Meet The Members of The Music Accessibility Standard SIG
We thought it was time to introduce the members who regularly attend these meetings so you can get to know their backgrounds and why they are passionate about making music […]
Synthfest UK
5 OCTOBER 2024 – THE OCTAGON, SHEFFIELDExhibition \\ Retailers \\ Education \\ Modular Meet \\ Seminars & DemosCome and see Keyboards – Desktop Synths – Modular – Software Synths and […]
The MIDI Association At Music China 2024
The MIDI Association has been actively involved with Music China for many years. You can read about that history in the articles at the bottom of this page. But in […]
Audio Developers Conference 2024
Announcing Audio Developers Conference 2024 The 10th Audio Developer Conference (ADC) returns in 2024 both in-person and online in a new city, Bristol, UK. The in-person and online hybrid conference […]
Caedence: browser-based music collaboration and performance software
Caedence is a browser-based music collaboration and performance software that allows people to sync and customize virtually every aspect of performances across devices – in real time – to help […]
InfoComm 2024 Show Report
The MIDI Association didn’t have booth at Infocomm 2024, but there were certainly a lot of MIDI Association members with booths at the show. We sent Athan Billias, Exec Board […]
Xinghai Conservatory of Music and The MIDI Association
Last year at Music China, Shanghai Intex who runs the Music China show arranged for The MIDI Association to have three brand ambassadors from Xinghai Conservatory of Music in Guangzhou. […]
Seven Years After The Passing of Ikutaro Kakehashi
Ikutaro Kakehashi, Founder of Roland Ikutaro Kakehashi’s impact on music production is undeniable. He founded Roland and oversaw some of the most seminal MIDI products in history. When he passed […]
Fast Company on Music Accessibility
Fast Company interviewed Athan Billias and Scott Chesworth of The MIDI Association on the importance of accessibility of music. Learn more and check out the article.
Anthony Marinelli and the Arp 2600 at the MIDI Association Booth NAMM 2024
Reflections on the Arp 2600 and Alvin Lucier Before we get into Anthony’s presentation at NAMM 2024, I wanted to give a bit of insight about why what he did […]
The Music Accessibility Standard starts to take shape
MIDI Association members have joined with The Royal Institute for the Blind to discuss how MIDI 2.0 can make music accessible to everyone.
MIDI Association NAMM 2024 Booth Schedule
The MIDI Association booth (Booth 10302 at the front of Hall A) at Winter NAMM 2024 is very different than our booths in years past.
The MIDI Association Annual Meeting 2023
Every year we meet to review the year and plan for the next For many years, we met at the NAMM show in person, but recently we are really busy […]
The MIDI Association Plans for NAMM 2024
The MIDI Association is well under way with our plans for NAMM 2024. We have a 30 ft x 30 ft booth where one third of the space is dedicated […]
ShowMIDI: effortlessly visualize MIDI activity
ShowMIDI is a multi-platform GUI application to effortlessly visualize MIDI activity, filling a void in the available MIDI monitoring solutions. Instead of wading through logs of MIDI messages to correlate relevant […]
Music China 2023 Show Report
Music China is back after three years During the pandemic, Music China and The MIDI Association worked closely together to keep information and news about MIDI and MIDI products available in […]
Designing AI VSTs for Generative Audio Workstations
DAW plugins have been approaching a saturation point over the past decade. Reskinned VSTs seem to outnumber innovative music software by a margin of ten to one. How many new delay and reverb effect […]
The MIDI Association at Music China 2023
Music China and The MIDI Association continue to work closely together It may seem counter-intuitive, but the global pandemic actually brought Music China and The MIDI Association closer together. Because in-person events were […]
MIDI Innovation Awards Livestream Sept, 16, 2023
The 2023 MIDI Innovation Awards live stream event took place on 16 September 2023 at 10 am Pacific, 1 pm Eastern and 5 pm GMT. The live stream was hosted […]
The MIDI in Music Education Special Interest Group
The MIDI in Music Education (MIME) Special Interest Group has defined a MIDI Curriculum and a Certification Program Starting in 2021, Athan Billias (MIDI Association President), Denis Labrecque (former MIDI […]
Announcing the finalists in the 2023 MIDI Innovation Awards
On September 16 at 10 am Pacific, a Youtube livestream will showcase the entries of the 15 finalists of the MIDI Innovation Awards, and select the 5 category winners chosen […]
