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If you’re like
most home recordists, you’ll end up using
some sort of MIDI controller in your studio.
The purpose of this piece of equipment is to
allow the various MIDI instruments to
communicate and synchronize with one
another.
MIDI is a
protocol that musical instrument
manufacturers (in a rare moment of
cooperation) developed to allow one digital
instrument to communicatewith another. MIDI
uses binary digital data, in the form of 1s
and 0s, to tell an instrument to play or
release a note, to change sounds, and send a
host of
other messages.
MIDI
controllers come in many shapes and sizes.
The most common are computer software,
keyboard, or standalone controllers. These
controllers can reside within the computer
(Pro Tools, for example, has MIDI
capabilities), a keyboard (synthesizer), or
a separate box. They enable you to either
play, in real time, another instrument or to
trigger another instrument with the
sequencer, which is a MIDI program that
allows you to play an instrument without
actually playing (like a player piano). They
just need to have MIDI capability and be
connected through their MIDI ports (using
MIDI cables). |
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