The MIDI Association and the Association of Musical Electronics Industry (AMEI) have released the MIDI-CI Profile for Piano (Document M2-126-UM, Version 1.0), together with its companion Implementation Guide (M2-126-IG). For the first time, the industry has a shared, formally specified agreement on how a piano performance should travel from one instrument to another — and arrive with its musical […]

Music technology has always been about connection. MIDI connects instruments, computers, controllers, apps, and creative ideas. Now, MIDI may also be able to help connect more musicians to the information they need to create, perform, and produce music independently. The MIDI Association’s Music Accessibility Standard Special Interest Group, or MASSIG, is exploring the possibilities for […]

The Audio Engineering Society’s inaugural Accessibility in Audio Summit demonstrated just how quickly accessibility is becoming one of the most important conversations in professional audio. Held online on July 9-10, 2026, the two-day event brought together engineers, developers, educators, manufacturers, artists, researchers, and accessibility advocates to explore practical solutions for making every aspect of audio […]

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibition Musical Bodies explores a powerful idea: the human body is itself a musical instrument, and musical instruments often reflect the shape, movement, identity, and imagination of the people who play them. For anyone interested in the future of music technology, one of the most striking objects in the exhibition […]