Our MIDI 2.0/Protozoa Environment project is a multi-phase project led by Dr. James Smith and the Lassonde team with support from Lassonde engineering student and RA, Mohaimen Hassan.
The first goal of this project is the development of a MIDI 2.0 programming environment using the Protozoa MIDI 2.0 tool (which ensures backwards compatibility with earlier MIDI protocols). We will then test/iterate this tool based on the subset of MIDI protocols selected for this initial project.
In phase two of the project, Smith and Hassan will liaise with the Re/Lab working group (Nolan, Thumlert, and System80) to further develop hardware and software interface/s. Nolan is currently on the MIDI 2.0 Disability Special Interest Group along with other members of the disability music community and major MIDI 2.0 corporate partners.
This project will broaden access to MIDI 2.0 configurations with the related aim of exploring possibilities of developing new controller interfaces for sound/music making tools and accessible instrument design using MIDI 2.0, and enabling wider communities (including disability communities) to design their own instruments and adaptive controllers using our MIDI programming customization tool.
