MIDI Forum

There are several misconceptions in this thread. There are plenty of reasons to convert from MIDI 1.0 to MIDI 2.0 (and vice versa). It is reasonabl...

The MIDI Tuning standard is a set of System Exclusive messages to set fine tuning of each MIDI note number. You can put MIDI Tuning standard messages ...

Reordering of events can be problematic. It is not recommended. Your specific example of a Note Off and a Note One can cause a problem, although no...

MIDI 1.0 does not have a standard mechanism. The MIDI Association is currently defining such a mechanism for MIDI 2.0 as part of a set of various new ...

MIDI 1.0 does not have any timestamps. You did not say what platform your software is running on. I assume those timestamps are from the operating sys...

MIDI 1.0 does not differentiate between the different types of soft pedal. If you are designing a product, you could assign the one that is most im...

Most synthesizers that have drum sets put Open Hihat and Closed Hihat in a "mutually exclusive mode". This is not a MIDI function, but a feature of th...

Cool idea. Did you see this?: br /> Oh, and by the way, this can be done with MIDI 1.0 or MIDI 2.0. Let's not talk about MIDI 3.0 until MIDI 2....

Thanks for the headsup. It was in an automatic software update and we were not aware. Our admin says he has fixed it. Mike.

You don't need an expensive sequencer to do what you want. Even free sequencers generally will do what you need. Mike.

You can certainly put together a system to go beyond 16 MIDI Channels. In fact, it’s rather common. MIDI 1.0 only defines 16 MIDI channels, which a...

To be clear, a MIDI message of 0xF8 is a MIDI Clock message, not MIDI Time Code. MIDI Clock messages are a measure of musical time must be sent 24 tim...

The MIDI 1.0 Detailed Specification (Document Version 4.2.1 Revised February 1996) has a pretty good description of the relationship between those mes...

MIDI Files are generally subject to a mechanical license for each copy. These are reasonably easy to get. Synchronization license rights for videos ...

You probably want to leave room for 1/4 notes that last just a little longer than 1920 clicks.