I've spent the last three days trying to write a simple piece of software that translates specified MIDI messages into Open Sound Control messages. I'm very new at this, so I decided to code it in ...

We’ve come a long way in our use of MIDI. When the standard was introduced in the 1980s, getting different instruments made by different manufacturers to communicate with each other was a huge step ...

In this installment of our tour of Linux MIDI software, we look at some experimental MIDI music-making environments. I've divided this class of software into command-line and GUI-based applications.

Apple has been granted a patent (number 2012006068) by the US Patent & Trademark Office for a graphical user interface for music sequence programming. Here’s Apple’s background and summary of the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The unsung heroes of the modern DAW, MIDI plugins might not have the glamour and cachet of their ...

In 1981, an audio engineer named Dave Smith designed a universal interface for connecting synthesizers together. He presented his basic design at the Audio Engineering Society meeting that year, and ...