MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) Demystified
In the video, composer Josh Madoff discusses MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE), a standard that enables per-note expressive control over pitch, volume, timbre and more.

Topics covered:
00:00 Intro
00:15 What does MPE mean?
00:28 A simplified history of the keyboard
02:00 Hear MPE in action
02:43 MIDI vs MPE
04:15 MPE & software synths
05:54 MPE & hardware synths
07:42 Discovering the MPE arpeggiator
08:40 Creating an MPE super synth
09:52 Different kinds of MPE instruments
11:25 MPE playing examples
12:55 The benefits of MPE
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