A midi input device is a device that generates midi messages and sends them to another device; midi input devices include hardware and software, such as midi keyboards, control faders, breath controllers, pedals, etc., which belong to midi input device, while the "virtual keyboard" is a soft input device.
It is another application of computer multimedia technology in the audio field. The entire MIDI system includes synthesizers, computer music software, sound sources, computers, MIDI connections, mixers, digital recorders and other peripheral equipment. The computer can convert sounds derived from keyboard instruments.
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Development history
In 1982, more than a dozen manufacturers (mainly manufacturers from the United States and Japan) from the International Association of Musical Instrument Makers gathered together At the same time, the meeting approved the "Universal Synthesizer Interface" plan proposed by David Smith of Sequential Circuits Company in the United States, and renamed it "Musical Instrument Digital Interface", that is, "Musical Instrument Digital Interface" abbreviated as "MIDI", announced on World.
In 1983, version 1.0 of the MIDI protocol was officially formulated. Since then, several five-hole MIDI sockets have appeared on the back of all commercial electronic musical instruments, and there is no longer a "language barrier" between the instruments. They are together with computers equipped with MIDI interfaces.
In 1984, the Japanese Roland Company proposed the GS standard, which greatly enhanced the expressiveness of music.
In November 1985, the International Association of Musical Instrument Manufacturers announced the "Detailed Regulations of MIDI Version 1.0" (version 2.0 is still under development), redefining some controller numbers. In addition, in order to ensure the healthy development of MIDI, organizations such as the "MIDI Manufacturers Association" and the "Japan MIDI Standards Committee" have been specially established. The MIDI standard has entered a mature stage from the growth stage.
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