MIDI is a set of hardware and software protocols used by electronic musical instruments to communicate. It was first released in 1982 and has become the de-facto communication standard between electronic musical instruments. The protocol specifies the physical hardware parameters for the cable and interfaces, and provides a well defined set of communication protocols to exchange musical and timing data. .:: zb3.org ::. .:: cm88group.ampblogs.com ::.
Prior to MIDI there were several analog, and later basic digital, connection protocols. The earliest, circa. 1974, would transmit note information as a voltage though a wire from one keyboard to another. Later, 1980 - 1981, Roland created a basic digital protocol, DCB. The MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA), working with the equipment manufacturers, defined a standard protocol and physical connection which allowed equipment from all complying manufacturers to connect and communicate with each other.
>From 1985 MIDI interfaces started to appear on home computers and soon after sequencing programs appeared. .:: firstrainingsalud.edu.pe ::. .:: morguefile.com ::. .:: shbetwork.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com ::. .:: lv88baby.bluxeblog.com ::. [Debug JavaScript] [Research Paper: REST]