Windows 11 is rolling out the biggest update to MIDI since the musical communication format was first released in 1983.

Many applications rely on MIDI for music synthesis, but much of the MIDI support in Windows has been unchanged for decades. Now, Microsoft is finally addressing this with a robust new framework.

In a nutshell: The MIDI 2.0 standard was introduced in 2020, nearly 40 years after the original version. MIDI remains a crucial technology for musicians and music producers, and its utility on PCs is ...

MIDI 2.0 support is now available for public testing in the latest Windows 11 Canary build. MIDI 2.0 support is now available for public testing in the latest Windows 11 Canary build. is a news ...