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MIDI 2.0 arrived more than 35 years later
The update added two-way conversation and far finer resolution The MIDI Association published MIDI 2.0 in 2020. It carries 16-bit velocity, 32-bit controller resolution and a capability inquiry that lets devices describe what they can do to each other. A translation layer allows new equipment to keep working with old five-pin hardware. It sits in Mondo's music collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.
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MIDI 2.0 arrived more than 35 years later: the short answers
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- The update added two-way conversation and far finer resolution. The figure is taken from MIDI Association, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
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