Midi
Noun:
- A standard protocol for communication between electronic musical instruments and computers: "Midi" (often capitalized as MIDI) is a technical standard that allows digital music devices to connect and communicate with each other and with computers.
- The southern part of France: "Midi" (often capitalized) refers to a geographical and cultural region in the south of France.
Adjective:
- Used of women's clothing having a hemline at mid-calf: "Midi" describes a garment, typically a skirt or dress, whose length falls halfway between the knee and the ankle.
Noun (Protocol):
- The keyboard connects to the computer via a MIDI cable.
- She uses MIDI to compose music digitally.
Noun (Region):
- We spent our vacation touring the Midi.
- The cuisine of the Midi is famous for its use of olive oil and garlic.
Adjective (Clothing):
- She wore a stylish midi dress to the party.
- Midi skirts have become very fashionable this season.
"MIDI controller": A hardware device, like a keyboard or pad, used to send MIDI data to control sound modules or software.
- He uses a MIDI controller to trigger samples in his live performance.
"MIDI file": A digital file format that contains musical performance data (notes, tempo) rather than actual audio.
- You can download a MIDI file of that song and edit the individual instrument parts.
MIDI (acronym): Musical Instrument Digital Interface. This is the full form and standard capitalization for the technical protocol.
- The synthesizer supports the latest MIDI specifications.
Midi-Pyrénées (proper noun): A former administrative region in southern France, now part of Occitanie.
- Toulouse was the capital of the Midi-Pyrénées region.
- For the clothing style: mid-calf, below-the-knee.
- For the region: South of France, southern France.
"MIDI in/out": Ports on an electronic instrument for sending and receiving MIDI data.
- Connect the MIDI out from the drum machine to the MIDI in on the synthesizer.
"MIDI sequencing": The process of recording and editing MIDI performance data.
- MIDI sequencing allows for easy correction of wrong notes.
(No common idioms are directly formed from the word "midi".)
- used of women's clothing having a hemline at mid-calf
- midiskirts
- wore her dresses midi length
- a standard protocol for communication between electronic musical instruments and computers
- the southern part of France