Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A standard for representing musical information in a digital format.
- noun Software that conforms to this standard, used for composing and editing electronic music.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- initialism Musical Instrument Digital Interface
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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For example, MIDI is affiliated with a school, and Modern Sky has a record label.
A Pioneer In Chinese Music Festivals Nick Frisch 2010
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For example, MIDI is affiliated with a school, and Modern Sky has a record label.
A Pioneer In Chinese Music Festivals Nick Frisch 2010
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For example, MIDI is affiliated with a school, and Modern Sky has a record label.
A Pioneer In Chinese Music Festivals Nick Frisch 2010
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The Classical Music Archives Thalberg section site has this and more examples, also in MIDI format (it's a subscription site, but does allow limited download - 5 files a day - for non-members).
"Now will you practise?" Ray Girvan 2004
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One immediate benefit of NoteWorthy Composer is access to the wealth of classical music online in MIDI format, which helped me finally trace a piece of music.
"Now will you practise?" Ray Girvan 2004
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I gave up after 20 minutes and went upstairs to download the entire Carmina Burana in MIDI - won't my son be surprised next time his mobile rings?
Archive 2004-10-24 Laban 2004
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The Classical Music Archives Thalberg section site has this and more examples, also in MIDI format (it's a subscription site, but does allow limited download - 5 files a day - for non-members).
Archive 2004-06-01 Ray Girvan 2004
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One immediate benefit of NoteWorthy Composer is access to the wealth of classical music online in MIDI format, which helped me finally trace a piece of music.
Archive 2004-06-01 Ray Girvan 2004
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Francis calls the MIDI controller in his lap "the Choppertone," which brings us to a fourth point:
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Early in that decade, the microcomputer revolution led to a breakthrough in digital music technology known as MIDI (music instrument digital interface).
PopMatters David Kammerer 2010
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