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MIDI

Recorded year1983

A shared standard lets synthesizers and computers play together.

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Built on

Stored-program computerRecorded · 1948requires
Moog synthesizerRecorded · 1964enables
MicroprocessorRecorded · 1971enables

Led to

Instruments played by thoughtRecorded · 2017enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.