This post focuses on describing MIDI – what it is and what it does.
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) was created in 1983 to address the need for controlling instruments electronically. As synthesizers grew more and more common, it became more and more difficult to control them all. MIDI was created to allow musicians to control many devices from one ‘controller’ keyboard. It was also created with a number of relatively robust features to aid in the creation of digital music.
