Hi, there is MIDI manufacturers association and you can order MIDI specification if you like with detailed explanation of the protocol. vedran Quoting "Brett W. McCoy" <idragosani@xxxxxxxxx>: > On 10/13/05, mh <m.hatzold@xxxxxx> wrote: > > > I would like to have a better knowlege about the midi protocol, to > > understand better what is stored in a midi file and how it is stored. I > > am not that much interested in bits and bytes, but in how a description > > of a note works in midi, i.e. is a note defined by a start point and a > > duration ( and the end point is a consequence) or is midi a start and an > > end point ( and the duration is a consequence). What is a pause? Is it a > > silent note? How does a notation application calculate ties or what > > remains of tied notes? The duration only? And so on... > > > > If anyone of you knows some URL where to find usefull information about > > the theme in question, I would like it very much to see it posted here. > > If it is in german, even better ;-) > > Google is your friend. > > Here's on to get you started: > > http://www.hinton-instruments.co.uk/midi/midicode.html > > -- Brett > -- > Programmer by Day, Guitarist by Night > http://www.chapelperilous.net > http://www.alhazred.com > http://www.revelmoon.com >