MIDI Basics

MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface.  It is a computer based hardware interface approach developed decades ago for use with various music hardware.    Many of the original uses for MIDI were keyboard control, however today a much wider range of MIDI gear is available and in use and includes:

• Keyboards
• Guitar effects units
• Amplifiers
• Rack based vocal processing/effects hardware.
• Guitar synthesizers
• Sequencer control
• Control of non-MIDI based music gear

MIDI options can be used to create and make live music and/or to control music related devices.  Keyboards can use MIDI to send note messages to other MIDI sound modules.  This way a notes played on a single keyboard can produce sound from multiple MIDI sound modules.

MIDI is also used in many environments as a control approach.  Guitar players can use a MIDI pedal like the FCB1010 to control preset patches on their MIDI based guitar effects units.  Hardware from Behringer (like the V-Amp or V-Amp Pro) and Line 6 POD gear are prime examples for this use option.

Links for further information about MIDI

• http://www.midi.com/questions/

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