WHAT DOES THE ROMAN NUMERAL MIDI REPRESENT?

Answer 1

"M" represents 1,000

"D" represents 500

"I" represents 1

In Roman numerals, if a number is followed by a larger numeral, the numeral is subtracted from the larger number. Example: "IM" the numeral "M" follows "I". "M" is larger than "I".

Let's apply that to MIDI. First, the "M". There is no numeral to its left to subtract from it, so the starting value = 1,000

Second, the "I" is followed by a larger numeral, "D", so is subtracted from "D". The value of this part = 499 (500 - 1)

Third, the final "I" is not followed by a larger numbers, so = 1.

The last step is to add all the in-between values.

1,000 + 499 + 1 = 1,500

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-OR- "MIDI" is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. It is a set of rules for electronic communication between musical devices that accept MIDI commands.