Understanding Basic MIDI
This article was designed to give you a basic understanding of the Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI), and to leave you with a brief knowledge of it's past. It is a tool widely used today in many varied recording or live preformance situations. MIDI is what allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other to preform certain tasks. These tasks may include starting or stopping a song, changing the voice of a keyboard or other controller, etc. A few of the main types of components are listed below: Controller - A device used to recieve the information from the user. (keyboard, electronic drum pads) Sound Module - This is the machine that actually contains the sounds that you hear. Sequencer - The device used to record the data in which it was played from the controller. (which note, when it was played)
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Sound Module, MTC MIDI, Interface MIDI, Basic MIDI, sound module, basic midi, note information, midi code, information sound, midi setup, 'middle c',
Approximate Word count = 643
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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