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THE MIDI ASSOCIATION (TMA)
The community of people who work, play and create with MIDI The MIDI Association’s mission is to nurture an inclusive global community of people who create music and art with MIDI. The www.MIDI.org website is the central repository of information about anything related to MIDI technology, from classic legacy gear to next- gen protocols on the horizon.

IK Multimedia's Uno Pro Synth features analog sound and advanced MIDI and CV/Gate Connectivity

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Available in  tabletop and keyboard versions, IK's follow up to the original UNO adds a lot of new capabilities The new IK Multimedia Uno Pro lineup has two versions- the Synth Pro features a 37-note Fatar keyboard and pitch/mod wheels while the Synth Pro Desktop version has capacitance-sensing keys and pitch/mod touchstrips.  B...

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MIDI Innovation Webinar May 29, 2021

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Innovation: AI, AR and Gamification in Music Apps   We hosted our final May Is MIDI Month 2021 webinar on May 29 with a focus on Innovation.   There were four presenters covering different aspects of innovation around Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Machine Learning and Gamification A3E Deep Dive™: AI ...

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New MPE Features In Ableton Live 11

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Ableton 11 adds MPE support  The MPE specification was adopted by The MIDI Association at the 2018 Winter NAMM show.   MPE is designed for MIDI Devices that allow the performer to vary the pitch and timbre of individual notes while playing polyphonically. In many of these MIDI Devices, pitch is expressed by l...

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AR Pianist combines MIDI and AI to create virtual piano performances in your home

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Massive Technologies releases major update to AR Pianist with new MIDI and Audio features Massive Technologies (MT) newest AR Pianist update shows the unique power of combining MIDI Data with AI and VR technologies and is an incredibly engaging combination of new technologies.  They gave The MI...

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MIDI Association Member Artiphon releases Scan Band for Snapchat

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This just came in at the last minute tonight and we thought we would get it out to everyone.  You will see some really cool Augmented Reality and AI from another company that will be an exclusive here later in the month, but we thought this announcement from Artiphon was worth a quick post.  "We've been designing AR Music techno...

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Camelot Pro Is More Than a VST Host, It’s a Musician’s Swiss Army Knife

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What if you could control all your MIDI controllers, keyboards, and pedals all in one centralized application? What if this app didn't only allow you to control all your devices on stage but also provided you with a music score reader, a MIDI patchbay router, and a setlist manager? Camelot Pro is an application to make the lives of every stage musi...

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YamahaSynth Tech Talks- Behind the Synth with Nick Semrad and Matt Johnson

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YamahaSynth Tech Talks on Tuesday, May 11 at 1:00 PM PST/10:00 PM GST Join Blake Angelos, Matt Johnson and special guest Nick Semrad from Jamiroquai  Tech Talk Season Two began with a livestream overview of using MONTAGE/MODX and YC. 

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MIDI 2.0 Developers Webinar- Saturday, May 22 10 am Pacific

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Join members of the  MIDI Association Technical Standards Board and MIDI 2.0 working group chairs for an in-depth look at all the MIDI 2.0 specifications under development As you can see from the table above, there is a lot of technical standards activity in The MIDI Association's working groups.The MIDI 2.0 Working Group h...

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Roland SPD-SX MIDI Controller Applications

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Look at many modern drum setups, and you'll find an SPD-SX—but it can do a lot more than you might expect.  There's a reason why so many drum setups use Roland's SPD-SX. By combining a drum controller with sampling, the SPD-DX has allowed drummers to augment their performances with electronic production. The SPD-SX has transformed electronic d...

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Audio Modeling Pushes the Future of Digital Music Making with Physical Modeling

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Why Physical Modeling Instruments are so expressive  With computers becoming more powerful everyday, digital musicians want more expressiveness, more realism, more flexibility in their virtual instruments. In fact, increased expressiveness and realism is a big part of what MIDI 2.0 is all about. MIDI Association member Audio Modeling...

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