Midi articles

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  Feature

  How the 808 drum machine got its cymbal, and other tales from music's geeky underbelly

  By Trent Wolbe on January 30, 2013 02:15 pm + 28 comments

  This year marks the 30th anniversary of MIDI, the language that electronic instruments use to talk Continue reading…

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  Elton John's phantom fingers: the remote presence piano show of your dreams

  By Trent Wolbe on January 29, 2013 10:10 am + 33 comments

  It was a dark and stormy night in Sherman Oaks and I was not ready to add a new emotion to my Continue reading…

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  Feature

  MIDI turns 30: a revolutionary open music standard lives on

  By Alex Dunbar on January 28, 2013 01:35 pm + 65 comments

  The list of digital technologies that have remained in use for a decade or more is a short one. MIDI Continue reading…

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  Article

  Beatoven makes MIDI music from a cooking pot

  By Sam Byford on January 15, 2013 07:34 pm + 8 comments

  The process of making music isn't a million miles away from that of cooking — you have to get the Continue reading…

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  Article

  Stanley: the piano that plays what you tweet

  By Andrew Webster on July 20, 2012 02:49 pm + 6 comments

  Twitter has plenty of uses, and the creative team at Digital Kitchen has come up with a new one — Continue reading…

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  Article

  Play this: 'Tambour'

  By Andrew Webster on May 8, 2012 05:21 pm + 4 comments

  While some traditional music games are eschewing peripherals, indie developer Possible Metrics is Continue reading…

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  Article

  Kinect used to control 83-year-old, four-story high organ in Australia

  By Andrew Webster on April 9, 2012 10:42 am + 12 comments

  Australian composer Chris Vik wanted to play the historic four-story tall Town Hall organ in Continue reading…

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  Article

  Miselu's Neiru keyboard is an Android-powered, web-connected, social instrument

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 13, 2012 07:35 am + 4 comments

  The proliferation of cheap technology has made it easy for anyone to get into digital music Continue reading…

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  Article

  Alesis DM Dock and Amp Dock for iPad hands-on

  By Joseph L. Flatley on January 21, 2012 06:06 pm + 13 comments

  The iPad sure seems to be a boon for musical equipment manufacturers: not only does it provide a Continue reading…

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  Article

  SmithsonMartin Kontrol Surface MIDI controller hands-on

  By Joseph L. Flatley on January 20, 2012 03:48 pm + 7 comments

  SmithsonMartin's Emulator Modular is a software package that lets users create custom UIs for MIDI Continue reading…