> MIDI 1.0's failings ... I generally agree with most of your points, although I'd prefer to call it "limitations". But even with those limitations, MIDI 1.0

> MIDI 1.0's failings ... I generally agree with most of your points, although I'd prefer to call it "limitations". But even with those limitations, MIDI 1.0 has been used in numerous practical applications that have transcended the original use case concepts. From GM to MCU to MPE and many other things people have done at smaller scale or even just in their own custom setups. Sure, those are "hacks", but especially on this site, I'd consider that worthy of praise, rather than ridicule. To this day, thanks to MIDI 1.0, I can and do cobble very different pieces of hardware and software together to effectively create a highly individualized and therefore creativity boosting music making environment. > MIDI 2.0 has addressed all of those, but it's a bureaucratic monster of a protocol and I suspect it's not going to be popular. -- We could really have done with a MIDI 1.5 ... Yeah - MIDI 2.0 gives me a a vibe somewhat analogous to IPv6. But it's early days, so I'll wait how it plays out ...