MIDI advantages

It’s a more compact representation of the audio:
- Takes up less storage space
- Uses less bandwidth
- Can be read from disk or streamed more quickly
It’s very easy to edit notes after recording
- Because you can digitally change the notes played after playing them
Easy to change instruments
No data is lost through sampling an analogue signal
- With normal audio files, sampling reduces quality
- There’s no analogue sampling, so the notes can be perfectly recreated

flashcards

Question	Answer
MIDI: What is it a more compact representation of?	MIDI is a more compact representation of the audio.
MIDI: What are three benefits of its compact representation?	Takes up less storage space, uses less bandwidth, can be read from disk or streamed more quickly.
MIDI: Why is it very easy to edit notes after recording?	Because you can digitally change the notes played after playing them.
MIDI: What is another advantage regarding changing instruments?	It is easy to change instruments.
MIDI: What happens to quality through sampling an analogue signal with normal audio files?	Sampling reduces quality.
MIDI: How does MIDI avoid data loss through sampling?	There’s no analogue sampling, so the notes can be perfectly recreated.