Super Booth 2025
The MIDI Association is pleased to announce that they will have be at Booth O243 at Super Booth 2025. Come learn about the latest developments in MIDI 2.0.
The MIDI Association is pleased to announce that they will have be at Booth O243 at Super Booth 2025. Come learn about the latest developments in MIDI 2.0.
Join the members of the Music Accessibility Standard Special Interest Group (MASSIG) as they review the latest in music accessibility.
Join Isaac de la Mora (SAE Mexico), Lee Whitmore (Focusrite, Chair of MIDI in Music Education SIG), Jennifer Amaya (Riverside City College)
and other MIDI In Music Education members as they show off the work done by SAE Mexico on the MIDI In Music Education curriculum.
Date: Youtube Premier On Saturday May 31, 2025 at 10 am Pacific
Event: MIDI In Music Education Working Group Presentation and Webinar
The MIDI Association will host an education-focused webinar, bringing together music educators, industry leaders, and students to discuss new initiatives and expand engagement with MIDI in education globally.
The Music Accessibility Special Interest Group will host a Youtube Premier on June 5th at 10 am Pacific time. The primary focus is on discussing advancements in making music creation more accessible for individuals with disabilities, along with updates and demonstrations from various organizations involved in this initiative.
#MakeMusicWithMIDI on June 21 Make Music Day
June 21 is both the longest day of the year and International Make Music Day.
We are asking everyone to help us create a worldwide day of celebration of making music with MIDI by:
* Creating some music with MIDI
* Uploading it to your social media channels with the hashtag -#MakeMusicWithMIDI
Be creative and share your passion for making music with MIDI to the whole world!
Andrew Huang is a musician, video creator, and bestselling author.
He is hosting this year's MIDI Innovation Awards show on his Youtube channel.
The ADCx Gather one-day online event is free and open to everyone in the audio developer community (registration required). ADCx Gather is hosted in Gather.Town, a browser-based virtual online platform that allows attendees to interact and collaborate in real-time.
ADCx Gather takes place on the 26th of September, 2025 starting at 11:00 UTC
Machina Bristronica 2025 is a two-day celebration of electronic music culture—from synth hardware to software, performances to hands-on innovation.
It’s a space for live acts, panel talks, masterclasses, DIY workshops, and interactive showcases of over 150 global brands.
Dates & Location: Set for 27–28 September 2025, the festival takes place in the heart of Bristol, UK.
Venue:
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30 Pennywell Rd, St Jude's, Bristol, BS5 0TH
Music X at Music China aims to innovate new music technology, explore new music consumption scenarios, inspire musicians, music lovers, and content producers to explore future music life, lowering the barriers for playing with music.
Artware hub
Founder Ikutaro Kakehashi established the new "Artware hub" with the aim of creating a "live space where people can experience live sounds created by electronic technology."
This event will feature demonstrations of both MIDI 2.0 products, a technical talk from AMEI and MIDI Association developers and demonstrations of the winner of the 2025 MIDI Innovation Awards.
This event is not open to the public, but we will cover it in an article as soon as we return from Japan.
GameSoundCon 2025 is hybrid!
Tokyo Musical Instrument Expo, a comprehensive, customer-participation musical instrument experience event based on the concept of "See, Listen, Play, and Hit!
The MIDI Association will have a booth featuring the latest in MIDI 2.0 developments and the winners of the 2025 MIDI Innovation Awards,
Music innovators will unite again at Music Tectonics November 4-6 2025 in sunny Santa Monica, California. Join us for three days of connection, conversation, and getting business done, by the beach.
The 10th anniversary of the Audio Developer Conference (ADC) returns back to Bristol UK in 2025.
The in-person and online hybrid conference will take place 10-12 November 2025.
New for ADC25: The Audio Developer Conference is now a full 3-day conference. The first day (10 November) includes even more programmed talks and workshops available to all attendees.
Join 750+ artists, songwriters, producers, musicians, DJs, and engineers at Music Expo 25, San Francisco’s premier music conference to create, connect, and grow their careers.
The world’s most powerful tech event is your place to experience the innovations transforming how we live.
AMEI is made up of 26 Japanese companies that have worked with The MIDI Association for over 40 years to help produce MIDI specifications. This presentation provides background information and current AMEI goals.
Florian Bomers introduces the Bome MIDI products—Bome MIDI Translator Pro, Bome Network, and the BomeBox—and demonstrates how they can be used individually or together to enable advanced MIDI 1.0 and MIDI 2.0 routing, processing, and control. Using real-world examples, he shows practical solutions before highlighting what’s new and offering an exclusive look at what’s coming in 2026.
Metronaut is an AI-powered learning and practice app for musicians of every level.
It works with any acoustic or MIDI instrument or voice, providing high-quality orchestral and piano accompaniments that adapt in real time to the player’s tempo and expression. By following both the score and the performance simultaneously, Metronaut creates a responsive practice experience that helps musicians practice musically, receive feedback, and progress more efficiently.
Windows MIDI Services is the new MIDI API, Service, Tools, and SDK rolling out to retail Microsoft Windows throughout the next month. Pete Brown and Gary Daniels from Microsoft will show off Windows MIDI Services top features for musicians and developers, explain some of what is going on under the hood, and then answer your questions.
Rolf Wöhrmann is presenting the MIDI 2.0 implementation in Waldorf’s Iridium and Quantum synthesizer product line.
High-resolution performance data and per-note polyphonic pitch-bend & parameter control transforms these instruments on another level of expressiveness.
By this Waldorf Music is giving musicians a forward-looking instrument paired with a polyphonic aftertouch keybed.
Rolf will discuss the technical background as well as musical implications.
More than just master keyboards, the SL MK2 series is a new chapter in musical keyboard controllers. From the innovative UX Logic interface, seamless integration with the Numa Player, high-definition MIDI 2.0, to the immersive realism of our new keybeds, every detail is crafted to bring your music to life
Using the instrument’s hyper expressive surface and MPE workflow, he builds a full set in real time through dynamic drums, evolving synth lines, and ethereal textures; showcasing creative expression using the Erae 2 as both instrument and controller
PopuPiano is a portable, modular smart piano keyboard for learning and creating music, featuring illuminated keys, app integration with AI features, and MIDI/Bluetooth connectivity, making it ideal for beginners to advanced users who want a compact, interactive, and versatile instrument for practice and production. It offers gamified lessons, AI-generated melodies, built-in sounds, and can function as a MIDI controller