MIDI
n. uncountablen. Stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. A technical way for musical instruments and computers to talk to each other. It lets you record and play back notes using digital sounds instead of recording actual audio.
n. Abbreviation for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. A technical standard that allows electronic musical instruments, computers, and other hardware to communicate and synchronise. It transmits data about pitch, velocity, and notation rather than actual audio signals.
I used a MIDI keyboard to record the piano part.
The producer adjusted the MIDI data to fix a few wrong notes in the synthesizer track.
By utilizing MIDI protocols, the composer was able to trigger an entire orchestra of virtual instruments from a single workstation, significantly reducing the cost of the initial demo.
Often used as a modifier before other nouns like 'keyboard', 'controller', or 'file'.
The MIDI sounds bad.The MIDI file sounds bad.MIDI is a data protocol, not the sound itself; learners often confuse the data format with the synthesized audio it triggers.