MIDI
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== Variants == | == Variants == | ||
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*[[MSS (MIDI)|MSS]] | *[[MSS (MIDI)|MSS]] | ||
*[[Scalable Polyphony MIDI]] | *[[Scalable Polyphony MIDI]] | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:MIDI]] | ||
| + | * [http://localhostr.com/file/LJUEw0K/midiformat.pdf Standard MIDI-File Format Spec. 1.1] | ||
| + | * [http://www.midi.org/techspecs/midispec.php The Complete MIDI 1.0 Detailed Specification] Available for purchase from MMA (MIDI Manufacturers Association) | ||
| + | * [http://www.blitter.com/~russtopia/MIDI/~jglatt/tech/midispec.htm The MIDI Specification] Not the official specification, but an adaptation. | ||
| + | * [http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000102.shtml MIDI Sequence Data, from Library of Congress resource on Sustainability of Digital Formats] | ||
| + | * [http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000119.shtml Standard MIDI File Format, from Library of Congress resource on Sustainability of Digital Formats] | ||
| + | * [ftp://ftp.modland.com/pub/documents/format_documentation/MIDI%20(General%20MIDI%20Level%201%20Spec)%20(.mid).txt Brief Overview of Proposed General MIDI Level 1 Spec] | ||
| + | * [ftp://ftp.modland.com/pub/documents/format_documentation/MIDI%20(Sample%20Dump%20Standard)%20(.mid).txt MIDI Sample Dump Standard] | ||
| + | * [ftp://ftp.modland.com/pub/documents/format_documentation/MIDI%20(The%20Usenet%20MIDI%20Primer)%20(.mid).txt The USENET MIDI Primer] | ||
Revision as of 21:42, 22 February 2013
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) is an industry specification that permits digital musical instruments, computers and other related devices to connect and communicate with one another. The MIDI Specification was published in August 1983.
Variants
As well as the standard MIDI specification, a number of (often proprietary) MIDI clones and variants have been created over the years. These include:
External links
- Wikipedia:MIDI
- Standard MIDI-File Format Spec. 1.1
- The Complete MIDI 1.0 Detailed Specification Available for purchase from MMA (MIDI Manufacturers Association)
- The MIDI Specification Not the official specification, but an adaptation.
- MIDI Sequence Data, from Library of Congress resource on Sustainability of Digital Formats
- Standard MIDI File Format, from Library of Congress resource on Sustainability of Digital Formats
- Brief Overview of Proposed General MIDI Level 1 Spec
- MIDI Sample Dump Standard
- The USENET MIDI Primer
