MIDI is Musical Instrument Digital Interface
By Andy LaTorre
I hate to be a stickler for detail but because I have been into MIDI so long I would like it to be spelled correctly, in my opinion. MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface and so, therefore, all the letters should be capitalized. Not Midi. It is not a word. So, there. That's my word for the day.
Andy LaTorre
Orgue Mecanique
Cullowhee, NC USA
[ When one speaks of the _interface_, it is "MIDI". According to the
[ document published by the MIDI Association, "Standard MIDI Files"
[ (SMF) are of file type "Midi" or "MID" or "mid".
[
[ When Andy says, "I have been into MIDI so long I would like it to be
[ spelled correctly," he uses MIDI as an activity or pastime. There is
[ no "official" guidance for this use, so we'll just watch the magazines
[ and see what evolves -- which is what the dictionary editors do!
[ Fortunately there's no confusion. -- Robbie |
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