Since then, these devices can 'talk' to and comprehend each other in the same language by means of a MIDI cable. Thousands of devices from different manufacturers suddenly featured the same specification (MIDI 1.0, originally bound to a specific hardware implementation) and the same components (MIDI Out, MIDI In, MIDI Thru).
This was virtually a revolutionary development in this field. Initially, in the early eighties, the MIDI protocol was developed to 'couple' (connect in series) different synthesizers with each other to make it possible to operate several synthesizers using only one keyboard. it is the basis for the exchange of information, in this case between computers, electronic instruments and other hardware.
After all, the MIDI protocol basically plays the same role, i.e. MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) tools have long been as essential to audio engineering as language is to communication.
