MIDI

Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) is the electronic marriage of music and computer technology that revolutionized music composition, recording, and arrangement. Students are introduced to the history of the MIDI concept, its principles and theory, and MIDI production techniques as well as MIDI control, synchronization, troubleshooting, and the design of MIDI systems. Students will also survey the effect of MIDI on the modern recording studio environment and examine live audio MIDI applications. Students will learn how to interface computers with musical instruments for recording and live performance applications.

Course Outline

• MIDI Concepts
• Sequencing
• MIDI Hardware and Software
• Synchronization