What exactly is MIDI?

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I always watch synthesia videos on youtube and actually use them to learn how to play piano pieces I like. I recently bought a digital piano that says it can use MIDI. The thing is, I don’t have any idea how it works and where to start.

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MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface

It’s basically just a list of which notes to hit at what times and volumes

There’s some nuance that’s lost between a human player and the MIDI file, but the basic idea is still there.

It’s also super easy to convert a MIDI file to text, which means it doesn’t take up much space in data, like a sound recording would.

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