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Some devices operating MIDI 1.0 can "retrofit" some 2.0 features. Since its release in early January 2020 by the MIDI Manufacturers Association, more details have yet to come out about the new update. Currently there are five components to MIDI such as; M2-100-U v1.0 MIDI 2.0 Specification Overview, M2-101-UM v1.1 MIDI-CI Specification, M2-102-U v1.0 Common Rules for MIDI-CI Profiles, M2-103-UM v1.0 Common Rules for MIDI-CI PE and M2-104-UM v1.0 UMP and MIDI 2.0 Protocol Specification. Other specifications regarding MIDI 2.0 include; allowing the use of 32,000 controllers and wide range note enhancements.
The property exchange in MIDI 2.0 uses JSON or JavaScript Object Notation. This provides human readable format to for exchanging data sets. In doing so, this opens up a wide range of capabilities for MIDI 2.0. JSON allows any plugged in device whether it be a keyboard, piano or any other electrical device to describe what it is doing and what it can do rather than having the person operating it, change their settings every time they operate a new device. For example, a MIDI keyboard that is plugged in to an iOS device with specific MIDI settings can now be plugged into a Windows device and not have to have their settings manually changed. Any musical component used in one device will be kept and can be altered automatically in another.
Short for Musical Digital Interface, MIDI is a musical interface that connects other devices such as instruments, computers, synthesizers, and other forms of audio technology to produce or make sound. This helps to create or alter notes and allow easy orchestration and song arrangement. Created in 1981 by Dave Smith and Chet Wood and standardized in 1983 by a panel of music industry executives, MIDI doesn't produce audio signals like a microphone. Instead, it indicates pitch, start/stop time, or other alterations of an individual note. Because of its vast capabilities, it also helps devices that are not compatible with one another to operate or "speak the same language" (site: https://blog.landr.com/what-is-midi/).
One MIDI cable can carry up to 16 channels of MIDI data and each one can be routed to a separate device. Every interaction with a key, knob, or slider is converted into specific musical instructions. Examples of this are the pitch, loudness, and timing of the note. A common way of applying MIDI is to play a MIDI keyboard (a small piano-like instrument with buttons) or another audio device to trigger a digital sound module or simply, to create sound. The audience (if played live) can hear this audio through a keyboard amplifier, and this is what people hear when listening to music in live shows and in their headphones. MIDI data can be transferred through a MIDI cable or through a USB Cable. It can also be sequenced into a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) to be edited or played back. Some examples of DAW's are Ableton, FL Studio, and Logic Pro and they allow creators and music producers to make songs, soundtracks etc.
There are many advantages when using MIDI. They include, managing smaller audio files, better playback capabilities, and depending on the device or instrument, better audio quality. Its advantages also lie in creating different sounds or altering sounds. For example, a flute played on the midi keyboard can be altered into a clarinet or a song set in a specific key can be altered into another key. The instrumental capabilities and its ability to function through different audio technologies is what adds to the vast use of MIDI. This also cuts down on the usage of many musicians in the studio, saves money and energy and allows the producer or creator to alter their music to their liking (site: https://producersociety.com/pros-cons-midi/#:~:text=The%20advantage%20of%20MIDI%20audio,instructions%20for%20software%20and%20computers.)
Before MIDI was created, musicians, producers and other creatives had to rely on one another and connect their devices and other audio technology into compatible outlets. Now with the use of MIDI, all instruments and other audio technologies are in their specific DAW. They can also just plug in their instruments into their software without having to buy other software so that everything is compatible. Currently all MIDI is maintained by the MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA) based in L.A. and the Association of Musical Electronics Industry (AMEI) in Tokyo. For those who utilize MIDI whether it be for fun, to produce or to simply create, the MMA established the MIDI Association (TMA) to support that community.