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MIDI is hard to explain

December 10, 2024 / 00:57

This episode discusses an innovative USB-C accessory for mobile devices that functions as a MIDI wind instrument. The conversation covers how MIDI works, including its role in transmitting musical information such as note duration and volume.

The hosts explain the concept of MIDI, clarifying how it sends numerical data to computers to produce sound. They compare the accessory's design to a vape, highlighting its unique functionality.

Listeners learn about the potential applications of this technology in music production and performance, emphasizing its wireless capabilities and compatibility with various audio software.

TLDR

A new USB-C accessory turns mobile devices into MIDI wind instruments, explaining MIDI's function in music production.

Episode

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an Italian startup is working on this USBC accessory for mobile devices that basically looks like if you plugged The
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Vape into like the bottom of an iPhone you can blow into it and then use controls on the screen to essentially
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create a I don't know how to use the term midi if I'm being honest but a midi wind instrument it's always really hard
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to explain to people how midi works and what it is when you hit a key on your keyboard it's sending just like a number
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to your computer right and then your computer goes like Oh what language am I looking at what what font is selected
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right now and then it actually pulls the character right and that is exactly how
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midi works like midi is an information for storing the notes when they're played how loud they are and how long
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each note is and then you send that to an instrument that ingests that and spits out musical tones and then you
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could wirelessly hook this up to a computer and control any instrument in any audio software

Episode Highlights

  • Innovative MIDI Wind Instrument
    An Italian startup is developing a unique accessory that turns your phone into a MIDI wind instrument.
    “You can blow into it and then use controls on the screen.”
    @ 00m 09s
    December 10, 2024

Episode Quotes

  • It's always really hard to explain to people how MIDI works.
    MIDI is hard to explain
  • MIDI is an information for storing the notes when they're played.
    MIDI is hard to explain

Key Moments

  • MIDI Explained00:36
  • Musical Technology00:54