MIDI Part 1 - MIDI Signal Path

This is the first part of my series on MIDI. (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) In it we cover the basic idea of what MIDI is and how devices are connected together including how IN, OUT and THRU ports work, and the different types of MIDI connections.

[hArtyTruffle]

Very informative. I learned midi back in the 80s but have completely forgotten everything I learned. Kids all grown with families of their own, so back to the music now. Thanks 👍🏼

[rudyb.]

Took me 2 years to find you but this information and your technique has proven to be both timeless and priceless 💯👌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[languageacquire]

You are the best about this, thank and thank and thank you, for your pristine knowledge that give to the world of owns totally ignorants !

[Tolerr]

This series is much appreciated. I, too, started on Windows 3.1 running Cakewalk, composed a ton way back in the day, and am now getting back into it. This refresher on MIDI basics is incredibly helpful and the information will be/is being applied to the use of the current Bandlabs version of Cakewalk. Thank you!

[williamspeed]

Wow I will absorb these lessons as if my life depended upon them as I am rebuilding my (hybrid) studio after being on the road for over 2yrs, and midi is/will be a huge part of my setup. I Thank You In Advance

[BenStoneking]

This is very informative. I'll be watching the whole series. Thank you!

[michaelproctor]

I found this to be very interesting and well presented. I used MIDI back in the early 90's with and Atari running cubase and a couple of yamaha dx synths. It was good to go back, recap on some old knowledge and then learn some of the new tricks. Some things I had forgotten but came right back when watching this.
I am going to follow this series, use what I have learnt and then put it to use with my new equipment and DAW.

Thanks for putting this together

[onesinglecircle]

I dipped in on your videos to figure out nrpns but then realized there was a lot I didn't know ... I'm now binge-watching them all (as the kids say). Thanks.

[johnleiby]

Great tutorials - clear and beginner friendly - with no fluff. Thank you Andrew!

[smartcrow]

Fine job Sir! I think you are the only person who could explain MIDI "Thru" with competence and real knowledge. Now I get it!
Oh, my brother, I had/have Cakewalk v1.0 (5.25 floppy) in 1989 running on a 1 Mhz IBM PC Desk Top. What I would give to have such a simple easy to use program that gets the job done as Cakewalk 1.0 did, I am sad that Cakewalk no longer exists as we knew them. =KL=

[ozcandurmusoglu]

Your videos helped me alot to learn about midi. Having two synth and looking for an opportunity to learn and suffering from limited info about connections, it helped me a lot. thank you

[andymellor]

As a Midi n00b trying to set up his first home Studio, this was very to the point.
I like your teaching style too. 🤓

[patriciaoudart]

I'm going to look all episodes, fine!🙏🧡💚

[anastav]

Im gonna watch every single video of yours. Thank you so much for giving such a huge information and knowledge for free! You are so great at teaching!

[blairswitchproject]

Great content, I’m grabbing some snacks and getting settled in to watch the whole series!

[videolabguy]

Very good! I had Cakewalk way back in the 90s. I had a synth I was trying to play. It had MIDI so of course I hooked it to the old 486 with its whopping 2 megs of ram and 40 meg hard drive. And sat there wondering what to do next. I recall getting lost in remap tables that would go round in circles. I had too many hobbies and dropped that one and the rest is history. I then took bass guitar lessons for two years. Again, I found myself with 48 hours a day devoted to hobbies on a planet with 24 hour days. Doh! I sure could have used this series back then.

[russellgeyer]

Thanks ! Very good info for the beginner.

[ferenctulics]

Super easy to understand and informative. Great job! Thank you, brother!

[edenottignon]

So helpful. Thank you!
Looking forward to seeing later episodes about 2.0 midi

[MSMusic]

Nice videos and well explained. This topic benefits from a clear and thorough instructor like yourself 👍🏼