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MIDI Basics 101

Lets look at MIDI for a bit. First MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. This is an industry standard protocol that lets electronic equipment like keyboards, drum machines and computers communicate with each other. MIDI also allows things like control commands(cc), synchronizing and the exchange of data. Other types of information MIDI transmits is controls for pitch, volume, panning, modulation(vibrato) and time code. MIDI however does NOT TRAMSMIT AUDIO or any other type of media. This industry standard came around in the early 1980's and spread like wildfire. MIDI is still used even today and the format really hasn't changed. That's just a little to get started as there is just tons and tons of stuff to talk about when it comes to MIDI. For instance MIDI software, MIDI interfaces, and MIDI file formats. I'll have more articles to come on MIDI and 'll also talk about usage of General MIDI(GM) and Standard MIDI(SM) formats. I'll also go over usage and functions and look at synth structure. There is universe to talk about when it comes to keyboards and MIDI. I'll touch on as much as possible and be as thorough as possible to help you out. So stay tuned and I'll see you on the flip side. HI TECH TERM: LFO (low frequency oscillation): low frequency audio signal, usually below 20 Hz , that creates a pulsating rythm rather than a audible tone. Generally the LFO filter is the second filter in the structure. The oscillator is the first circuit and is used to create the audio signal (will be touched on latter). To keep it as simple as possible the LFO is a oscillator that produces ONLY low frequecies.