Odp: [sdiy] MIDI spec

[elmacaco]

I work with alot of non-profit organiations, and I have to say that I am
suspicious of all the synth related "non-profits".


----- Original Message -----
From: "charlie lamm" <charlie at www2.charlielamm.com>
To: "Roman Sowa" <modular at go2.pl>
Cc: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 9:49 AM
Subject: Re: Odp: [sdiy] MIDI spec


> Thanks everyone for the help.
>
> Not to get off on a rant, but midi.org is as far from a "dot org" as I
> have seen.  If it's really non-profit, then I suspect someone is eating
> too many midi.org expensive account dinners w/ the guys from Roland and
> Korg.  Compare midi.org to a real "open standard" site like
> php.net....hmmm, quite a difference in the amount of available
> documentation on line, eh?
>
> As I see it, Midi.org's site is a joke.  The official spec doc apparently
> has not been updated since 1996, and a "new one" is due in 2002--they'd
> better skip a few dinners out and get cracking!  For $50 I don't want to
> roll the dice on a document that is getting revised (real soon now??)
>
> Everything--membership, getting a sysex ID, the documentation for the spec
> itself--costs a surprising amount of money.   They should call it
> midi.com.  Maybe that domain name was already taken?
>
>
>
> On Sat, 30 Nov 2002, Roman Sowa wrote:
>
> > Try these:
> > http://www.borg.com/~jglatt
> > http://www.harmony-central.com/MIDI/Doc/doc.html
> >
> > doesn't www.midi.org have everything you need?
> >
> > Roman
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: charlie lamm <charlie at www2.charlielamm.com>
> > To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> > Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 2:45 AM
> > Subject: [sdiy] MIDI spec
> >
> >
> > > anyone know where one can get this on the web?  I think
> > the MMA wants
> > > USD$50 for the book that documents it....
> > >
> > >
> >
>