by Flash | Feb 10, 2005 | For Musicians, MIDI 101
To get the real power out of the MIDI protocol for composing and reproducing music, you need additional software. A MIDI file is simply a file of all the commands needed to play a certain sequence of music. A PC can store these and then transmit them to MIDI...
by Flash | Dec 19, 2004 | MIDI 101
So what is this MIDI that started it all? MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. MIDI is a hardware/software combination. The hardware is a MIDI cable. The MIDI cable looks like a 5-pin cable, but it is not an ordinary 5-pin cable. It is specially...
by Bill Bernico | Sep 13, 2004 | Practical MIDI
April 23, 1995 was the day that I can truly say was the turning point for me in music. To explain fully, I have to go back five years to 1990. That’s when I first ditched the four-piece band in favor of a duo. By 1990 I’d had twenty-four years of playing with bands...
by Bill Bernico | Jul 1, 2004 | Practical MIDI
I have been a working musician for nearly forty years and I have to admit that after all these decades, I still can’t read a note of sheet music. I guess you could say that makes me a “musical illiterate.” Now, that doesn’t hinder me one bit. On the contrary. In my...
by Bill Bernico | Apr 21, 2004 | Practical MIDI
November 22, 1963. (Kennedy Assassination) February 9, 1964. (Beatles on Ed Sullivan) June 28, 1966. (?) December 8, 1980. (John Lennon Murdered) And there you have it—four important dates in my life. To the rest of the world, though, it would appear that there are...
by Bill Bernico | Jan 21, 2004 | Practical MIDI
“I hope I die before I get old.” At least that’s what Pete Townsend said when he wrote “My Generation” for The Who. “I can’t see me still doing this when I’m 30,” declared Paul McCartney in a 1963 interview when asked about how long he thought he’d still be playing...
