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From: tobias@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.music.synth
Subject: Re: Needed: Technical info on MIDI
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Date: Fri, 10-May-85 13:18:30 EDT
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> > I am looking for a pointer to technical information on the MIDI 
> > interface..has a formal standard been published, or at least a 
> > good technical article explaining the protocols.  I'm looking for
> > the type of information that would permit one to write their own
> > interface software.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Donn S. Fishbein, MD (N3DNT) ..!harpo!seismo!nbs-amrf!neurad!donn (301)496-6801
> 
> A copy of the MIDI specification can be obtained from Sequential Circuits in San 
> Jose, CA for $1.50.  The complete address is in the most recent issue of "COMPUTER
> MUSIC" by MIT press.  This specification should enable an experienced programmer to
> generate functional software.  Although I haven't actually seen the spec.  I do 
> suspect however, that it is more hardware oriented; intended for VAR types to gen-
> erate workable interfaces, "music boxes" and the like.
> 
> As far as good technical articles go, I haven't seen any published; only articles
> talking about it.  I should think that there are people on this net who have done
> enough MIDI programming that would be able to post (an) article(s) about:
> 
> 	1. Helpfull hints
> 	2. Techncal information
> 	3. General information
> 
> Last thought,  I haven't seen any references on this net to the above mentioned
> publcation.  I have subscribed to it for about 4 years and find it to be an infor-
> mative, interesting, pertinent publication.  So, if synthesizers, computers, psycho-
> acoustics, psychology, composition etc. interest you, then check it out!  Sorry if
> this sounds of a commercial, but I find this subject of great interest and really
> do feel motivated by it.
> 
> 					Doug Donahue
> 					AT&T Bell Labs
> 					attunix!dr_d
> 					201 522 6175

	I tried to send mail to Doug Donahue, but it didn't make it.  Could 
someone please answer my question?


From: Jay Tobias <tobias@UCLA-LOCUS.ARPA>
To: attunix!dr_d@cit-mercury
Subject:        MIDI
Message-Id:     <483728311-18872-tobias@UCLA-LOCUS.ARPA>

Can you please tell me how to subscribe to the publication by the MIT Press?
I am very interested in devoloping my own functional interface between a
computer and musical equipment.  This way I know it will be done right and
have all the features I want.

Jay Tobias
tobias@ucla-cs.arpa
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