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Why MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE)?

A short video to explain why MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) is so focused and limited, but why it’s so important that the standard exists and is widely available.

You can find the MPE spec here, by scrolling down to “Supplemental Specifications [Post 1996]”:
https://www.midi.org/specifications-old/item/the-midi-1-0-specification

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