BigDeal
January 31, 2020
MIDI 2.0 is live - what will this change in music?
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MIDI 1.0 was released 37 years ago, and it had a big influence on music as a tool for manipulating and transferring sound. Now, as Quartz writes, it has finally received a major update - MIDI 2.0 is expanded from 7-bit values to 32-bit values (like going from the resolution of a 1980s television to the high-def TVs of today). It means that instead of 128 steps for features like volume, there will now be billions. With more memory, this should mean music played on MIDI 2.0 instruments will feel more analog, and make it possible for non-keyboard instruments to work better with MIDI.