MIDI Manufacturers Association

MIDI Manufacturers Association

Logo introduced by the MIDI Manufacturers Association to represent the MIDI standard
Formation	1985
Website	www.midi.org

The MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA) is a non-profit trade organization where companies work together to create MIDI standards that assure compatibility among MIDI products. ^[1] The MMA is a U.S. organization established in 1985 by the original developers of the MIDI 1.0 Specification in 1983. ^[2] Since 1985 the MMA has produced 11 new specifications and adopted 38 sets of enhancements to MIDI. ^[3]

See also

• Show control
  • Comparison of MIDI standards
  • Standard MIDI File
  • DLS format
  • XMF

References

1. "About Us". MMA. 2010. Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
2. "MIDI Manufacturers Investigate New HD Protocol". MMA. January 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
3. "About the MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA)". MMA. 2017. Archived from the original on April 5, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2017.

External links

• MIDI Manufacturers Association
• Interview with President Tom White at NAMM Oral History Collection, January 27, 2013.