Funk Goes On Midi (2025)
In MIDI, the drums don't breathe. They ventilate .
So why is the niche genre of suddenly un-ironically awesome? funk goes on midi
When you hear a MIDI funk track from 1989 (think early NES soundtracks or Japanese City Pop demo tapes), you aren’t hearing a failed attempt to sound real. You are hearing a successful attempt to sound fun . Funk is defined by dynamics: ghost notes, accents, stabs. In MIDI, the drums don't breathe
Let’s be honest. For decades, the words “MIDI” and “Funk” were kept in separate rooms. stabs.
Let’s be honest. For decades
Here is why you should feed your clavinet through a 5-pin DIN cable. In live funk, the drummer rushes the fills and drags the snare backbeats. It breathes.
In MIDI, the drums don't breathe. They ventilate .
So why is the niche genre of suddenly un-ironically awesome?
When you hear a MIDI funk track from 1989 (think early NES soundtracks or Japanese City Pop demo tapes), you aren’t hearing a failed attempt to sound real. You are hearing a successful attempt to sound fun . Funk is defined by dynamics: ghost notes, accents, stabs.
Let’s be honest. For decades, the words “MIDI” and “Funk” were kept in separate rooms.
Here is why you should feed your clavinet through a 5-pin DIN cable. In live funk, the drummer rushes the fills and drags the snare backbeats. It breathes.
