# Computing - MIDI

> Source: https://ollybritton.com/notes/a-level/computing/topics/music/ · Updated: 2020-10-15 · Tags: computing, school, safe-to-post-online

##### What does MIDI stand for??
Musical Instrument Digital Interface

##### What is the difference between a live recording and MIDI??
Midi is recording a synthesised sound.

##### What is the advantage of MIDI??
Full sound signal doesn't need to be transmitted, only instructions to play the sound.

##### If vector graphics are the instructions to draw an image, MIDI is??
The instructions to make a sound.

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