Happy 808 Day 2023
People all over the web are celebrating 808 Day We found a few favorites from MIDI Association members and friends we wanted to share with everyone. The cover image above […]
Microsoft Adds MIDI 2.0, Researches AI Text-to-MIDI in 2023
The MIDI Association has enjoyed an ongoing partnership with Microsoft, collaborating to ensure that MIDI software and hardware play nicely with the Windows operating system. All of the major operating […]
The MIDI@40 Exhibit at NAMM
The Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad is featuring a special exhibit dedicated to MIDI The MIDI Association, Dr. Jonathan Piper and Moldover worked together to create a special exhibition to celebrate the 40th […]
Celebrating Innovation: Voting Opens for MIDI Innovation Awards 2023
We are excited to announce that voting for the MIDI Innovation Awards 2023 is officially open. In the tradition of our past two successful years, we continue to celebrate innovation, […]
Turning MIDI Melodies Into Full Songs with Meta’s MusicGen
The popularity of generative AI software has reached an all time high this year, with music lagging behind other mediums like image and text. Nevertheless, two applications dropped in May […]
Detailed timeline of MIDI 2.0 developments since January, 2020
The core specifications for MIDI 2.0 were adopted by the AMEI and The MIDI Association in January of 2020. Since that time the MIDI Association and its members have been developing […]
Bome Software Released 3 Major Product Updates
To celebrate the last day of May is MIDI Month, we are happy to announce 3 major product updates. Florian Bomers (Founder of Bome Software) New BomeBox Firmware 1.5 As of today, Bome […]
Music Accessibility Standard Special Interest Group Youtube event
Music Accessibility Standard Special Interest Group kicks off with a Youtube Live Stream Members of the Music Accessibility Standard Special Interest Group (MAS SIG) outlined their vision for the future of […]
New Windows MIDI services Spring 2023 update
Check out Pete Brown’s post on the Microsoft Dev blog for important updates on MIDI 2.0 Pete is not just the designated representative to the MIDI Association for Microsoft, he is […]
The Evolution of MIDI Software and Hardware in 2023
The MIDI association hosted a live roundtable discussion last week, featuring 2022 MIDI Award winners Krishna Chetan (Pitch Innovations), Henrik Langer (Instrument of Things), Markus Ruh (MusiKraken), and John Dingley […]
MIDI In China
MIDI has grown in importance in China as Chinese companies expand in both domestic and overseas markets The MIDI Association is tasked with promoting and managing MIDI specification for MIDI in every […]
MIDI Innovation Awards 2022 Winners Webinar
Check out these in depth interviews with the winners of the 2022 MIDI Innovation Awards The MIDI Association invited the winners of the 2022 MIDI Innovation Awards to join this round table […]
MIDI In Music Education Webinar- Saturday, May 13, 2023
Hosted by MIDI In Music Education Working Group Chair, Lee Whitmore, VP of Education for Focusrite, the webinar featured virtual tours of several MIDI In Music Education institutions including Belmont […]
MIDI@40 Concert World Premiere
May 6 at 10 am Pacific on Youtube The world broadcast premiere is scheduled for Saturday. May 6 at 10 am Pacific. Click on the Youtube link below to watch the […]
MIDI Association Lifetime Achievement Awards at April NAMM 2023
At the April NAMM show, The MIDI Association honored the people who created the modern music production environment of synths, drum machines, and sequencers, including Bob Moog, Don Buchla, Ikutaro […]
The MIDI Showcase at April NAMM 2023
There was a lot going on for the MIDI Association at April NAMM 2023 so this is a part of the series of articles covering NAMM April 2023 MIDI Association events. 27 […]
HipHop@50 Events at April NAMM 2023
At the 2022 June NAMM show, MIDI Association Executive Board member Lawrence Levine and President Athan Billias were invited to sit at the Broadjam table by MIDI Association supporter Roy Elkins. Roy’s […]
MIDI@40 and Hip-Hop@50 Anniversary Celebrations Await at The 2023 NAMM
The 2023 NAMM Show will celebrate two of history’s most impactful musical innovations: the 40th anniversary of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) with MIDI@40 and the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, with Hip-Hop@50. […]
MIDI is about collaboration, not competition
All kinds of companies, all kinds of devices One of the things that has always made MIDI unique in the world of standards is that no one owns MIDI and the MIDI Associations […]
