MIDI is the root of music technology

Think about how all songs or even jams are based on…

Tones will always vary but the notes and the beat of electronic music need a core of how to function. This is MIDI.

This page is the most raw notes I have for building a step by step course on how to understand the electronics of MIDI 1.0 (MIDI 2.0 will be very different, but MIDI 1.0 will always be here and present a great foundation for learning about music and electronics)

Outline of topics: (some links for now until I can write the concise content)

  1. MIDI Out LED Tester
    see MIDI TESTER

  2. MIDI Out Electronics from Arduino or Microcontroller

  3. MIDI In… how to understand an Optocoupler. Testing Optocoupler to see its working and how to understand its value
    Link for now: Test Optocoupler

  4. MIDI In… recommended course for getting MIDI IN to a 3.3v Microcontroller ( H11L1 tests out! Better than 6N138 for 3.3v)

  5. Basic Code

  6. Midi Filter and Manipulator (Beat Clock, utilities, excellent tools)

  7. Basic Sequencer

  8. more?

This is just a teaser and notes for me to expand later into a topic. Hope to elaborate more soon. Most of this came from easy to find resources online, but there didn’t seem to be any solid step by step course in what it all means or how to build up meaningful knowledge. That’s what I hope to add here: A larger understanding of the technology and how to learn it in a better consolidated way than I had to do.