Chapter 9 MIDI and Electronic Music Technology

DOI: 10.4324/9781003260530-9

Today, professional and nonprofessional musicians alike are using the language of the Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) to perform an expanding range of music and automation tasks within audio production, audio for video, film post, stage production, etc. This industry-wide acceptance can, in large part, be attributed to the cost-effectiveness, power and general speed of MIDI production. Once a MIDI instrument or device comes into the production picture, there may be less need (if any at all) to hire outside musicians for a project. This alluring factor allows a musician/composer to compose, edit and arrange a piece in an electronic music environment that’s ...

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