for many years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, MIDI is a\u00a0standard\u00a0which includes a communications protocol, digital interface, and physical\u00a0connectors for different\u00a0electronic instruments, computers, and other audio devices. Perhaps most importantly to musicians, it allows us to play, record, and edit virtual\/electronic instruments and has remained the standard for nearly 40 years. 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