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MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. It's a way to connect devices that make and control sound — such as synthesizers, samplers, and computers — so that they can communicate with each o
MIDI technology was standardized in 1983 by a panel of music industry representatives, and is maintained by the MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA). In 2016, the MMA established The MIDI Association (TMA) to support a global community of people who work, play, or create with MIDI.[5]
Chiptune musicians also use retro gaming consoles to compose, produce and perform music using MIDI interfaces. Custom interfaces are available for the Famicom,[45] Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Nintendo Gameboy[46] and Game Boy Advance,[47] Sega Megadrive and Sega Genesis.
MIDI messages are made up of 8-bit words (commonly called bytes) that are transmitted serially at a rate of 31.25 kbit/s. This rate was chosen because it is an exact division of 1 MHz, the operational speed of many early microprocessors.[15]
The first bit of each word identifies whether the word is a status byte or a data byte, and is followed by seven bits of information.[3]: 13–14 A start bit and a stop bit are added to each byte for framing purposes, so a MIDI byte requires ten bits for transmission.[15]: 286