This is a method of running MIDI over standard networks, like Ethernet or even Wi-fi! Yes, that's right, you can even run MIDI over Wi-Fi! IConnectivity Ethernet-equipped MIDI interfaces use a system called RTP-MIDI (Real Time Protocol MIDI). Yep, that's right! Each of these iConnectivity devices isn’t just a USB interface, they are Ethernet MIDI interfaces too! Take a look at the iConnectivity mio4, mio10, iConnectMIDI4+, or even the PlayAUDIO 12, and you'll see each of them has an Ethernet jack on board (that’s the square jack with the logo above it). From the offset, Ethernet was designed to work over long distances and using cheap, readily available cabling.Īt iConnectivity, we recognized how useful it would be to allow the transfer of MIDI over ethernet. Ethernet has been around as long as MIDI itself and was originally created to network computers. You may not be aware of it, but chances are you're using that connection standard right now. If only there was another connection standard that allowed for multiple MIDI ports, was readily available, and allowed for long, reliable cable runs, using cheap, readily available connections. This can be a huge problem on stage or in large studios. USB on the other hand, was designed for connecting computer peripherals over relatively short lengths. Old though it may be, DIN-MIDI connections can be run as far as 6 metres (20 feet), and even up to 15 metres (50 feet) or more with quality cabling. MIDI interfaces such as the iConnectivity mio4 allow for multiple MIDI ports in the case of the mio4, it features 4 sets of MIDI ports, each with its own set of 16 channels. Originally designed for Hi-Fi connections, DIN sockets and plugs were adopted by the original designers of MIDI.Įach pair of DIN-MIDI sockets represents one MIDI port and each port can carry up to 16 MIDI channels. When you think of MIDI, you probably think of the classic MIDI port, the DIN socket. It's an extremely simple and reliable form of digital control signal, which can be handled with ease by any modern equipment. MIDI's amazing flexibility has ensured that it's remained an industry standard through the decades. It's hard to believe it was created over 30 years ago, but it's true! Still very much an essential for musicians around the world, MIDI allows any MIDI equipped instrument, sound module, FX processor, lighting rig etc to talk to one another. MIDI: an amazing standard for interconnecting musical instruments.
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