MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), pronounced /ˈmɪdi/, is an industry-standard protocol defined in 1982^[1] that enables electronic musical instruments such as keyboard controllers, computers, and other electronic equipment to communicate, control, and synchronize with each other. MIDI allows computers, synthesizers, MIDI controllers, sound cards, samplers and drum machines to control one another, and to exchange system data. MIDI does not transmit an audio signal or media — it transmits event messages such as the pitch and intensity of musical notes to play, control signals for parameters such as volume, vibrato and panning, cues, and clock signals to set the tempo. As an electronic protocol, it is notable for its widespread adoption throughout the music industry.

All MIDI compatible controllers, musical instruments, and MIDI-compatible software follow the same MIDI 1.0 specification, and thus interpret any given MIDI message the same way, and so can communicate with and understand each other. MIDI composition and arrangement takes advantage of MIDI 1.0 and General MIDI (GM) technology to allow musical data files to be shared among many different files due to some incompatibility with various electronic instruments by using a standard, portable set of commands and parameters. Because the music is simply data rather than recorded audio waveforms, the data size of the files is quite small by comparison. Individual MIDI files can be traced through their own individual key code. This key code was established in early 1994 to combat piracy within the sharing of .mid files.

The You Rock Guitar does not require tuning at all – a major benefit on it’s own right!  But it does offer alternative tunings settings that be accessed with the push of a button. Morton is committed to working with Inspired to format all of the classic tunings that everyone wants: Drop D, Open E Major, Open G, and more.  Because of the flexibility we had to pay extra care to the tuning of each note on each string.

The guitar comes preloaded with:

25 Guitar Sounds

50 Synth Sounds

25 You Rock Modes

60 Open Tunings

And you can mix & match them in the 100 presets.

And Now with Fret Select™