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MIDI. Musical Instrument Digital Interface. One MIDI instrument can play 16 channels of sound simultaneously. MIDI. Musical Instrument Digital Interface. One MIDI instrument can play 16 channels of sound simultaneously. What’s a MIDI Instrument, Bruce?. MIDI.
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MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface One MIDI instrument can play 16 channels of sound simultaneously
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface One MIDI instrument can play 16 channels of sound simultaneously What’s a MIDI Instrument, Bruce?
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface and can change the band at any time, with still only only 16 sounds
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface and can change the band at any time, with still only only 16 sounds
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface and can change the band at any time, with still only only 16 sounds
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface and can change the band at any time, with still only only 16 sounds
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface and can change the band at any time, with still only only 16 sounds
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface and can change the band at any time, with still only only 16 sounds
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface and can change the band at any time, with still only only 16 sounds
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface and can change the band at any time, with still only only 16 sounds
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface and can change the band at any time, with still only only 16 sounds But it has to be fast!
MIDI The MIDI File . . contains information to play the 16 channels in the instrument Eg.Note On. .Channel Number. .Note Number. .Velocity 9160127 plays channel 1middle C loudly andNote Off. .Channel Number. .Note Number. .Velocity 816085 releasesthe same note gently But it has to be the SAME note!
MIDI The MIDI File . . and tells the instrument which sounds to use in the channels The General MIDI Specification lists 128 standard sounds Eg.1=piano,42=Viola,66=Alto Sax,105=Sitar What do they sound like, Bruce?
MIDI The MIDI File . . by sending Program Change data to the instrument Eg. Program Change. .Channel Number. .New Sound 324 48 changeschannel 4toTimpani
MIDI Problems, Problems, Problems 1. Music by Numbers eg. Funeral March, Mozart Flute Concerto K622 2. Program changes can cut sounds short eg. sustained sounds after Note Off 3. Different Sounds General MIDI vs Manufacturers’ settings /the sound of the sound
MIDI The Audition 1. The Sound Modules The SoundBlaster 32 PC sound card The Roland JVC-30 Multi-timbral Synthesiser The Casio CTK-601 Multi-timbral Synthesiser 2. The Music Hotel California Take the ‘A’ Train Mozart’s 40th Symphony