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  • Event banner for SUPERBOOTH25, taking place from May 8-10, 2025, at FEZ-Berlin. The design includes a stylized microphone shaped like a dome and an audio cable integrated into the text.

    Super Booth 2025

    Super Booth The Fez, Berlin, Germany

    The MIDI Association is pleased to announce that they will have be at Booth O243 at Super Booth 2025. Come learn about the latest developments in MIDI 2.0.

  • A central icon of an eye with sound waves and Braille is surrounded by icons for accessibility, music notes, microphone, piano, metronome, group, guitar, headphones, speaker, and low vision, connected by lines on a dark background.

    MASSIG Webinar

    The MIDI Association Youtube Channel

    Join the members of the Music Accessibility Standard Special Interest Group (MASSIG) as they review the latest in music accessibility.

  • A person working at a music production studio desk with audio mixing equipment, a computer keyboard, and multiple monitors displaying colorful audio tracks and mixing software.

    The Power of MIDI in Music Education

    The MIDI Association Youtube Channel

    Join Isaac de la Mora (SAE Mexico), Lee Whitmore (Focusrite, Chair of MIDI in Music Education SIG), Jennifer Amaya (Riverside City College)
    and other MIDI In Music Education members as they show off the work done by SAE Mexico on the MIDI In Music Education curriculum.

  • A person sits at a mixing console facing a large computer screen displaying music software. Text reads: The Power of MIDI In Music Education. The room is lit with pink and blue lights.

    MIDI and Music Education: Expanding Access and Engagement Worldwide

    The MIDI Association Youtube Channel

    Date: Youtube Premier On Saturday May 31, 2025 at 10 am Pacific

    Event: MIDI In Music Education Working Group Presentation and Webinar

    The MIDI Association will host an education-focused webinar, bringing together music educators, industry leaders, and students to discuss new initiatives and expand engagement with MIDI in education globally.

  • A group of six people smile and pose together at a music technology event, standing in front of a booth with audio software displays and banners. One person wears sunglasses and a patterned jacket.

    Music Accessibility Webinar June 5th 10 AM Pacific

    The MIDI Association Youtube Channel

    The Music Accessibility Special Interest Group will host a Youtube Premier on June 5th at 10 am Pacific time. The primary focus is on discussing advancements in making music creation more accessible for individuals with disabilities, along with updates and demonstrations from various organizations involved in this initiative.

  • Two computer monitors on a music production desk display digital audio software. An orange banner reads “#MakeMusicwithMIDI,” “Worldwide Celebration Of MIDI,” with the Make Music and NAMM Foundation logos.

    Make Music Day 2025

    #MakeMusicWithMIDI on June 21 Make Music Day

    June 21 is both the longest day of the year and International Make Music Day.

    We are asking everyone to help us create a worldwide day of celebration of making music with MIDI by:

    * Creating some music with MIDI

    * Uploading it to your social media channels with the hashtag -#MakeMusicWithMIDI

    Be creative and share your passion for making music with MIDI to the whole world!

  • Andrew Huang with long dark hair, wearing a black hoodie, looks at the camera with a neutral expression. Colorful, out-of-focus lights create a vibrant background. The image is framed by blue bars on each side.

    2025 MIDI Innovation Awards Show

    Andrew Huang is a musician, video creator, and bestselling author.
    He is hosting this year's MIDI Innovation Awards show on his Youtube channel.

    Free
  • Screenshot of a virtual conference platform showing avatars at tables, video feeds of three speakers at the top, and a blue ADCx logo at the bottom right. Various user names and meeting areas are visible on the interface.

    ADCx Gather 2025

    The ADCx Gather one-day online event is free and open to everyone in the audio developer community (registration required). ADCx Gather is hosted in Gather.Town, a browser-based virtual online platform that allows attendees to interact and collaborate in real-time.

    ADCx Gather takes place on the 26th of September, 2025 starting at 11:00 UTC

    Free
  • A large, colorful indoor event space filled with people interacting at various tech booths and displays, under red and blue lighting, with benches and electronic devices scattered throughout.

