![]() As we’ll see shortly, MIDI song files are very small in size, so it takes mere seconds to load them once in your instrument, you can play them instantaneously at the push of a button. MID) that you can upload to your instrument, either directly from your computer via USB, or by transferring them first to a flash drive, then plugging the drive into the instrument’s USB port. They come in the form of digital files (usually with the suffix. Simply put, MIDI songs are just collections of data that tell your keyboard what to play. Yamaha has prepared a short, easy-to-understand document called “MIDI Basics” that goes into greater detail. In effect, MIDI is a kind of language, with clearly enumerated performance commands (such as “play middle C and hold it for four beats, then let go of it and play a D six beats later”) that all MIDI-compatible instruments understand. The word “MIDI” is an acronym for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface” - a standard developed back in the 1980s that allowed different digital music devices, such as keyboards, sequencers and drum machines (and, later, computers) to communicate with one another, regardless of manufacturer. Fear not! Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions about MIDI songs and explain why they’re such a great addition to your digital keyboard or digital piano. ![]() ![]() ![]() Perhaps you’ve heard the term “MIDI songs” before, but maybe you’re not quite sure what they actually are - in fact, you may not even know what “MIDI” is. ![]()
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