From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 18 18:37:49 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 612861065694 for ; Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:37:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@rgbaz.eu) Received: from jasper.secsrv.net (jasper.secsrv.net [66.98.138.37]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B1138FC1C for ; Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:37:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [82.161.18.200] (helo=[10.0.1.2]) by jasper.secsrv.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1NiBFt-0000H6-13 for freebsd-chat@freebsd.org; Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:37:41 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1077) From: FBSD UG In-Reply-To: Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:37:36 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: References: <20100218100632.GA60258@comcast.net> <20100218125625.29910535@asus> <4B7D627B.1070800@sasktel.net> <86ljeqfpbx.fsf@ds4.des.no> To: FreeBSD Chat X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1077) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - jasper.secsrv.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - rgbaz.eu X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Subject: Midi (was: LinuxBSDos.com article) X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:37:49 -0000 On 18 feb 2010, at 19:00, Jayton Garnett wrote: > Why would I be bothered about MIDI? > I've got an on-board sound card that has, get this, 5.1 Surround Sound. 5.1 > surround sound, can you ruddy well believe it? > > Come on, it's 2010, not 1985! Get with the times. Most content will be > streamed online within the next 5, a lot of it already is. > How will your MIDI cope then? midi has nothing to do with audio. it's a protocol to automate keys and sliders, send tempo, velocity, etc etc on synthesizers, filters or even light equipment. it's still a big part in audiostudios. Arno