MIDI 101: MIDI Demystified

Understand how and why the MIDI works. Get the most out of your MIDI system

If you use MIDI and always wondered how - and why - it works, MIDI 101 is for you! Informative and entertaining, "MIDI Demystified" is a required tutorial for anyone looking to get the most out of their MIDI hardware and software.

App Features:

• 232 minutes of video training

• Super clear explanations

• Offline Playback (no internet connection needed)

• Easy to navigate

Course Outline:

1. Welcome (02:28)

2. Somewhere in MIDI-eval Europe… (a short film) (03:27)

3. Controllers, Sound Modules, Plugins, and other MIDI Instruments (02:42)

4. An Overview of MIDI Messages, and Perspectives on What MIDI Is (06:52)

5. MIDI Connectors and Connections (02:52)

6. MIDI In, Out, and Thru (01:21)

7. The Golden Rule of Signal Flow (02:10)

8. MIDI Thru, in Detail (03:22)

9. Thru Boxes and Daisy-Chains (05:00)

10. MIDI Channels & Channel Voice Messages Primer (02:58)

11. Transmit and Receive Channels, and Applications Part 1 (03:26)

12. Transmit and Receive Channels, and Applications Part 2 (03:42)

13. Omni Mode (03:29)

14. The Serial Nature of MIDI Messages (03:38)

15. The Message Structure of Channel Voice Messages (04:22)

16. Note On and Note Off Message Structure, Note Off Variations (06:42)

17. MIDI Note Numbers (02:01)

18. Note Off Handling in Percussion Controllers (01:30)

19. Basic Concepts (or, "A Guide to Making Music Using Carpenter's Tools") (02:57)

20. Comparison of Mono & Poly Aftertouch-based Effects (04:20)

21. Aftertouch: MIDI Message Structure (Mono and Poly) (05:45)

22. Applications for Program Change Messages (05:14)

23. Program Change: Message Structure, and, the Dangers of Using Program Change Messages (08:15)

24. Pitch Bender Message Basics (07:25)

25. Pitch Bend MSB and LSB (04:12)

26. Adjusting the Pitch Bend Range (02:26)

27. Introduction to Control Change Messages (03:30)

28. Message Structure, Continuous and Switch Controllers (07:31)

29. Controller Default Values and Compatibility (06:34)

30. Perspectives on Control Change Message Function (02:32)

31. CC's 7, 10, and 11 (07:42)

32. CC's 0, 32, and 74 (04:37)

33. The Meaning of Multi-Timbral, and, Sequencing with a Multi-Timbral Sound Module (04:48)

34. Multi-Timbral Plugins (06:51)

35. When and Why You'd Need One (04:45)

36. Connecting and Using USB Devices (01:20)

37. Comparing MIDI and MIDI-over-USB (06:01)

38. How Mergers Work (03:57)

39. Sequencing Using a DAW and a Multi-Timbral Sound Module, and, the Concept of Channelizing (03:37)

40. "The Mind of MIDI" -- Thinking Through a More Complex Sequencing Setup (06:48)

41. The Local Control (04:01)

42. Bringing it All Together: Combining MIDI Concepts and Overcoming the 16 Channel Limitation (07:30)

43. Basic Concepts (03:16)

44. Master and Slave Devices (04:17)

45. Scenarios: Deciding on Which Device to use as the Master (04:06)

46. MIDI Clock in Detail (03:37)

47. MIDI Time Code (MTC) (04:10)

48. Sysex Primer and Bulk Dumps (04:44)

49. Recording Sysex Data (and why you'd want to do that), Part 1 (04:17)

50. Recording Sysex Data, Part 2 (Sound Parameter Changes) (02:15)

51. Annoying Blinking LED's (03:00)

52. All About Binary Numbers and Why We Have Only 128 Values in MIDI (05:29)

53. Hexa-whatimal? (02:03)

54. The Importance of Reading MIDI Implementation Charts (and how to read them) (05:29)