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<TITLE>The Linux MIDI-HOWTO : Background to MIDI.</TITLE>
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<H2><A NAME="s6">6. Background to MIDI.</A></H2>
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<P>MIDI is a set of hardware and software protocols used by electronic musical instruments to communicate. It was first released in 1982 and has become the de-facto communication standard between electronic musical instruments. The protocol specifies the physical hardware parameters for the cable and interfaces, and provides a well defined set of communication protocols to exchange musical and timing data.
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<P>Prior to MIDI there were several analog, and later basic digital, connection protocols. The earliest, circa. 1974, would transmit note information as a voltage though a wire from one keyboard to another. Later, 1980 - 1981, Roland created a basic digital protocol, DCB. The MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA), working with the equipment manufacturers, defined a standard protocol and physical connection which allowed equipment from all complying manufacturers to connect and communicate with each other.
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<P>>From 1985 MIDI interfaces started to appear on home computers and soon after sequencing programs appeared.
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