Among being a musician and a composer, Los Angeles native Nick Demopoulos is a sound and instrument designer. In an attempt to mesh the computer and guitar, he has created the SMOMID, or string ...

For musicians who want to create more than one type of sound on a single instrument, the electronic keyboard has been the standard for many decades. Thanks to the MIDI protocol originally developed in ...

In this week’s episode of The Logic Pros, we are taking a look at how Logic handles external MIDI-based instruments in the real world. It really doesn’t get any easier than loading up your favorite ...

Panzer Electronics based in San Diego has created a new string this MIDI instrument called the Panzer Guitar that plays any sound imaginable, allowing musicians to push their creativity to the limit.

In 1981, an audio engineer named Dave Smith designed a universal interface for connecting synthesizers together. He presented his basic design at the Audio Engineering Society meeting that year, and ...

Musical instrument digital interface, or MIDI, cables are used to connect keyboards and other electronic musical devices to computers. While the MIDI cables are labeled as "In" and "Out" plugs, they ...

No MIDI do it yourself electronics projects yet? Don’t worry! This article gives an introduction to MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), and covers useful details that might help you build ...