Tsutomu Katoh and Korg
Early History KORG’s founder, Tsutomu Katoh was born in Nagoya on August 28, 1926 (Taisho 15) to a merchant family that ran a livestock feed wholesale business along the Iida […]
Help Us Celebrate MIDI @40
Share what MIDI means to you on the 40th anniversary of MIDI We have lots of great events planned at the April NAMM show, but we wanted to give everyone here […]
MIDI Association Member Newzik Goes Beyond Sheet Music
Newzik is a Paris based MIDI Association member that has a unique approach to notation. They offer a range of notation products that focus on classical orchestral scores and are used by […]
The Interactive Audio Special Interest Group of The MIDI Association
The IASIG is an organization in partnership with the International Game Developer’s Association (IGDA) and MIDI Association (TMA) that brings together experts to share their knowledge and help improve the […]
MIDI at CES 2023
The MIDI Association and MIDI Association members were at CES in Las Vegas The MIDI Association has had a long relationship with CES as an Affiliated Association. CES helps to […]
2023 marks the 40th anniversary of MIDI
The April 2023 NAMM show is going to be a very special event for the MIDI Association.2023 marks the 40th anniversary of MIDI and we have been working closely with […]
MIDI History Chapter 7- MIDI Associations (1983-1985)
MIDI in 1983 – It seems to work, but what’s next? In Chapter 6 of the History of MIDI, we left off with the demonstration of MIDI at the 1983 NAMM […]
Dave Smith and Sequential Circuits
Dave Smith was born in San Francisco in 1950 and like Dave Rossum grew up in the Bay Area in the 1950s. He took piano lessons as a child and started playing […]
Roger Linn and Roger Linn Design
Roger Linn was born in Whittier, California in 1955. Roger learn to play guitar growing up in the 1960s and when he was in high school, he started messing around with electronics. While in high school I modified […]
AudioCipher V3: The Word-to-MIDI Melody and Chord Progression Generator
MIDI Association partner AudioCipher Technologies has just published Version 3.0 of their melody and chord progression generator plugin. Type in a word or phrase and AudioCipher will automatically generate MIDI […]
Tom Oberheim and Oberheim Electronics
Tom Oberheim was born in Manhattan, Kansas in 1936. In junior high school, he started building HiFi amplifiers for friends probably based on the same articles in Popular Mechanics that his contemporaries Bob Moog (1934) […]
MIDI History Chapter 6-MIDI Begins 1981-1983
Acknowledgement of the people who made these articles possible Before we dive into the history of the creation of MIDI, we wanted to acknowledge the key people who made this […]
The History of MIDI -Chapter 5-Precursors to MIDI
Analog Synths, Drum Machines, and Sequencers In the last chapter of the history of MIDI, we covered the early history of electronic musical instruments, the period from 1900 to 1963. By the […]
Dave Rossum, EMU, and Rossum Electro
Dave Rossum is another one of the founders of the modern music production ecosystem and had a unique relationship with several other key synth figures including Dave Smith and Tom […]
Alan R Pearlman and ARP Synthesizers
Alan Robert Pearlman was born in 1925 (9 years before Bob Moog and 12 years before Don Buchla although he would outlive them both) and grew up in New York City. Like many […]
Don Buchla-a different approach to sound and life
At almost the exact same time that Bob Moog was starting to make modular synths on the East Coast, Don Buchla was starting to make modular synths on the West Coast […]
Bob Moog- The Father of Modern Synthesis
If you were forced to pick one single person who is responsible for the creation of the modern music production environment, Bob Moog would be a good choice. He spans the […]
In praise of MIDI, tech’s hidden gift to humanity
The Register posted an article today about Firefox supporting Web MIDI. MIDI was created by a small group of American and Japanese synthesiser makers. Before it, you could hook synths, drum […]
2023 MIDI Innovation Awards Now Open for Entries
Are you exploring new ways for musicians to interact with digital musical instruments? Have an idea for an original electronic instrument or controller? Trying to raise investment or attract attention […]
Tapis Magique: A Choreomusical Interactive Carpet
Tapis Magique is a pressure-sensitive, knitted electronic textile carpet that generates three-dimensional sensor data based on body postures and gestures and drives an immersive sonic environment in real-time. Demonstrating an […]
Don Lewis: A Remembrance
