Modern MIDI, 2nd Edition

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Recording MIDI

You don’t have to be a proficient musician to record MIDI, but it is still important to emphasize musical training and the importance of a solid musical performance. The reason that musical training is recommended is because it will save you time and make the editing/mixing process much more efficient. The more you get right during the recording phase, the less you will have to fix later.

Figure 4.1AKAI 88 and Laptop

The piano style keyboard controller is perhaps the most common way to record MIDI data. The second most common controller is the percussion pad. It’s not surprising that software equivalents mimic their hardware ...