Internet MIDI is a program that connects two MIDI instruments together over the Internet. For example, when you connect two MIDI keyboards and play a note on one of the keyboards, you will also play the same note on the other keyboard.
Here is an example of Internet MIDI in action on August 1, 2009. Mei-Ting Sun played a blockbuster concert at the National Conference on Keyboard:
You can use Internet MIDI to teach a piano or keyboard lesson or even to broadcast a concert over the Internet in real time. Of course you can also use Internet MIDI in conjunction with a video conferencing program so that you can also see and speak with the musician at the other end of the connection.
Internet MIDI provides you with the ability to connect one MIDI instrument to another using IP addresses and port numbers. Alternatively, if you and your Internet partner have active TimeWarp Buddy Names defined, you can connect by buddy name--similar to the way in which you connect to another user of an instant messaging program.
NOTE: Making a successful connection using either method is dependent upon both computers having a broadband Internet connection that does not impede peer-to-peer UDP connections.
Internet MIDI has a variety of special features, including:
- special support for acoustic pianos that have MIDI features
- intelligent settings for insuring that the performance will have musical integrity
- onscreen keyboard with animated keys, incremental pedals, and velocity meters
- options for MIDI control of the microphone and camera features of Skype
Also note that if you have purchased and installed TimeWarp's Classroom Maestro program, you can access the features of Classroom Maestro within Internet MIDI and engage in a truly multimedia music lesson.
