Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction to MIDI

1. MIDI Is Everywhere

2. MIDI Is Incapable of Making Sound by Itself

3. It Is Possible to Successfully Use MIDI without Knowing Anything about It

4. Famous People Use MIDI

5. MIDI Isn’t Just for Music

6. MIDI’s Magic Number Is 128

7. The Key to Using MIDI Is Being a Skilled Musician

8. MIDI Is a Huge Time Saver/Waster

9. The Differences between Digital Audio and MIDI Are Fewer and Fewer

10. MIDI Has Changed Very Little in the Past 30 Years

MIDI Data

Types of MIDI Messages

Channel Mode Messages (Subset of Control Change Messages)

System Messages

System Common Messages

System Real-Time Messages

System Exclusive Messages

MIDI Controllers and Subprotocols

CS-10 Controller Assignments

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