Key among the updates are support for MIDI 2.0. Here’s what they have to say about it:
“We’re excited to announce that Windows 11 now supports both MIDI 1.0 and MIDI 2.0 through Windows MIDI Services!
We’ve been working on MIDI over the past several years, completely rewriting decades of MIDI 1.0 code on Windows to both support MIDI 2.0 and make MIDI 1.0 amazing. This new combined stack is called “Windows MIDI Services.”
The Windows MIDI Services core components are built into Windows 11, rolling out through a phased enablement process now to in-support retail releases of Windows 11. This includes all the infrastructure needed to bring more features to existing MIDI 1.0 apps, and also support apps using MIDI 2.0 through our new Windows MIDI Services App SDK.”
Their article covers new Windows MIDI Services core features and more. Developers can also view the code on Github.
Synthesist Alex Ball – in his latest mini-documentary – shares his take on the story of Oberheim Electronics, founded by Tom Oberheim in 1969.
Ball discusses how Tom Oberheim’s ring modulator design led to it being featured on the soundtrack to Beneath The Planet Of The Apes, which led to more interest in his designs, and to the start of Oberheim’s company.
The video explores the evolution of Oberheim’s products in the ’70s and ’80s, covering many of the most influential electronic instruments ever made.
Topics covered:
0:00 Intro
1:31 Tom Oberheim
2:55 The 60s and 70s
24:08 The 80s
39:48 The Gibson Era
43:17 The Return
52:07 End Credits
Ball gives a shout out to Tom Oberheim, Marcus Ryle, Anthony Marinelli, Dave Spiers and TC, who contributed to the making of the documentary.
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