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Dillon Abell
MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. Have you ever heard a tune that plays while you're on hold on the telephone, or a jingle that plays in the background of commercials? Chances are those little songs are made using MIDI! MIDI signals are not actually audio signals or voltages that you get out of real instruments or microphones, they are simply binary data that is sent to the computer used to signify what you are intending to play (such as the start and end point of a note and the instensity that it is played). The thing about MIDI information is that it can be altered by the user at any time! You can cycle between instrument sounds, and even change the notes played all after putting in some information. This leads to a great amount of creative possibilities. Most MIDI signals get sent in to the box using a MIDI controller, such as a keyboard or an electric drumset, but it can also be inputed straight from your computer. The thing about MIDI instruments is that they do not actually make sound on their own, they are ony used as a vessel to input MIDI data to your DAW session in a way that us musicians are used to (such as real intruments). This is extraordinarily convenient when trying to incorporate many different intruments into your session that you don't actually own or have access to!
Learning MIDI was a very important chapter to me because it is very closely related to what I want to do. Along side owning a professional home studio, it is my dream to compose music for movies, T.V. shows and video games. Knowing how to work with MIDI is essential to this and this program has catapulted me towards my goal. I have already started writing material that if i'm lucky could one day end up in one of your favorite programs! Only time and a whole lot of effort will tell, but I'm more than ready to continue down this path!
