It's true, MIDI is very flexible and can be used to impliment many desired facilities.
But as soon as it does that (i.e General MIDI) then it becomes something else, an extension.
MIDI is a standard.
Sending samples between samplers is nice (MIDI Sample Dump Standard), but plug your sampler into my DX7 and see if it can transfer samples. Actually thats a bad example, coz the DX7 screws around with MIDI, as Yamaha are prone to doing.
This is especially true regarding this article which deals with the original MIDI standard.
Hence, not dealing with audio. Directly;-)
"members of the PAN Network were a major force in the creation of the MIDI digital audio standard"
Musical Instrument Digital Interface.
Its about communication. S'got f'kall to do with audio.
OMG.
That is quite honestly the sickest thing I have seen in my entire life!
I like to think it takes a lot to make me squirm, but you succeeded most succesfully.
Well done!!
They have had bionic arms with motor controled fingers on them for ages, and they do have ones with pressure sensitivity and thermocouples built in.
Thats not the big deal here. The point is that these hand units are self contained, i.e theres no HIGE battery pack held in a big false arm thing that weighs a tonne; its all in the hand, so to speak;-)
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It's true, MIDI is very flexible and can be used to impliment many desired facilities. But as soon as it does that (i.e General MIDI) then it becomes something else, an extension. MIDI is a standard. Sending samples between samplers is nice (MIDI Sample Dump Standard), but plug your sampler into my DX7 and see if it can transfer samples. Actually thats a bad example, coz the DX7 screws around with MIDI, as Yamaha are prone to doing. This is especially true regarding this article which deals with the original MIDI standard. Hence, not dealing with audio. Directly ;-)
"members of the PAN Network were a major force in the creation of the MIDI digital audio standard" Musical Instrument Digital Interface. Its about communication. S'got f'kall to do with audio.
OMG. That is quite honestly the sickest thing I have seen in my entire life! I like to think it takes a lot to make me squirm, but you succeeded most succesfully. Well done!!
Ah, right then, Ted.
...I came accross one on Maralyn Manson in an Anmerican academic music journal.
Er, no. My Sony DDU-220E-SRP (6x/32x) DVD drive plays cd-r and rw just dandily. And we're talking cheap-shit disks too...
They have had bionic arms with motor controled fingers on them for ages, and they do have ones with pressure sensitivity and thermocouples built in. Thats not the big deal here. The point is that these hand units are self contained, i.e theres no HIGE battery pack held in a big false arm thing that weighs a tonne; its all in the hand, so to speak ;-)