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Summary
Name	MIDI Audio
Version
Other names
Identifiers	MIME: audio/midi PUID: x-fmt/230
Family
Classification	Audio
Disclosure
Description	A format that utilizes the cxcal Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) protocol to record, store, and read sound event instructions such as pitch, tempo, velocity, and sustain. As the file does not contain actual recorded audio, the file size is greatly reduced.
Orientation	Text
Byte order
Related file formats	None.
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	None.
Supported by	None.
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	02 Aug 2005
Source description	04/2024 (v.117): Description and links added as part of PRONOM Research Week 2023. Submitted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Last updated	22 Apr 2024
Note	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI#MIDI_file_format https://fileinfo.com/extension/midi