Some of you may be aware that Don Lewis passed away the week of Nov 7, 2022. Don was a synthesis pioneer who created a hardware platform for controlling banks […]
Naada Collection I for GeoShred
MIDI Association members Wizdom Music and moForte are proud to announce the release of the new Naada Instruments for GeoShred. As with all GeoShred instruments, these are models of the physics […]
AMEI to Fund Open SourceMIDI 2.0 Driver for Windows
November 1, 2022 – The Association of Musical Electronics Industries (AMEI), the organization that oversees the MIDI specification in Japan, has committed to funding the development of an open-source USB […]
An Interview with GLASYS: Tugging on my Heartchips
GLASYS (Gil Assayas) was a winner of the MIDI Association’s 2022 Innovation Awards for artistic installations. He’s a keyboard player, composer, sound designer, and video content creator who currently performs live […]
CME introduces hybrid MIDI Thru box with built-in Bluetooth MIDI
CME Pro, the small-scale innovator and contributing board member of the MIDI Association, is pleased to announce the world’s first hybrid MIDI-thru-box with premium Bluetooth MIDI. Following the successful launch […]
Hans Zimmer says ““MIDI saved my life”
Hans Zimmer is one of the most famous and prolific film composer in the world. He has composed music for over 150 films including blockbusters like The Lion King, Gladiator, The Last Samurai, the Pirates […]
Introducing Bace: a Voice-to-MIDI Plug-in & Standalone App
Almost two years ago, we set out to build a tool that could capture an idea and turn it into workable music. After a long period of developing machine learning […]
3 Best AI Music Generators for MIDI Creation
A new generation of AI MIDI software has emerged over the past 5 years. Google, OpenAI, and Spotify have each published a free MIDI application powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence. The […]
MIDI – The Music Education Tool K-12 Can’t Live Without: New Benchmarks for Chromebooks
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) is the technical standard for connecting electronic musical instruments and computers to record, edit, and playback music.Created in 1983 and 40 years later, it is […]
The MIDI Association at Synthplex 2022
Live events are starting to happen again after a long layoff and the MIDI Association is excited to be participating in Synthplex. October 27-October 30, 2022Los Angeles Burbank Airport Convention […]
MIDI Makes The Mainstream on Jeopardy
In April 2020, the United States Library of Congress selected MIDI.org for inclusion in the historic collection of Internet materials related to the Professional Organizations for Performing Arts Web Archive. […]
More Playful Products with MIDI at NAMM 2022
Join MIDI Association President Athan Billias, artiphon’s Emma Supica and Oddball’s Pasquale Totaro for a discussion of playful (and round) products that use MIDI from the June 2022 NAMM show Follow the bouncing […]
Playful Products with MIDI at NAMM 2022
Join MIDI Association President Athan Billias, Big Ear Games Aviv Ben-Yahuda , Playtronics’ Sacha Pas and Playtime Engineering’s Troy Sheets for a discussion of playful products that use MIDI from […]
What is MIDI Art and MIDI Drawing?
MIDI art is a fun, emerging technique that’s taking the internet by storm. This unusual approach to songwriting centers around creating 2-D art from colored MIDI notes in the piano roll of […]
The NAMM Foundation and the MIDI Association announce the Launch of The MIDI Fund
Los Angeles, CA – June 2, 2022 The NAMM Foundation and the MIDI Association are pleased to announce the MIDI Fund, a new donor-advised fund in The NAMM Foundation. The […]
The June NAMM MIDI Zone Virtual Tour
NAMM puts MIDI on the map at the June NAMM show We covered all the MIDI Association booths (10300, The MIDI Zone Lounge and Studio 108) in our last article and […]
MIDI Association hosts multiple events and makes multiple announcements at June NAMM 2022
Behind the scenes at the NAMM Show 2022 The first day of set up for a trade show is always interesting because you get to see all the behind the scenes action. Like most trade […]
Sequential Circuits Founder Dave Smith has passed away
It’s with great sadness that we announce that Dave Smith has passed away The MIDI Association wouldn’t exist without Dave’s contributions to MIDI, but having known Dave for over 30 […]
PTZOptics Brings MIDI Control to PTZ Cameras
New firmware update allows users to control a PTZ camera with any MIDI device Downingtown, PA – May 26, 2022. PTZOptics, leading manufacturers of affordable broadcast-quality robotic cameras, and the MIDI […]
MIDI Association Offers a Full Schedule Leading up to NAMM 2022
