MIDI
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MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a technical standard that enables electronic musical instruments, computers, and other devices to communicate, control, and synchronize musical performance data.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MIDI canonical | 4 |
| Musical Instrument Digital Interface | 2 |
| General MIDI | 1 |
| MIDI 1.0 (for MIDI 2.0 devices) | 1 |
| MIDI 2.0 | 1 |
| Standard MIDI File | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2796451 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MIDI Context triple: [Logic Pro, supports, MIDI]
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A.
MIDI Mafia
MIDI Mafia is an American music production duo known for crafting hip hop and R&B tracks for various prominent artists.
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B.
Akai MPC3000
The Akai MPC3000 is a classic hardware sampler and drum machine renowned for its distinctive swing and influential role in shaping 1990s hip-hop and electronic music production.
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C.
Yamaha YM2151
The Yamaha YM2151 is an 8-channel FM synthesis sound chip widely used in 1980s arcade machines and computers to produce rich, multi-voice music and sound effects.
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D.
Claviere
Claviere is a small alpine village and ski resort in northwestern Italy, known for its mountain scenery and winter sports facilities.
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E.
Kurzweil music synthesizers
Kurzweil music synthesizers are a line of high-end electronic keyboards and sound modules renowned for their realistic acoustic instrument emulations and advanced synthesis technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MIDI Target entity description: MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a technical standard that enables electronic musical instruments, computers, and other devices to communicate, control, and synchronize musical performance data.
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A.
MIDI Mafia
MIDI Mafia is an American music production duo known for crafting hip hop and R&B tracks for various prominent artists.
-
B.
Akai MPC3000
The Akai MPC3000 is a classic hardware sampler and drum machine renowned for its distinctive swing and influential role in shaping 1990s hip-hop and electronic music production.
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C.
Yamaha YM2151
The Yamaha YM2151 is an 8-channel FM synthesis sound chip widely used in 1980s arcade machines and computers to produce rich, multi-voice music and sound effects.
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D.
Claviere
Claviere is a small alpine village and ski resort in northwestern Italy, known for its mountain scenery and winter sports facilities.
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E.
Kurzweil music synthesizers
Kurzweil music synthesizers are a line of high-end electronic keyboards and sound modules renowned for their realistic acoustic instrument emulations and advanced synthesis technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music technology
ⓘ
technical standard ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor |
MIDI
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
|
| backwardCompatibleWith |
MIDI
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
MIDI 1.0 (for MIDI 2.0 devices)
|
| bitRate | 31250 bits per second ⓘ |
| connectorType | 5-pin DIN connector ⓘ |
| dataFormat | serial ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Japanese MIDI Standards Committee
ⓘ
MIDI Manufacturers Association ⓘ |
| doesNotTransmit | audio signals ⓘ |
| domain |
computer music
ⓘ
electronic music ⓘ |
| enables |
communication between computers and musical instruments
ⓘ
communication between electronic musical instruments ⓘ synchronization of musical performance data ⓘ |
| extendedBy |
MIDI
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
General MIDI
General MIDI 2 ⓘ MIDI self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
MIDI 2.0
|
| fileFormat |
.mid
ⓘ
.midi ⓘ |
| fullName |
MIDI
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
|
| governedBy | MIDI Manufacturers Association ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of digital audio workstations
ⓘ
home studio production ⓘ |
| initiallySupportedBy |
Kawai
ⓘ
Korg ⓘ Roland Corporation ⓘ Sequential Circuits ⓘ Yamaha Corporation ⓘ |
| logicalChannelCount | 16 channels ⓘ |
| messageStructure | status bytes and data bytes ⓘ |
| originalStandardizedInYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| standardFileSpecification |
MIDI
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Standard MIDI File
|
| supports |
clock messages
ⓘ
song position pointers ⓘ tempo synchronization ⓘ |
| supportsOver |
DIN cables
ⓘ
Ethernet ⓘ IEEE 1394 ⓘ
surface form:
FireWire
USB ⓘ wireless links ⓘ |
| transmissionType | digital ⓘ |
| transmits |
aftertouch messages
ⓘ
control change messages ⓘ note off messages ⓘ note on messages ⓘ performance data ⓘ pitch bend messages ⓘ program change messages ⓘ system exclusive messages ⓘ system real-time messages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
automation in digital audio workstations
ⓘ
controlling drum machines ⓘ controlling samplers ⓘ controlling sound modules ⓘ controlling synthesizers ⓘ controlling virtual instruments ⓘ live performance control ⓘ sequencing music ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: MIDI Description of subject: MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a technical standard that enables electronic musical instruments, computers, and other devices to communicate, control, and synchronize musical performance data.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
this entity surface form:
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
this entity surface form:
Standard MIDI File
this entity surface form:
MIDI 2.0
this entity surface form:
General MIDI
this entity surface form:
MIDI 1.0 (for MIDI 2.0 devices)