(MIDI)

Sebastián Ariza, Miguel Gutierrez, Antonio

Campuzano
 Index
What is MIDI

MIDI story

Usefulness

MIDI instruments

MIDI cables

MIDI controller

Bibliography
 What is MIDI
MIDI: Musical
Instrument Digital
Interface

MIDI is a language that is

used to connect instruments
with a computer or to a
synthesizers or even
between instruments
MIDI story
In the 1980’s music companies
started to develop musical
instruments

The instruments were specific

designed for recording in
computers and other devises

MIDI was created to make

synthesizers and other types of
electric instruments
 Who cerated MIDI

Midi was created around the year 1980 on USA, it is

believed that the creator of Midi was Dave Smith which
was the owner of a musical company called Dave Smith
instruments and he developed the first version of the Midi
standard which as well was released on 1983 and since
there Midi has become a really popular method for
connecting pieces for electronical music equipment.
 Usefulness

MIDI can message another compatible instruments the

notes, tempo, intensity and what effects it needs to play

MIDI can also make the audio editing easier in a

computer by making all the instruments work and
understand each other
MIDI Instruments
Key pad
Profesional guitars
Wind music
 Percussion Pads

These are pads

that when they
are pressed they
make different
sounds

Used like an
electronic pad
MIDI Cables
Compatible cables
 MIDI Controller
“LOGIC PRO X"

You can record and

edit MIDI with
the proportionated
tools, that include
full editing of
sound, vibration
and also digital
instrument
application.
 MIDI Controller

“Garage band”

• Exclusively
created for apple,
this interfase is a
good start point for
creation of music

• Is less complex
than Logic, but
very complete
 Bibliography
Britannica (2018) MIDI Musical Technology, Britannica, Retrived: August 23
of 2018, Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/art/MIDI-music-technology

Britannica (2018) MIDI, Britannica, Retrivied: August 23 of 2018, Taken

From: https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/MIDI/471618

Musicalecer. Creación, edición y producción musical (2018), Musicalecer,

Musicalecer. Creación, edición y producción musical, Retrivied: August 23 of
2018, From: https://musicalecer.wordpress.com/midi/depositivos-midi/

John Gibson (2013) Introduction to MIDI and Computer Music:  The MIDI
Standard, Indiana University, Retrivied: August 23 of 2018 Taken from: http://
www.indiana.edu/~emusic/361/midi.htm