Saturday, May 21 MIDI In Music Education webinar with Craig Anderton Anaheim, CA – May 18, 2022… The MIDI Association has been working furiously behind the scenes over the past […]
The MIDI Innovation Awards Show 2022
On May 28 at 10 am Pacific, 1 PM Eastern and 6 PM in the UK, LJ Rich will host the 2022 MIDI Innovation Awards This year we are incredibly lucky to […]
Music Tectonics Podcast 2.5 Billion MIDI Devices: How MIDI is Powering the World
From the fountains at the Bellagio to Beethoven’s 10th Symphony, MIDI has been powering live music and immersive experiences for nearly 40 years. In this week’s episode, Tristra Newyear Yeager […]
TMA Announces TMA
The TMA (The MIDI Association) announces TMA (Two Major Announcements) Introducing MOM (MIDI Over Morse Code) We are excited to announce that we have abandoned all future development on […]
Music Tectonics Features Music Tech Tools from Artiphon
Our friends over at Rock, Paper, Scissors who run the Music Tectonic events have a live webinar tomorrow featuring MIDI Member Artiphon. WEDNESDAY: Music Tech Tools for Making Music March 9, […]
Music Hackspace, NAMM and the MIDI Association Announce Plans for the MIDI Innovation Awards 2022
THE MIDI INNOVATION AWARDS The MIDI Innovation awards give a platform to MIDI innovation. This enables winners to accelerate their product ideas through connections to the industry, as well as […]
The MIDI Association promotes MIDI in China
The MIDI Association, Music China and the Chinese Musical Instrument Association cooperate together to promote MIDI in China In the past year, with the help of MIDI Association Exec Board […]
Roland announces the AE-20 Electronic Wind Instrument
MIDI Association member Roland announced the latest addition to their growing family of MIDI capable digital wind instruments at CES 2022. Aerophone AE-20 provides a wide range of stunningly authentic acoustic […]
CME introduces WIDI Core / WIDI CoreX
The source of CME’s WIDI Wireless MIDI technology available for MIDI developers WIDI Core is your smart (BLE) breakout board that implements premium MIDI over Bluetooth Low Energy functionality as […]
MIDI used to complete Beethoven’s 10th symphony
MIDI Association contributor Walter Werzowa was featured on CNN today (Dec 26, 2021) One of the best things about the MIDI Association is the great people we get to meet and associate with. […]
MIDI 2.0 logo in Dezeen’s top ten rebrands of 2021
Dezeen names top rebrands of 2021 and lists Facebook’s Meta, Volvo and the Whitehouse along with MIDI 2.0 Dezeen is the world’s most popular and influential architecture, interiors and design magazine, […]
UDO Releases Super 6 Desktop
MIDI Association Member Udo Audio adds Super 6 Desktop to their lineup Offering the flexible and immediate control, gorgeous analog sound and unrivalled build quality of the Super 6, but […]
Moog Music Releases Animoog Z
MIDI Association member Moog Music release announced Animoog Z is available as a free download. A decade after its release as Moog Music’s first professional synthesizer for iOS devices, the award-winning Animoog […]
DoreMIDI releases MPC10 Analog Pedal to MIDI Convertor
MIDI Association member DoreMIDI announced the MPC10 Pedal convertor MIDI Pedal Converter (MPC-10) is a converter designed by DOREMiDi that can automatically detect multiple types of instrument pedals and convert […]
Moforte Announces GeoSWAM II
MIDI Association member Moforte announced Geoswam II created in collaboration with MIDI Association member Audio Modeling GeoSWAM II, beautifully inspired physically modeled instruments including GeoTrumpet, GeoBassTrombone, GeoBassFlute, GeoViola and GeoPizzBass, […]
Bome Software releases Bome Network on iPhone and iPad
MIDI Association member Bome Software announced their MIDI networking and routing tool is now available in the Apple App Store. Connect your iPad or iPhone to the BomeBox’ built-in WiFi: now all […]
Media OverKill announces Miniraze Wave Slicing Synth with Analog Style Controls
MIDI Association member Media Overkill announced Miniraze and a special Bob Moog Foundation 15th Anniversary Miniraze Sound Bank Miniraze is a powerful yet approachable wave-slicing virtual synth that offers you sounds for […]
Bitwig Announces Bitwig Studio 4.1 “Let There Be Notes”
MIDI Association member Bitwig announced Studio 4.1 with an emphasis on new ways to create and process notes What if notes did more than trigger your sounds? As musical signals […]
Sonic Extensions™- a new brand from Spectrasonics
MIDI Association corporate member Spectrasonics has introduced a new brand and new experiences for Omnisphere. Omnisphere has been a huge part of many producer’s and musician’s sonic arsenal for years since it […]