[LAD] MIDI 2.0 is coming

[Jeanette C.]

Jan 29 2019, Louigi Verona has written:

> So, they just recently announced that MIDI 2.0 has entered the prototyping
> phase. Looks like it's getting serious!
>
> Here is some coverage, for example:
> https://djtechtools.com/2019/01/23/midi-2-0-is-coming-prototyping-of-new-generation-of-midi-devices-underway/
>
> What do you guys think? What are the expectations here? Implications for
> Linux Audio?
...
I am not a developer, as such, but I can see an obvious degree of
openness and better integration with proprietary products.

Additionally, I see a great chance for accessibility, in every sense of
the word. New hard- and software products could find better integration
wit Linux DAWs and accessible editors would be so much easier.
Programming a certain type of interface for MIDI 2.0 "devices" would be
very rewarding, in that they can, hopefully, support a wide range of
"devices" in one go. Why a text based editor for one or two synths? Why
a special OSC implementation for one controller? But there's good reason
to write a text-based editor for a whole group of synths in one go or
implement MIDI 2.0 controller support in a DAW.

Also, why about other completely closed protocols? If they did their job
well, I think there's hope for more usage of MIDI 2.0 instead of
developing specialised systems. I guess that such design is not only
expensive, but also costly. Even maintaining your own existing protocols
and extending them in time must be cumbersome. But maybe I'm kidding
myself here. :)

Also, why shouldn't the other way work as well? If open software
developers for Linux specific plugins and stand alone software support
MIDI 2.0, one could use a much larger palette of nice hardware to
control them. The reverse psychology: why should I use Linux and LV2
plugins, if they don't work with my $1000 control keyboard? There's
always hope.

Take it with a pich of salt, more of an opinion and a hope than
well-founded reasoning.

Best wishes,

Jeanette

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