A MIDI controller is a device that allows a user to send MIDI data to a computer or other devices. MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, it is a protocol that allows electronic instruments and computers to communicate with each other. In the early 1980s, music technology manufacturers came together to create the MIDI specification that would be a universal way of connecting and interfacing gear across all manufacturers. Prior to MIDI, each manufacturer had their own propriety way of communicating between their own devices, and the was no standard across all manufacturers. This was also a time before…
Author: Huw Jones
The iPad can be an under-utilized music performance and production device, there are lots of ways it can integrate into your own workflow and hopefully seed some ideas for your own creative work as a great music tech tool. The obvious advantages, to begin with, are its size, portability, and versatility. With the processing power becoming increasingly powerful, developers are generating interesting and unique apps for sound creation and music performance, Granular synth Borderlands is a notable example. With an expressive interface that only exists on a touch screen, this is an utterly unique and powerful instrument for the ‘tablet’…
