History

Distributing MIDI over alternative networking infrastructure is not a new concept. Below are highlights of discussion and milestones in this area.

 

(posted to rec.music.synth, comp.music - 1990-10-02)

(posted to comp.music - 1991-11-06)

(posted to rec.music.synth, comp.music, rec.music.makers - 1992-03-07)

(posted to rec.music.synth - 1992-03-15)

(posted to comp.music - 1992-07-06)

(posted to comp.music - 1993-11-13)

USPTO No. 5,574,949 - Multi-access local area network using a standard protocol for transmitting MIDI data using a specific data frame protocol - Filed: December 6, 1993

Real-Time Midi data flow on Ethernet and the software architecture of MidiShare - Fober 1994- Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference 1994, Computer Music Association, San Francisco, pp. 447-450

USPTO No. 5,983,280 - System using standard ethernet frame format for communicating MIDI information over an ethernet network - Filed: March 29, 1996

Transmission of MIDI over UDP/IP for distance education John Young, Ichiro Fujinaga. [Presented at the International Computer Music Conference 1999 in Beijing, China.]

Specification for MIDI over IEEE-1394 MIDI Manufacturers Association.

JINI. Sun Microsystems Inc.

 

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