2 days ago · The Windows Insider blog post details what’s in this release and in the associated Windows MIDI Services App SDK. Here are some more details. The Windows Insider Canary Channel is provided for testing and evaluation on non-production PCs. Please see the Windows Insider blog post for additional information about the Canary Channel.

1 day ago · Windows 11 is rolling out MIDI 2.0, the biggest update to MIDI since the musical communication format was first released in 1983.

2 days ago · Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27788 to the Canary Channel. We are also not planning to release SDKs for 27xxx series builds for the time being. What’s new with Build 27788 Windows MIDI Services Public Preview We’re excited to release the first in-box public preview of Windows MIDI Services, our complete rewrite of MIDI on Windows with a ...

22 hours ago · Windows 11's new MIDI stack further enhances performance with improved timing, reduced jitter in data exchange, and a faster MIDI driver that supports both MIDI 1.0 and 2.0 devices.

1 day ago · In the latest Windows 11 beta build (Build 2778 for the Canary channel), Microsoft introduces the first public preview of Windows MIDI Services, a complete rewrite of MIDI support in Windows, now fully supporting MIDI 2.0 while modernizing MIDI 1.0.

2 days ago · Finally, Windows can nowe translate between MIDI 1.0 and MIDI 2.0 based on the needs of applications and devices. Windows MIDI Services is not the only MIDI improvement the next version of Windows 11 will be seeing.

Jan 19, 2025 · To work on MIDI devices connected to your Windows 11/10, install the correct MIDI drivers using this guide. MIDI enables communication between PC & musical tools.

Oct 21, 2024 · Windows MIDI Services supports MIDI 1.0 as well as the MIDI 2.0 Universal MIDI Packet (UMP) standard. Together this provides compatibility with existing MIDI devices as well as the new MIDI 2.0 devices already in-market or coming soon (I …

May 25, 2023 · In November, I introduced the new Windows MIDI Services. Since then, we’ve been busy with development, prototyping, events, and more. We’re coming up on an important milestone, so it seems like a good time for another update. First, a bit about MIDI 2.0 in general, and then I’ll update you on Windows MIDI Services.

For planning purposes, we expect to have a first version of the full Windows MIDI Services stack out later this year (2024). We're likely to release for Windows 11 first, and then as we get the required USB stack changes into the latest support Windows 10, we'll provide it for Windows 10.