As part of its ‘May Is MIDI Month’, The MIDI Association will host a pair of live web events, on the history and future of MIDI:
The Early History of MIDI -1981-1985
Saturday May 18 at 3 PM Pacific Time
The people who originally created MIDI discuss the turbulent early days of MIDI before it became the established standard it is today.
Panelists:
Anne Graham, Brian Vincik, Chris Meyer, Dave Smith, Domenic Milano, Jeff Rona, Michelle Moog Koussa, Paul Lehrman, Ryan Alexander Diduck
MIDI 2.0: The Future of MIDI
Saturday, May 25 at 10 AM Pacific Time
Members of the MMA MIDI-CI and Protocol working groups will explain their vision for the future of MIDI.
Panelists:
Amos Gaynes, Andrew Mee, Dave Starkey, Florian Bome, Franz Detro, Mike Kent, Phil Burk, Rick Cohen, Tom White
See the MIDI site for details on the events.
This looks very interesting to me.
Sadly, I am sure it would be terribly boring to 99% of my friends and family, so I don’t think I will get the chance to see it live.
https://www.midi.org/live
Over 30 years later still waiting for 2.0….need a Dave Smith roll call again
The future of midi is going to look exactly like the past. nothing ever happens with this and seems slower than any establishment pretty much..