What Is MIDI? How It Works and Why It's Useful

In this video you’ll learn about what MIDI is, and I’ll demonstrate some of its most powerful functions. Enhance your music production knowledge with LANDR Premium Courses—learn the fundamentals of composition, arrangement, and audio engineering to create stunning tracks: https://bit.ly/3IMGG5M Subscribe to LANDR on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2BcY9US 00:00 Intro 00:21 What Is MIDI? 01:13 Connecting MIDI 02:59 Digital Audio Workstation 05:14 Using MIDI Tracks 10:11 Control Messages / MIDI CC 14:04 Using Sync To Send Clock Information First, you’ll learn about what MIDI is: A communications protocol for musical instruments to interact with each other in a digital setting. I’ll be demonstrating this by connecting a few synthesizers together, and sending MIDI messages between them. Next, you’ll understand why MIDI is such a powerful tool when combining it with the Digital Audio Workstation. There are a few ways to connect a MIDI device to a digital audio workstation, and multiple ways you can use these devices in your workflow. Once you have MIDI tracks created, you'll learn how to route MIDI to different instruments, send control messages to alter parameters, and sync tempo from your Digital Audio Workstation to your MIDI devices. Want to learn more about music production? Check out our blog post here: https://bit.ly/2JghsNM Learn the best practices when editing MIDI here: https://bit.ly/2UKFFRA Looking for a MIDI controller to add to your setup? Check out our roundup of the 50 best MIDI controllers here: https://bit.ly/39mvU1l ------------------ Try LANDR now: https://bit.ly/2WppOwI Subscribe to LANDR on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2BcY9US Follow the LANDR blog to get the best tips, tools and tutorials for producers: https://blog.landr.com/ Instagram:   / landrmusic   Twitter:   / landr_music   -------------------- #MIDI #musicproduction #musiceducation #sequencing #abletonlive #roland909 #producer #landr #productiontutorial #musictechnology #music #MIDImapping #DAW #musicmaking #musiccreation