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Thursday, January 23 1:00 PM- 1:30 PM 30 minutes (America/Los_Angeles)

Network MIDI 2.0 (UDP) Transport Specification

Network MIDI 2.0 (UDP) Transport Specification defines a way to connect home studios or performance venues via Ethernet and wireless LAN on a local area network using MIDI 1.0 and MIDI 2.0 UMP packets. 
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The Network MIDI 2.0 (UDP) Transport Specification defines a way to connect home studios or performance venues via Ethernet and wireless LAN on a local area network using MIDI 1.0 and MIDI 2.0 UMP packets. 

The advantages of using a network for MIDI are:

Overall advantages: 

  • UDP can be sent over both Ethernet cables and wireless networks.
  • Logical connection setup (Session Management)
    • The user has full control over which device is able to send/receive MIDI with which other device (or application)
    • The connection topology can be changed in software without having to move physical cables.
    • Many MIDI streams (sessions) can be configured on the same cable
    • Simple security mechanisms available in Network MIDI 2.0 help prevent unauthorized access
  • Peer to peer connection is possible without the need to route data through a computer.

Ethernet Advantages

  • Long distance
    • Ethernet cables can transmit data up to 100 meters without any signal loss or degradation.
  • Low latency
    • Typical latency on Ethernet is below 1ms
  • High bandwidth
    • 100MBit/s or 1GBit/s bandwidth on Ethernet
    • One cable is enough for many logical connections
  • Auto-Discovery
    • Can select devices to connect by name
  • Ground isolation
    • Physical connections are electrically isolated, reducing the chances of electrical grounding noise issues.
  • Off-the-shelf parts and infrastructure
    • Cables, routers, switches, and components are readily available and cost effective
    • Many transports for audio already use Ethernet. Some of those are open standards (i.e. AES67) and some are proprietary. Being able to run MIDI 2.0 as a control protocol over the same cables that run audio can greatly expand the use of MIDI 2.0.

Panelists: 

Florian Bomers – Chair  of the Network Working Group / President and founder of Bome Software which has developed and released MIDI and audio software for Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Linux. The BomeBox™: a versatile USB, MIDI, and Ethernet connector and processor.

Pete Brown- MIDI Association Executive Board Chair/ Microsoft Software Engineer

Andrew Mee-Chair of the MIDI 2.0 Developer Support working group, Yamaha designated rep  and developer of the MIDI Workbench

Mike Kent- Chair of The MIDI 2.0 Working Group/Co-Founder/Chief Strategy Officer of AmeNote Inc.