Apple MIDI 2.0 Driver and API NAMM 2024
Torrey Walker from Apple will give an in depth look at the new Apple updates for MIDI.
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New MIDI 2.0 Products in the market
In the last few months, a number of MIDI 2.0 capable products have been released into the market.
Here is an alphabetical list including the company name, product name, type of product and the MIDI 2.0 feature supported.
| Company | Product Name | Product Type | MIDI 2.0 Features |
| Amenote | Protozoa | MIDI 2.0 Development Platform | USB MIDI 2.0 and MIDI 2.0 VCM, MIDI-CI, Property Exchange ProgramList, MIDI 2.0 VCM with Articulations |
| Apple | Logic | DAW | MIDI 2.0 CVM. Can be passed to AU plugins |
| BomeBox | Bome | Interface Box | |
| KissBox | UMP2TR | Interface Box | Network UMP / Serial UMP gateway |
| KissBox | IO3CC / IO8CC | MIDI controller I/O system | Network UMP / CVM |
| Korg | Keystage | Controller | MIDI-CI, Property Exchange Via Manufacturer Specific Property Exchange, ChannelList |
| Korg | OPSix Native (v1.1.0) | Standalone App | MIDI-CI, Property Exchange Via Manufacturer Specific Property Exchange, ChannelList |
| Korg | Wavestate Native | Standalone App | MIDI-CI, Property Exchange Via Manufacturer Specific Property Exchange, ChannelList |
| MultitrackStudio | MultitrackStudio | DAW | USB MIDI 2.0 and MIDI 2.0 VCM, MIDI-CI, Property Exchange Program List, MIDI 2.0 VCM with Articulations |
| Native Instruments | Kontrol S-Series MK3 | Controller | USB MIDI 1.0 VCM, MIDI-CI, Property Exchange ChannelList |
| PACE | JUCE | SDK | MIDI-CI |
| Roland | A88 MKII | Controller | High Resolution Velocity |
| Sound Magic | Supreme Drums Taiko | AU/VST Plugin | High Resolution Velocity |
| Steinberg | Cubase 13 | DAW | Translates some MIDI 2.0 messages into VST3 format, Ready for MIDI 2.0
With support for high resolution velocity, CC, aftertouch, pitch bend, and poly pressure data, Cubase 13 is ready for the widespread adoption of MIDI 2.0. |
| Steinberg | Nuendo 13 | DAW | MIDI 2.0 support, including high-resolution velocity, CC, aftertouch, pitch bend, and poly pressure data |
| Synthogy | Ivory | AU/VST Plugin | High Resolution Velocity |
Microsoft New MIDI 2.0 Open Source Driver and API
This project is the next-generation MIDI API for Windows, including MIDI 1.0, MIDI CI, and MIDI 2.0. It includes enhancements, a new USB class driver, new transports, and a suite of essential tools. The project adds many enhancements and bug fixes to our MIDI 1.0 support, and importantly adds support for the latest revisions to MIDI CI and MIDI 2.0 as approved by The MIDI Association.
The open source USB MIDI 2.0 driver has been generously donated by AMEI, the Association of Musical Electronics Industry, and developed by AmeNote ™️ in partnership with Microsoft. Please see the file headers for any additional copyright notices. A huge thank you to AMEI and its member companies for making this happen!
This is an official Microsoft project. Although Microsoft is an active member of the MIDI Association, and Pete Brown is the chair of the MIDI Association Executive Board, and other contributors are on standards boards, this project is not affiliated with the MIDI Association other than as a consumer of and contributor to the standards. Affiliation with AMEI is disclosed above.