a list of commands telling a sound card or a similar device which notes to play, how loud and for how long they shall sound, and what instrument they shall sound like
a list of notes and instrument settings, and will sound different depending upon what sound card the user has or what soundbank presets are loaded into the card or on what software synth (if any) is running
a Musical Data Format used by Musical Keyboards ( Synthesizers ) and Soundcards
an electronic composition of music
a piece of music encoded so that it sounds very music-box-ish
a sequence of commands to control one or more pieces of equipment (synthesizers most of the time)
a sequence of messages about the musical notes that make up a composition
a sequence of notes, which may or may not play back as intended depending on how many "instruments" the user has available on their system, and even then it's not likely it will play back how the sequencer intended
a series of notes in a number of tracks
a set of code that is interpreted by hardware and software, and played back as music
a set of computer instructions that contains performance information (not sound waves) that describes what notes were played, and in what manner (how fast, how hard, and for how long were the notes played)
a set of computer instructions which trigger the sounds already contained within a digital musical instrument
a set of instructions to play particular notes at particular intervals in particular styles, not a recording
a set of messages which sends instructions to your sound card or other sound source to play particular instruments or sounds known as 'patches'
a special type of media file that outlines how the music is produced (for example, on a digital synthesizer) instead of representing the musical sound directly as other media files do
a type of computer file which can hold musical information (pitch, duration, and instrumentation for multiple parts)
File stored on your PC that contains musical notes and sound information that can be sent via a MIDI interface card to musical instrument. Midi files can also contain information that describes the type of sound played as well as the note. For example, to inform the synthesiser to sound like a piano or trumpet
MIDI files or MIDI sequences are special files to store MIDI data created by MIDI sequencers. MIDI files usually have a .mid extension, (unless they are saved in the proprietary extended format of the sequencer program). MIDI files don't contain any sounds (like .WAV files) so in order to play them, you need not only a MIDI player or sequencer program, but also a synthesizer or sound module to generate the sounds. MIDI files only contain performance data, and instructions on what sounds to play. The most widely used format for MIDI files is General MIDI (GM), recognized by most MIDI players and synths. You'll find thousands of GM files on the web, start your search at the MIDIWORLD library.
Music that has been prerecorded in MIDI format, usually onto a 3.5" floppy disk. A Standard MIDI file is designed to trigger the General MIDI Soundset (see above), and can be played back on any keyboard or piano which contains this soundset.