The MIDI Manual A Practical Guide to MIDI in the Project Studio Audio Engineering Society Presents 3rd Edition by David Miles Huber ISBN 0240807987 978-0240807980

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ISBN 10: 0240807987  
ISBN 13:  978-0240807980
Author: David Miles Huber 

The MIDI Manual is a complete reference on MIDI, written by a well-respected sound engineer and author. This best-selling guide provides a clear explanation of what MIDI is, how to use electronic instruments and an explanation of sequencers and how to use them. You will learn how to set up an efficient MIDI system and how to get the best out of your music.

The MIDI Manual is packed full of useful tips and practical examples on sequencing and mixing techniques. It also covers editors/librarians, working with a score, MIDI in mass media and multimedia and synchronisation. The MIDI spec is set out in detail along with the helpful guidelines on using the implementation chart.

Illustrated throughout with helpful photos and screengrabs, this is the most readable and clear book on MIDI available.

The MIDI Manual: A Practical Guide to MIDI in the Project Studio (Audio Engineering Society Presents) 3rd Table of contents:

1 What Is MIDI?

What MIDI Isn’t

A Brief History

Why is MIDI?

MIDI in the Home

MIDI on the Go

MIDI in the Studio

MIDI in Audio-for-Visual and Film

MIDI in Live Performance

MIDI and Visuals

MIDI and Multimedia

MIDI on the Phone

2 MIDI 1.0

Exploring the Spec

The Digital Word

The MIDI Message

MIDI Channels

Auto Channelizing

MIDI Modes

Channel-Voice Messages

Note-On Messages

Note-Off Messages

All Notes Off

Pressure (Aftertouch) Messages

Channel Pressure Messages

Polyphonic Key Pressure Messages

Program Change Messages

Pitch Bend Messages

Control Change Messages

Controller ID Numbers

Controller Values

Explanation of Controller ID Parameters

Bank Select

Mod Wheel

Breath Control

Foot Pedal

Portamento Time

Data Entry

Channel Volume (formerly known as Main Volume)

Stereo Balance

Pan

Expression

Effect Control 1 and 2

General Purpose Controllers

Hold Pedal

Portamento On/Off

Sustenuto Pedal

Soft Pedal

Legato Pedal

Hold 2 Pedal

Sound Variation (Sound Controller 1)

Sound Timbre (Sound Controller 2)

Sound Release Time (Sound Controller 3)

Sound Attack Time (Sound Controller 4)

Sound Brightness (Sound Controller 5)

Sound Controller 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10

General Purpose Buttons

Portamento Control

Effects Level

Tremolo Level

Chorus Level

Celeste Level

Phaser Level (Set it on stun, Scotty!)

Data Button Increment

Data Button Decrement

Non-Registered Parameter Number (NRPN)

Registered Parameter Number (RPN)

All Sound Off

All Controllers Off

Local Keyboard On/Off

All Notes Off

Omni Mode Off

Omni Mode On

Monophonic Operation

Polyphonic Operation

System Messages

System-Common Messages

MTC Quarter-Frame Messages

Song Position Pointer Messages

Song Select Messages

Tune Request Messages

End of Exclusive Messages

System Real-Time Messages

Timing Clock Messages

Start Messages

Stop Messages

Continue Messages

Active Sensing Messages

System Reset Messages

System-Exclusive Messages

Universal Nonreal-Time System Exclusive

Universal Real-Time System Exclusive

Running Status

3 The Hardware

System Interconnection

The MIDI Cable

MIDI Phantom Power

Wireless MIDI

MIDI Jacks

MIDI In Jack

MIDI Out Jack

MIDI Thru Jack

MIDI Echo

Typical Configurations

The Daisy Chain

The Multiport Network

MIDI and the Personal Computer

The Mac

The PC

Portability

Super-Portability

Connecting to the Peripheral World

USB

FireWire™

Networking

The MIDI Interface

The Keyboard Controller

Foot Controllers

The Audio Interface

DAW Hardware Controllers

MIDI Diagnostic Tools

4 Electronic Instruments

Inside the Toys

Keyboards

The Synth

Synth Modules

Soundcard Synths

Software Synthesis and Sample Resynthesis

Samplers

Software Samplers

Sample CDs, DVDs, and the Web

Instrument Plug-Ins

The MIDI Keyboard Controller

Alternative Controllers

The Drum Machine

Alternative Percussion Voices

MIDI Drum Controllers

Drum Machine Button Pads

The Keyboard as a Percussion Controller

Drum Pad Controllers

MIDI Drums

Other MIDI Instrument and Controller Types

MIDI Vibraphone

MIDI Guitars and Basses

MIDI Wind Controllers

5 Sequencing

Hardware Sequencers

Integrated Workstation Sequencers

Software Sequencers

Basic Introduction to Sequencing

Recording

Setting the Session Tempo

Changing Tempo

Click Track

Setting Up a Track

Multiple Track Recording

Punching In and Out

Pre-count

Record Loop

Stacking

Step Time Entry

Saving Your MIDI Files

Editing

Main Edit Screen

MIDI Grouping

Piano Roll Editor

Snap to

Notation Editor

Drum Editor

Event Editor

Practical Editing Techniques

Transposition

Quantization

Humanizing

Swing

Slipping in Time

Editing Controller Values

Thinning Controller Values

Filtering MIDI Data

Mapping MIDI Data

Program Change Messages

System Exclusive: The Musician’s Pal

Work Those Tracks!

