MIDI 101: MIDI Demystified for iOS

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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...

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.This tutorial is written, narrated, and even animated (!) by veteran composer, keyboardist and synthesist Peter "Ski" Schwartz. Designed to "demystify" MIDI in an entertaining yet incredibly informative way, this 4-hour magnum-opus of MIDI will show you everything you've ever wanted to know about MIDI in your studio."MIDI Demystified" starts out with a detailed historical vignette taking MIDI from its humble beginnings through to its current state-of-the-art technology. Peter then investigates, explains and provides solutions to the many different MIDI situations that all musicians encounter in both live performance & in a studio setting.Featuring dozens of animated MIDI signal-flow diagrams, live action footage, and beautiful images of the latest MIDI gear along with vintage MIDI devices, Peter explains the potentially dry subject of MIDI in a way that makes the learning process accessible and fun!MIDI 101: MIDI Demystified is filled with all kinds of unexpected and informative surprises, and plenty of musical examples in a wide variety of styles. MIDI 101 teaches you everything there is to know about MIDI while keeping you entertained in the process! So join Peter Ski Schwartz on his incredibly fun filled romp through the amazing, musically microscopic and meaningful world of MIDI.Table of Contents:1. Welcome2. Somewhere in MIDI-eval Europe (a short film)3. Controllers, Sound Modules, Plugins, and other MIDI ...4. An Overview of MIDI Messages, and Perspectives on Wh...5. MIDI Connectors and Connections6. MIDI In, Out, and Thru7. The Golden Rule of Signal Flow8. MIDI Thru, in Detail10. MIDI Channels & Channel Voice Messages Primer11. Transmit and Receive Channels, and Applications Par...12. Transmit and Receive Channels, and Applications Par...13. Omni Mode14. The Serial Nature of MIDI Messages15. The Message Structure of Channel Voice Messages16. Note On and Note Off Message Structure, Note Off Va...17. MIDI Note Numbers18. Note Off Handling in Percussion Controllers19. Basic Concepts (or, "A Guide to Making Music Using ...20. Comparison of Mono & Poly Aftertouch-based Effects21. Aftertouch: MIDI Message Structure (Mono and Poly)22. Applications for Program Change Messages23. Program Change: Message Structure, and, the Dangers...24. Pitch Bender Message Basics25. Pitch Bend MSB and LSB26. Adjusting the Pitch Bend Range27. Introduction to Control Change Messages28. Message Structure, Continuous and Switch Controller...29. Controller Default Values and Compatibility30. Perspectives on Control Change Message Function31. CC's 7, 10, and 1132. CC's 0, 32, and 7433. The Meaning of Multi-Timbral, and, Sequencing with ...34. Multi-Timbral Plugins35. When and Why You'd Need One36. Connecting and Using USB Devices37. Comparing MIDI and USB-over-MIDI38. How Mergers Work39. Sequencing Using a DAW and a Multi-Timbral Sound Mo...40. "The Mind of MIDI" -- Thinking Through a More Compl...41. The Local Control42. Bringing it All Together: Combining MIDI Concepts a...43. Basic Concepts44. Master and Slave Devices45. Scenarios: Deciding on Which Device to use as the M...46. MIDI Clock in Detail47. MIDI Time Code (MTC)48. Sysex Primer and Bulk Dumps49. Recording Sysex Data (and why you'd want to do that...50. Recording Sysex Data, Part 2 (Sound Parameter Chang...51. Annoying Blinking LED's52. All About Binary Numbers and Why We Have Only 128 V...53. Hexa-whatimal?54. The Importance of Reading MIDI Implementation Chart...