The Midi Manual

by Huber, David Miles

• ISBN13: 9780240803302
• ISBN10: 0240803302
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-12-01
• Publisher: Focal Pr

Summary

MIDI is a digital language that allows multiple electronic instruments, performance controllers, computers and other related devices to communicate with each other within a network in a performance setting, so that a musician can create, develop, and/or perform a song in a practical, flexible and affordable production environment. This book has been established as the most complete reference on the subject, by a very respected sound engineer and author. this manual has been revised and updated to include the new developments in hardware and software. Tips and practical examples on sequencing and mixing techniques have been added to enhance its usefulness as a reference tool for sound engineers, musicians and students.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
1 What Is MIDI?	1	(10)
A Brief History	2	(2)
Electronic Music Production	4	(7)
MIDI in the Home	5	(1)
MIDI in the Studio	6	(1)
MIDI in Audio-for-Video and Film	7	(1)
MIDI in Live Performance	8	(1)
MIDI and Multimedia	9	(2)
2 MIDI 1.0	11	(26)
Exploring the Specification	11	(1)
The Digital Word	11	(2)
The MIDI Message	13	(24)
MIDI Channels	14	(2)
MIDI Modes	16	(3)
Channel-Voice Messages	19	(10)
Channel-Mode Messages	29	(3)
System Messages	32	(4)
Running Status	36	(1)
3 The Hardware	37	(18)
System Interconnection	37	(6)
The MIDI Cable	37	(1)
MIDI Ports	38	(1)
MIDI Echo	39	(1)
Typical Configurations	40	(3)
MIDI and the Personal Computer	43	(3)
The Mac	44	(1)
The PC	44	(1)
The Atari	45	(1)
Portability	45	(1)
The MIDI Interface	46	(3)
MIDI Distribution and Processing	49	(6)
Merging MIDI Data	50	(1)
Patching MIDI Data	50	(2)
Filtering MIDI Data	52	(1)
Mapping MIDI Data	52	(1)
Processing MIDI Data	53	(1)
MIDI Diagnostic Tools	53	(2)
4 Electronic Musical Instruments	55	(22)
Inside the Toys	55	(3)
Keyboards	58	(12)
The Synthesizer	58	(7)
The Digital Sampler	65	(4)
The MIDI Keyboard Controller	69	(1)
Non-Keyboard Controllers	70	(1)
Percussion	70	(5)
The Drum Machine	70	(2)
Alternative Percussion Voices	72	(1)
MIDI Drum Controllers	72	(3)
The MIDI Vibraphone	75	(1)
MIDI Guitars	75	(1)
MIDI Wind Controllers	76	(1)
5 Sequencing	77	(30)
Hardware Sequencers	78	(1)
Integrated Workstation Sequencers	79	(1)
Software Sequencers	79	(1)
Basic Introduction to Sequencing	80	(24)
Recording	80	(2)
Editing	82	(1)
Main Edit Screen	83	(12)
Practical Editing Techniques	95	(4)
Work Those Tracks!	99	(4)
Standard MIDI Files	103	(1)
Other Sequencer Types	104	(3)
Drum Pattern Editor/Sequencers	104	(2)
Algorithmic Composition Programs	106	(1)
6 Editor/Librarians	107	(10)
A Historical Perspective	109	(1)
The Patch Editor	109	(4)
Hardware Patch Editors	111	(1)
Universal Patch Editor	112	(1)
The Patch Librarian	113	(1)
Alternative Sources for Obtaining Patch Data	114	(3)
7 Music Printing Programs	117	(8)
Entering Music Data	117	(3)
Scanning a Score	119	(1)
Editing a Score	120	(1)
Playing Back a Score	121	(1)
Printing a Score	122	(3)
Printing from Your Sequencer	122	(3)
8 Digital Audio in MIDI Production	125	(40)
Samplers	125	(6)
Sample Editing	126	(3)
The Sample Editor	129	(1)
Distribution of Sampled Audio	129	(2)
Hard Disk Recording	131	(6)
Hard Disk Editing	133	(1)
Basic Editing Techniques	134	(3)
Digital Signal Processing	137	(10)
Real-Time Digital Signal Processing	139	(1)
Basic Digital Signal Processing Techniques	139	(2)
Advanced Digital Signal Processing Editing Tools	141	(6)
Hard Disk Editing Systems	147	(6)
The Virtual Track	149	(2)
The Digital Audio Workstation	151	(2)
Digital Recording Systems	153	(5)
Digital Audio Tape	153	(2)
Modular Digital Multitrack Systems	155	(3)
Digital Transmission	158	(3)
S/PDIF	159	(1)
SCMS	159	(1)
Signal Distribution	160	(1)
CD Recorders	161	(4)
9 Multimedia	165	(14)
The Multimedia Environment	165	(2)
Task Switching	165	(1)
Device Driver	166	(1)
Hardware	167	(1)
The Media	168	(8)
Graphics	168	(1)
Desktop Video	169	(1)
MIDI	170	(2)
Digital Audio	172	(4)
Multimedia and the Web	176	(3)
Streaming Audio	176	(2)
Streaming Video	178	(1)
10 Synchronization	179	(26)
Synchronization between Analog Transports	180	(8)
SMPTE Time Code	180	(5)
LTC and VITC Time Code	185	(3)
SMPTE to MIDI Conversion	188	(1)
Synchronization in Electronic Music Production	188	(6)
Non-MIDI Synchronization	188	(2)
MIDI-Based Sync	190	(2)
MIDI Time Code	192	(2)
Digital Audio Synchronization	194	(11)
The Need for a Stable Timing Reference	194	(2)
Synchronization Methods	196	(3)
Real-World Sync Applications for Using Time Code and MIDI Time Code	199	(6)
11 MIDI-Based Mixing and Automation	205	(18)
Analog Mixers	205	(3)
Need More Inputs?	206	(2)
Mixing via MIDI	208	(11)
Dynamic Mixing via MIDI Control-Change Messages	209	(3)
Mixing a Sequence	212	(3)
MIDI Remote Controllers	215	(1)
Mixing in Conjunction with a Digital Audio Editor	216	(1)
MIDI-Based Automation Systems	217	(2)
Signal Processors in MIDI Production	219	(4)
Effects Automation in MIDI Production	219	(1)
Dynamic Effects Editing via MIDI	220	(1)
MIDI Signal Processing and Effects Devices	221	(1)
Musical Instrument Processors	221	(2)
A The MIDI 1.0 Specification	223	(14)
Introduction	223	(1)
Conventions	223	(1)
Hardware	224	(1)
Data Format	225	(11)
Message Types	225	(1)
Data Types	226	(1)
Channel Modes	227	(1)
Power-Up Default Conditions	228	(8)
"MIDI from the Source..."	236	(1)
Document Revision History	236	(1)
Ordering Information	236	(1)
B The MIDI Implementation Chart	237	(6)
Guidelines for Using the Chart	238	(1)
Detailed Explanation of the Chart	238	(5)
C Continued Education	243	(2)
The Web	244	(1)
Index	245