Splitting Tracks

Merging Tracks

Layering Tracks

MIDI Echo, Echo, Echo,

MIDI Processing Effects

Audio-to-MIDI Interpretation

Replacing Audio Tracks via MIDI

Playback

Mixing a Sequence Using Continuous Controllers

Tips and Tricks

6 Digital Audio Production

The Digital Recording/Reproduction Process

Sampling

Quantization

Samplers

Sample Editing

Sample Looping

Distribution of Sampled Audio

MIDI Sample-Dump Standard

SCSI Sample Dump Formats

Hard-Disk Recording

The Digital Audio Workstation

Integration Now … Integration Forever!

DAW Hardware

The Desktop Computer

The Laptop Computer

The Audio Interface

Audio Driver Protocols

Latency

Wordclock

DAW Controllers

Sound File Formats

Format Interchange and Compatibility

Sound File Sample Rates

Sound File Bit Rates

DAW Software

Sound File Recording, Editing, Region Definition, and Placement

Real-Time, On-Screen Mixing

DSP Effects

DSP Plug-Ins

ReWire

Accelerator Cards

Power to the Processor … uhhh, People!

In Closing

7 Groove Tools and Techniques

The Basics

Time and Pitch Change Techniques

Warping

Beat Slicing

Looping your DAW

Loop-Based Audio Software

Reason

ReWire

Groove and Loop Hardware

Groove and Loop Plug-ins

Pulling Loops into a DAW Session

DJ Software

Obtaining Loopfiles from the Great Digital Wellspring

8 Editor/Librarians

A Historical Perspective

The Patch Editor

Hardware Patch Editors

The Patch Librarian

SysEx Dump Utilities

SysEx and your DAW

Alternative Sources for Obtaining Patch Data

9 Music Printing Programs

Entering Music Data

Scanning a Score

Editing a Score

Playing Back a Score

Display and Printing Out a Score

10 Multimedia and the Web

The Multimedia Environment

Delivery Media

The CD

The DVD

The Web

Delivery Formats

Digital Audio

Uncompressed Sound File Formats

Compressed Codec Sound File Formats

Perceptual Coding

MP3

WMA

AAC

RealAudio™

Tagged MetaData

MIDI

Standard MIDI Files

General MIDI

Graphics

Desktop Video

Multimedia and the Web in the “Need for Speed” Era

Thoughts on Being (and Getting Heard) in Cyberspace

Uploading to Stardom!

Copyright Protection: Wanna Get Paid?

Secure Digital Music Initiative

Internet Radio

The Virtual E-Dub

On a Final Note

11 Synchronization

Synchronization Between Media Transports

Time Code

Time Code Word

Sync Information Data

Time Code Frame Standards

LTC and VITC Time Code

Time Code Refreshment/Jam Sync

Synchronization Using SMPTE Time Code

SMPTE Offset Times

Loops

Distribution of SMPTE Signals

Time Code Levels

Synchronization in the Pre-MIDI Era

Click Sync

TTL and DIN Sync

FSK

MIDI-Based Synchronization

MIDI Real-Time Messages

Song Position Pointer

MIDI Time Code

MIDI Time Code Control Structure

SMPTE/MTC Conversion

Proprietary Synchronization Systems for Modular Digital Multitrack Recorders

Video’s Need for a Stable Timing Reference

Digital Audio’s Need for a Stable Timing Reference

Digital Audio Synchronization

Real-World Sync Applications for Using Time Code and MIDI Time Code

Master/Slave Relationship

Audio Recorders

VCRs

MDMs

Software Applications

Digital Audio Workstations

DAW Support for Video and Picture Sync

Routing Time Code to and from Your Computer

Keeping Out of Trouble

12 Mixing and Automation

Console and Mixer Basics

Understanding the Concept of “The Mixer”

Insert Point

Grouping

Hardware and Virtual Effects in Action

EQ

Dynamic Range Processors

Compression

Limiting

The Noise Gate

Time-Based Effects

Delay

Delay in Action!

Reverb

Reverb Types

Pitch Shifting

Time and Pitch Changes

Effects Automation

Write Mode

Read Mode

Drawn (Rubberband) Automation

Hardware Effects Automation and Editing via MIDI

The Art of Mixing

Mixing and Balancing Basics

Need More Inputs?

Exporting a Mixdown to File

13 Studio Tips and Tricks

Studio Acoustics

Monitoring

Monitor Volume

Monitor Speaker Types

Nearfield Monitoring

Small Speakers

Headphones

Your Car

 

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