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Computer Music (MUSC
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MIDI Resources
The Music Instrument Digital Interface
(MIDI) is a protocol defined in 1989 by the International MIDI Association.
The MIDI Specification 1.0 has undergone several updates since that
time, but it essentially remains the same. The original specification
is a technical description which may be difficult for the novice to
read and understand. However, many great MIDI WEB sites exist which
demystify the MIDI Spec. Here are just a few:
Indiana University
Site
Borg's
MIDI Spec (This guy has an offbeat sense of humor. But, it's a
GREAT SITE. ENJOY!!)
Borg's "MIDI is the
language of the gods" (Wow! Is this guy weird..)
Dave
Smith, the Father of MIDI
USENET's
MIDI Primer
David's MIDI
Spec
Original
MIDI Spec 1.0
Harmony
Central's MIDI Spec
MIDI
Spec in French
MIDI Spec
in Portuguese
USB
MIDI Spec
Statement
on XMidi (a new MIDI standard)
General MIDI (GM):
General
MIDI 1
General MIDI Program Map using
numbers 0-127
General MIDI Program Map using numbers
1-128
General MIDI Percussion Sounds
Map for MIDI Channel 10
Standard MIDI File Format (SMF):
Outline
of the Standard MIDI File Structure (Stanford Univ.)
Standard
MIDI Files 1.0
Standard
MIDI File (SMF) Format (Borg's MIDI site -- who is this guy, anyway??)
Standard
MIDI File Spec (Marc Clay)
Standard MIDI
Files (The Sonic Spot)
Parsing
MIDI Files with Java (Sun Microsystems)
Some other useful information related to MIDI:
About
MIDI
Tutorial
on MIDI and Music Synthesis (GREAT!)
MIDI
Timeline (a short history of MIDI)
MIDI Commands
Common Control Change Numbers
Running Status
Summary of MIDI Note Numbers for Different
Octaves on the Piano Keyboard
Summary
of MIDI Control Change #'s
Summary of MIDI Channel Voice, Channel Mode, System Common, and System
Real-time Messages
Hardware Projects:
John's
Port-Powered Midi Interface for Older Macintosh Computers with RS422
Ports
John's
Port-Powered Midi Interface for PC Soundcards
Hexadecimal Hell:
Decimal
- Hexadecimal - Binary Conversion Table 1
Decimal
- Hexadecimal - Binary Conversion Table 2
Decimal -
Hexadecimal Conversion Procedure
Hexadecimal Conversion
Tutorial 1
Summary
of MIDI Status & Data Bytes
Midi Note
Number to Equal Temperament Semitone to Hertz (Hz) Conversion Table
MIDI Data
Format by Binary, Decimal, and Hexadecimal
MIDI on UNIX!!
MIDI on
UNIX!!
Sound & MIDI Software For
Linux
Many LINKS
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