    Machina Bristronica 2025

    Machina Bristronica 2025 is a two-day celebration of electronic music culture—from synth hardware to software, performances to hands-on innovation.

    It’s a space for live acts, panel talks, masterclasses, DIY workshops, and interactive showcases of over 150 global brands. 

    Dates & Location: Set for 27–28 September 2025, the festival takes place in the heart of Bristol, UK. 

    Venue:
    Document
    30 Pennywell Rd, St Jude's, Bristol, BS5 0TH

    £65.30

  • A modern exhibition booth for MIDI at Music China 2024 with glass walls, computers, and people working and conversing. White MIDI logos and Chinese text are displayed on the front of the booth.

    Music China 2025

    Music China Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) 丨2345 Long Yang Road,, Shanghai, China

    Music X at Music China aims to innovate new music technology, explore new music consumption scenarios, inspire musicians, music lovers, and content producers to explore future music life, lowering the barriers for playing with music.

  • A modern, empty auditorium with rows of chairs facing a well-lit stage. The walls are white and the ceiling is equipped with stage lighting. No people are present, and the space appears ready for an event or performance.

    MIDI Innovation Awards 2025 at The Kakehashi Foundation

    The Kakehashi Foundation 3 Chome-14-3 Nishiwaseda,, Shinjuku, okyo, Japan

    Artware hub

    Founder Ikutaro Kakehashi established the new "Artware hub" with the aim of creating a "live space where people can experience live sounds created by electronic technology."

    This event will feature demonstrations of both MIDI 2.0 products,  a technical talk from AMEI and MIDI Association developers and demonstrations of the winner of the 2025 MIDI Innovation Awards. 

    This event is not open to the public, but we will cover it in an article as soon as we return from Japan. 

  • A large audience of people sits attentively at round tables covered with red tablecloths in an ornate, chandelier-lit conference room with tall arches and windows.

    GameSoundCon 2025

    Burbank Convention Center 2500 N Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA, United States

    GameSoundCon 2025 is hybrid!

  • A colorful poster for Tokyo Gakki Expo 2025 features various musical instruments, equipment, and Japanese text, highlighting a vibrant celebration of music and instruments.

    Tokyo Musical Instrument Expo 2025

    Tokyo Science Museum 2-1 Kitanomaru Park, Tokyo, Chiyoda-ku,, Japan

    Tokyo Musical Instrument Expo, a comprehensive, customer-participation musical instrument experience event based on the concept of "See, Listen, Play, and Hit!

    The MIDI Association will have a booth featuring the latest in MIDI 2.0 developments and the winners of the 2025 MIDI Innovation Awards, 

    ¥2000
  • Three smiling people stand by a pool at dusk during an outdoor event, each wearing event badges. The sky is deep blue, and patio umbrellas and lights are visible in the background.

    Music Tectonics 2025

    Music innovators will unite again at Music Tectonics November 4-6 2025  in sunny Santa Monica, California. Join us for three days of connection, conversation, and getting business done, by the beach.  

  • ADC Talk in the main hall

    Audio Developer Conference 2025

    The 10th anniversary of the Audio Developer Conference (ADC) returns back to Bristol UK in 2025.

    The in-person and online hybrid conference will take place 10-12 November 2025. 

    New for ADC25: The Audio Developer Conference is now a full 3-day conference. The first day (10 November) includes even more programmed talks and workshops available to all attendees.  

  • A panel discussion is taking place onstage in front of an audience in an indoor venue with red curtains, stage lighting, and a screen displaying information. People are seated and standing, watching the speakers.

    SF Music Expo 2025

    Join 750+ artists, songwriters, producers, musicians, DJs, and engineers at Music Expo 25, San Francisco’s premier music conference to create, connect, and grow their careers.

  • Three colorful, stylized figures wear headphones and VR headsets, looking upward with confident expressions. Bold text reads “innovators show up” over a vibrant, abstract background.

    CES 2026

    Las Vegas Convention Center-CES 3150 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV, United States

    The world’s most powerful tech event is your place to experience the innovations transforming how we live.

