Definitions for MIDI
ˈmɪd imi·di

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Midinoun

   the southern part of France

2. musical instrument digital interface, MIDIadjective

   a standard protocol for communication between electronic musical instruments and computers

3. midiadjective

   used of women's clothing having a hemline at mid-calf

   "midiskirts"; "wore her dresses midi length"

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1. Midinoun

   the south of France

2. midinoun

   A coat or skirt having such a hemline.

3. midiadjective

   Having a hemline at mid-calf length.

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1. MIDI

   MIDI (; Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a technical standard that describes a communications protocol, digital interface, and electrical connectors that connect a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers, and related audio devices for playing, editing, and recording music. The specification originates in the paper Universal Synthesizer Interface published by Dave Smith and Chet Wood of Sequential Circuits at the 1981 Audio Engineering Society conference in New York City.A single MIDI cable can carry up to sixteen channels of MIDI data, each of which can be routed to a separate device. Each interaction with a key, button, knob or slider is converted into a MIDI event, which specifies musical instructions, such as a note's pitch, timing and loudness. One common MIDI application is to play a MIDI keyboard or other controller and use it to trigger a digital sound module (which contains synthesized musical sounds) to generate sounds, which the audience hears produced by a keyboard amplifier. MIDI data can be transferred via MIDI or USB cable, or recorded to a sequencer or digital audio workstation to be edited or played back.A file format that stores and exchanges the data is also defined. Advantages of MIDI include small file size, ease of modification and manipulation and a wide choice of electronic instruments and synthesizer or digitally sampled sounds.: 4  A MIDI recording of a performance on a keyboard could sound like a piano or other keyboard instrument; however, since MIDI records the messages and information about their notes and not the specific sounds, this recording could be changed to many other sounds, ranging from synthesized or sampled guitar or flute to full orchestra. Before the development of MIDI, electronic musical instruments from different manufacturers could generally not communicate with each other. This meant that a musician could not, for example, plug a Roland keyboard into a Yamaha synthesizer module. With MIDI, any MIDI-compatible keyboard (or other controller device) can be connected to any other MIDI-compatible sequencer, sound module, drum machine, synthesizer, or computer, even if they are made by different manufacturers. MIDI technology was standardized in 1983 by a panel of music industry representatives, and is maintained by the MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA). All official MIDI standards are jointly developed and published by the MMA in Los Angeles, and the MIDI Committee of the Association of Musical Electronics Industry (AMEI) in Tokyo. In 2016, the MMA established The MIDI Association (TMA) to support a global community of people who work, play, or create with MIDI.

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1. midi

   MIDI, an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, is a technical standard that describes a protocol, digital interface, and connectors. It allows a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers and other related devices to connect and communicate with each other. MIDI information is a series of instructions that helps control aspects of a musical performance, such as pitch, volume, velocity, vibrato, panning, etc.

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1. MIDI

   MIDI is a technical standard that describes a protocol, digital interface and connectors and allows a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers and other related devices to connect and communicate with one another. A single MIDI link can carry up to sixteen channels of information, each of which can be routed to a separate device. MIDI carries event messages that specify notation, pitch and velocity, control signals for parameters such as volume, vibrato, audio panning and cues, and clock signals that set and synchronize tempo between multiple devices. These messages are sent to other devices where they control sound generation and other features. This data can also be recorded into a hardware or software device called a sequencer, which can be used to edit the data and to play it back at a later time. MIDI technology was standardized in 1983 by a panel of music industry representatives, and is maintained by the MIDI Manufacturers Association. All official MIDI standards are jointly developed and published by the MMA in Los Angeles, California, USA, and for Japan, the MIDI Committee of the Association of Musical Electronics Industry in Tokyo.

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1. MIDI

   What does MIDI stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the MIDI acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. • France
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How to pronounce MIDI?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say MIDI in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of MIDI in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of MIDI in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of MIDI in a Sentence

1. Elizabeth Hart:

   The electrodes receive electromagnetic impulses that are translated into MIDI and then hooked up to synthesizers.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=MIDI
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Midi
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midi
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=MIDI