ABSTRACT
Today, professional and nonprofessional musicians alike are using the language of the Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) to perform an expanding range of music and automation tasks within audio production, audio for video, film post, stage production, etc. The true power of MIDI lay in its repeatability and ability to offer control and edit functions during both production and (even more so) after the fact in post-production. A MIDI cable consists of a shielded, twisted pair of conductor wires that has a male 5-pin DIN plug located at each of its ends. Wireless MIDI transmitters also make it possible for a battery-operated MIDI guitar, wind controller, etc., to be footloose and fancy-free on-stage and in the studio. Electronic instruments often vary in the number of sounds and notes that can be simultaneously produced by their internal sound-generating circuitry. Channel Voice messages are used to transmit real-time performance data throughout a connected MIDI system.
