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MIDI Association Open Meeting At NAMM 2025

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The MIDI Association had a full schedule of events at the 2025 NAMM show.

We will be publishing articles on each of those events , but we wanted to start with the open meeting on Saturday, January 20, 2025 where MIDI Association Executive Board Chair Pete Brown (Microsoft), MIDI Association President Tim Carroll (Focusrite), AMEI MIDI 2.0 Working Group Chair Daisuke Miura (Yamaha) and MIDI Association Technical Standards Board Chair Andrew Mee (Yamaha) reviewed the work that The MIDI Association did in 2024 and laid out the future plans for MIDI 2.0.

Open Meeting Youtube Video

Presentation Slides From The Meeting

White MIDI Association text and logo on a dark blue background. The logo resembles an abstract letter M placed to the left of the text.
Text graphic stating: “The MIDI Association is a member-run, volunteer-staffed organization benefiting its members. If you are a member: Thank you! If not, come talk to us about joining and shaping the future of MIDI.”.
A slide with a light blue and white background reads: MIDI Association President at the top and Tim Carroll - Focusrite in large, bold text in the center.
A slide titled Why should we invest in MIDI 2.0? shows three columns with icons and text explaining benefits: standard protocol success stories, demand for better workflow and device interoperability, and drawbacks of closed systems.
A presentation slide titled Challenges as a tech provider lists three challenges: Achieving Solid NPS scores (left, orange), Building one-off products (middle, yellow), and Customer personas range (right, green) with bullet points for each.
A chart shows user expectations for recording setups, including integration and flexibility. A table lists top requested MIDI 2.0 features, with checkmarks for control of virtual instruments, hardware, DAW, patch libraries, and new gear.
A slide titled How MIDI 2.0 helps solve these challenges lists key points in color-coded bars about protocol compatibility, workflow improvements, increased accessibility, and new features for workflow demands.
A slide titled How the MIDI Assoc can help with two arrows: an orange arrow listing resources and stories for developers on midi.org, and a green arrow promoting products, MIDI 2.0 opportunities, and developer success.
A slide with an orange semi-circle on the left that says We have been busy this past year! and a timeline on the right listing monthly events and achievements related to music technology and accessibility.
A slide titled How do we get started? lists steps to join the MIDI Association, find MIDI specifications, access developer resources, and meet the leadership team, with related links and a note about meeting opportunities.