  • A colorful MIDI controller with various lit pads and knobs is shown in the background, with the words MIDI SHOWCASE prominently displayed in bold white text over the image.

    NAMM 2026

    Anaheim Convention Center | Front of Hall A | The MIDI Association Booth 10302 800 W Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA, United States

    The MIDI Association is the world’s top non-profit trade organization that connects the companies who develop new MIDI products and specifications with all the people across the globe who use MIDI products to create captivating music and art.

  • Logo for the Association of Musical Electronics Industry (AMEI) featuring a stylized treble clef and note, with AMEI and the full association name written beside the symbol.

    AMEI Presentation

    Anaheim Convention Center | Front of Hall A | The MIDI Association Booth 10302 800 W Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA, United States

    AMEI is made up of 26 Japanese companies that have worked with The MIDI Association for approximately 30 years to help produce MIDI specifications. This presentation provides background information and […]

    Free
  • Logo of Bome Software with the word bome in large, stylized green letters above the words bome software in smaller, black letters. The trademark symbol appears at the top right.

    Bome MIDI

    Anaheim Convention Center | Front of Hall A | The MIDI Association Booth 10302 800 W Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA, United States

    Florian Bomers introduces the Bome MIDI products—Bome MIDI Translator Pro, Bome Network, and the BomeBox—and demonstrates how they can be used individually or together to enable advanced MIDI 1.0 and […]

  • Metronaut logo with a yellow trumpet icon on the left, emitting a black musical note surrounded by lines, and the word “metronaut” in bold, dark blue text on the right.

    Metronaut

    Metronaut is an AI-powered learning and practice app for musicians of every level. It works with any acoustic or MIDI instrument or voice, providing high-quality orchestral and piano accompaniments that […]

  • Microsoft logo.

    Windows MIDI Services

    Anaheim Convention Center | Front of Hall A | The MIDI Association Booth 10302 800 W Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA, United States

    Windows MIDI Services is the new MIDI API, Service, Tools, and SDK rolling out to retail Microsoft Windows throughout the next month. Pete Brown and Gary Daniels from Microsoft will […]

    Free
  • Text reads New MIDI 2.0 Transports: Network, BLE, Web MIDI over a background of glowing network lines. The W3C and Bluetooth logos are also displayed.

    New MIDI 2.0 Transports-BLE, Web MIDI and Transport Remote Management

    Anaheim Convention Center | Front of Hall A | The MIDI Association Booth 10302 800 W Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA, United States

    Join members of the Transport working group as the highlight the latest progress on MIDI 2.0 transports for Bluetooth, Web MIDI and updates to the Network spec to add remote management capabilities. 

  • Diagram explaining an SMF 2 container file structure, showing tracks with MIDI, audio, video, and notation clips, alongside event details: MIDI Association Booth 10302 January 23, 11:30 am to Noon on a blue background.

    SMF 2 Container Format

    Anaheim Convention Center | Front of Hall A | The MIDI Association Booth 10302 800 W Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA, United States

    The MIDI Project Container File format is intended to deliver multiple tracks of MIDI data and other media. The set of tracks and media used in the file are enumerated and arranged in a Manifest file in XML format.
    Media types supported include:
    ● MIDI Clip Files (for MIDI 1.0 and MIDI 2.0)
    ● Musical Notation (MusicXML or PDF )
    ● Audio Files
    ● Video Files
    ● Lyrics: may be in MIDI Clip Files and/or in Musical Notation files.
    ● Metadata - XML and MIDI Message

  • A digital graphic titled MIDI-CI Profile for Transport and Location Control shows stylized transport controls and a digital timeline, highlighting MIDI 2.0 DAW control profiles. The background is dark green with sound wave patterns.

    DAW Control Profiles

    Anaheim Convention Center | Front of Hall A | The MIDI Association Booth 10302 800 W Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA, United States

    The MIDI Association is working on a modular set of MIDI 2.0 DAW Control Profiles intended to eventually replace Mackie Control with a unified industry standard for all hardware and software.

    The modular approach was taken because of the wide variety of capabilities of DAW controllers from simple start, stop and record buttons to elaborate devices with multiple displays.