Midi
noun
It's a system that allows electronic musical instruments, computers, and other devices to communicate and share musical information.
She used midi to compose and produce her music on her computer
Often appears as...
- midi file
- midi controller
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Technical
noun
A women's dress or skirt that reaches between the knee and the ankle.
She wore a bright red midi to the party
Often appears as...
- midi dress
- midi skirt
abbreviation
It stands for "Midday" in some contexts,especially in French. It refers to noon or the middle part of the day.
We will meet for lunch at midi
Often appears as...
- meet at midi
- lunch at midi
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Colloquial
proper noun
It refers to the southern part of France, often called "le Midi".
We spent our vacation in the Midi
Often appears as...
- lived in midi
- vacation in midi
noun
It's a system that allows electronic musical instruments, computers, and other devices to communicate and share musical information.
She used midi to compose and produce her music on her computer
Often appears as...
- midi file
- midi controller
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A women's dress or skirt that reaches between the knee and the ankle.
She wore a bright red midi to the party
Often appears as...
- midi dress
- midi skirt
abbreviation
It stands for "Midday" in some contexts,especially in French. It refers to noon or the middle part of the day.
We will meet for lunch at midi
Often appears as...
- meet at midi
- lunch at midi
Usage tips
Colloquial
proper noun
It refers to the southern part of France, often called "le Midi".
We spent our vacation in the Midi
Often appears as...
- lived in midi
- vacation in midi
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Use
Used specifically in music tech; unfamiliar outside that context.
The keyboard's midi capability made recording easier.
Pro Tip 2/3Electronic Devices
Refers to the connection between modern musical equipment.
He connected the synth to the sequencer using midi.
Pro Tip 3/3Music Production
Midi is essential for producers and composers in digital music.
With midi, you can control virtual instruments on your software.
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Use
Used specifically in music tech; unfamiliar outside that context.
The keyboard's midi capability made recording easier.
Pro Tip 2/3Electronic Devices
Refers to the connection between modern musical equipment.
He connected the synth to the sequencer using midi.
Pro Tip 3/3Music Production
Midi is essential for producers and composers in digital music.
With midi, you can control virtual instruments on your software.
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Use
Used specifically in music tech; unfamiliar outside that context.
The keyboard's midi capability made recording easier.
Pro Tip 2/3Electronic Devices
Refers to the connection between modern musical equipment.
He connected the synth to the sequencer using midi.
Pro Tip 3/3Music Production
Midi is essential for producers and composers in digital music.
With midi, you can control virtual instruments on your software.
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Cuco
American Musician
My parents took me to Sam Ash, and I got a pretty cheap setup - a MIDI keyboard and one of those cheaper mixers - but it was dope, though; it was something. That was kind of how it was: just going to school, skating back home, making music, telling my parents I did my homework.
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Skrillex
American Musician
To me, it's always a joy to create music no matter what it takes to actually get there. The real evils are always whatever stops you from doing that - like if your CPU is spiking and you have to sit there and bounce all your MIDI to audio. Now that's annoying!
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Synyster Gates
American Musician
We spend a lot of time with MIDI keyboards and various processors, and we just figure it out. And all those things you hear in our songs work as submelodies and countermelodies, and everything has to fit.
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Clairo
American Musician
I bought this Oxygen midi synth from a flea market in Boston for $10. And then I found a cord in my house that fit it, and so I just started using that to do synth stuff in GarageBand.
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Mike Gordon
American Musician
I'm always interested in mixing technology and music. You know, maybe I'll have a MIDI bass pickup at some point, I don't really think that's the direction I would want to go.
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Syd
American Musician
I use Logic or Reason and a midi keyboard for beats. If it's gonna have all live instruments in it, I'll probably use Pro Tools and have the band lay stuff down.
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Charles Petzold
American Businessman
All modern MIDI synthesizers are capable of polyphony, which means they can play more than one note at a time and more than one instrument at a time.
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Ashley Madekwe
English Actress
Don't be afraid to pile on the midi rings! I like to play around with metals and pair delicate rings with chunkier ones.
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Olivia Holt
American Actress
I like really tiny rings, midi rings, and little bracelets that have a charm on them.
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J. J. Johnson
American Musician
Midi is my hobby.
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Cuco
American Musician
My parents took me to Sam Ash, and I got a pretty cheap setup - a MIDI keyboard and one of those cheaper mixers - but it was dope, though; it was something. That was kind of how it was: just going to school, skating back home, making music, telling my parents I did my homework.
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Skrillex
American Musician
To me, it's always a joy to create music no matter what it takes to actually get there. The real evils are always whatever stops you from doing that - like if your CPU is spiking and you have to sit there and bounce all your MIDI to audio. Now that's annoying!
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Synyster Gates
American Musician
We spend a lot of time with MIDI keyboards and various processors, and we just figure it out. And all those things you hear in our songs work as submelodies and countermelodies, and everything has to fit.
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Clairo
American Musician
I bought this Oxygen midi synth from a flea market in Boston for $10. And then I found a cord in my house that fit it, and so I just started using that to do synth stuff in GarageBand.
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Mike Gordon
American Musician
I'm always interested in mixing technology and music. You know, maybe I'll have a MIDI bass pickup at some point, I don't really think that's the direction I would want to go.
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Syd
American Musician
I use Logic or Reason and a midi keyboard for beats. If it's gonna have all live instruments in it, I'll probably use Pro Tools and have the band lay stuff down.
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Charles Petzold
American Businessman
All modern MIDI synthesizers are capable of polyphony, which means they can play more than one note at a time and more than one instrument at a time.
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Ashley Madekwe
English Actress
Don't be afraid to pile on the midi rings! I like to play around with metals and pair delicate rings with chunkier ones.
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Olivia Holt
American Actress
I like really tiny rings, midi rings, and little bracelets that have a charm on them.
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J. J. Johnson
American Musician
Midi is my hobby.
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