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MIDI Meet Up Event At The Kakehashi Foundation
After Music China closed on Saturday night, we packed up, grabbed some dinner and then on Sunday flew to Tokyo. On Monday, The MIDI Association was part of an event […]
New MIDI Association SysEx Id Policies as of Oct 15, 2025
With the introduction of MIDI 2.0 and MIDI-CI there has been an increased use of Manufacturer Id’s, more commonly known as SysEx Ids. Some core mechanisms in MIDI 2.0, including […]
Azoteq at Music China 2025
Mike Kent, MIDI Association Exec Board member and chair of the MIDI 2.0 working group provides updates on the Azoteq keyboard sensing technology that won the MIDI 2.0 category of […]
MIDI 2.0 Drum Profiles
The MIDI Association has made significant progress this year in developing two Profiles focused on electronic drums and drum machines. The Default Drum Map Profile defines a MIDI-CI Profile for […]
How I Made The MIDICard
I’m Alana Balagot, maker of The MIDICard. I’ve always been excited about music and technology. My piano teacher set up a simple MIDI studio in the 90’s, with a Dell […]
Playtronica’s Orbita Makes Making MIDI Music colorful and easy
Playtronica makes playing with MIDI easy We have always been a big fan of Berlin-based Playtronica. They have done MIDI installations for Hermes and Issey Miyake. A real laboratory became alive in the […]
Lemonaide: The World’s First Fairly Trained AI MIDI Plugin
Lemonaide is a state of the art AI Company that creates MIDI and audio plugins that generate inspirational ideas (such as melodies and chord progressions in any key). They are […]
How I Made The MIDICard
I’m Alana Balagot, maker of The MIDICard. I’ve always been excited about music and technology. My piano teacher set up a simple MIDI studio in the 90’s, with a Dell […]
Ethics of AI MIDI
The ethics of AI music became a heated topic at industry panels in 2024, sparking debates around the notion of “fair use”. AI music tech companies have admitted to training […]