The MIDI Manual: A Practical Guide to MIDI in the Project Studio

by David Miles Huber

MIDI is a digital language that allows multiple electronic instruments, performance controllers, computers and other related devices to communicate with each other within a network in a performance setting, so that a musician can create, develop, and/or perform a song in a practical, flexible and affordable production environment. This book has been established as the most complete reference on the subject, by a very respected sound engineer and author.





This manual has been revised and updated to include the new developments in hardware and software. Tips and practical examples on sequencing and mixing techniques have been added to enhance its usefulness as a reference tool for sound engineers, musicians and students.

Genres: Music, Nonfiction

255 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1990

Reviews

[Keith Wheeles · Rating 2 out of 5]

Solid review of MIDI format, interfaces.

[Silas · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had a variety of MIDI books in an Amazon wishlist, and accidentally bought this one while scrolling one day, so I decided to read it. As it turns out, this book is barely about MIDI at all. There is some actual MIDI information in the beginning, though as a MIDI newbie, I knew maybe 80% of it apart from specific standards, like what MIDI channels are standard for certain instruments, and what some standard MIDI CC assignments are. The majority of the book is about how to run a commercial small recording studio circa the early 2000s. There is a good bit of information about specific digital recording media and social media platforms of the time (the author really wants you to make a MySpace page). As you can tell, a lot of that information is wildly out of date, and no longer particularly useful. I wouldn't really recommend this book to anyone, and wish I hadn't accidentally bought it. There is very little technical information about MIDI or practical information about how to connect and troubleshoot MIDI. It's mostly an outdated and somewhat vague book about how to make it in the music business that is no longer relevant.

[R. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent guide for understanding the history of MIDI as well as practical applications for use within today's technology driven digital age. A must for today's digital dj's, vj's and producers to have as reference.

[Eli Stafford · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm not to good a writing reviews but I think this book is really good & thorough. Since I'm pretty much a MIDI Jedi nowadays, it mainly serves as a reference manual. But there are also a lot of things in this book that don't deal with MIDI but deal with other aspects of music.

[Lafayette Cates · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was okay. Could've been better written.