MIDI is:
Compact - Hours of music can fit on a single 3 1/2" floppy disk, thousands of songs on a CD
Efficient - Just about any computer can handle it
Powerful - A whole orchestra is at your command
Versatile - A click of a button is all it takes to change key, tempo, instrument, etc.
Intuitive - a MIDI file is just an electronic version of a player piano roll for many instruments
Portable Industry Standard - Any MIDI instrument can talk to any other
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