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Tech

Musicians Algorithmically Generate Every Possible Melody, Release Them to Public Domain

02.25.20

By Samantha Cole
Tech

The Internet’s First Hit File Format Wasn’t the MP3. It Was MIDI

11.08.19

By Ernie Smith
Music

This Ring That Controls Sound Will Impress Your Nerd-Ass Friends

03.30.18

By Alfred Maddox
Tech

MIDI Is the Fucking Greatest

03.17.17

By Jordan Pearson
Tech

How Do These MIDI Drawings Even Work?

03.14.17

By Samantha Cole
Tech

The Next Trick for IBM’s Watson? Composing Music

06.24.16

By David Bixenspan
This Light Installation Lets You Play a Building Like an Instrument

06.14.16

By Nathaniel Ainley
Music

This Terrifying MIDI Version of “All I Want For Christmas” Will Keep You Awake at Night

12.18.15

By Max Pearl
Tech

The Strange Acoustic Phenomenon Behind These Wacked-Out Versions of Pop Songs

12.18.15

By Jason Koebler
Music

Someone Ran “All I Want For Christmas…” Through a MIDI Converter, and Created a Beautiful Monster

12.17.15

By Emma Garland
Tech

This Mellotron Made of Hacked Cassette Players Sounds Totally Wild

08.21.15

By Jordan Pearson
Music

A Physicist Is Crafting MIDI Controllers Out of Paper

06.15.15

By Kevin Holmes

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