[Pete] admits that his MIDI-based slide advance alert system is definitely a niche solution to a niche problem, but it is a wonderful example of using available tools to serve a specific need. The ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. MIDI is a computer language that allows electronic devices to ...

MIDI is, in a word, a godsend. This unassuming data-transfer standard is the magic sauce that enables drastically different music technologies, developed decades apart, to tell each other what to do – ...

This is a post that has been a long time in coming. Quite a few months ago, two manufacturers sent me keyboard controllers that are compatible with iOS devices, Macs and PCs, but it's taken me until ...

I never use keyboards with iOS but the Novation Launchkey Mini 25 MkIV is cheap while having plenty of utility (I use the SL49 III for basically the same reason since I rarely use a keyboard) and ...

The iRig Keys Mini is an electronic MIDI music keyboard that connects to iPhone and iPad with a Lightning cable. Although it isn’t regularly advertised, iPhones and iPads have had great support for ...

Who needs a MIDI controller when you’ve got Logic Pro’s Musical Typing feature?

Earlier this week, AWS launched DeepComposer, a set of web-based tools for learning about AI to make music and a $99 MIDI keyboard for inputting melodies. That launch created a fair bit of confusion, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. MIDI is, in a word, a godsend. This unassuming data-transfer standard is the magic sauce that ...