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All about MIDI and other music creation app developer topics.

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21 from 17 Sep 2020 to 4 Feb 2026
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2026 1

  1. Windows MIDI Services 2026 release – known issues and workarounds

2025 4

  1. Fall 2025 Windows Musician Technology and Arm64 Update
  2. Windows MIDI Services and the 10-MIDI driver limit
  3. Troubleshooting recent MIDI issues in Windows 11 (and Windows 10)
  4. Announcing: Windows MIDI Services Customer Preview 1!

2024 3

  1. Which compilation target should I pick for my Arm64 music apps, ASIO components, and plugins?
  2. Windows MIDI Services October 2024 Update
  3. Make Great Music with Windows on Arm

2023 3

  1. Hello MIDI 2.0 – We’re opening the repo!
  2. The importance of including a unique iSerialNumber in your USB MIDI Devices
  3. The new Windows MIDI Services – Spring 2023 Update

2022 3

  1. Take Control of Windows Updates on your Windows 11 DAW PC
  2. MIDI @ 40 and the new Windows MIDI Services
  3. Load x64 Plug-ins (like VSTs) from your Arm Code using Arm64EC

2021 5

  1. Unofficial Windows 10 and 11 Audio Workstation build and tweak guide – Part 3
  2. Interview with a DAW Developer: Noel Borthwick from Cakewalk
  3. Quickly switching your Power Plan on Windows 10
  4. Unofficial Windows 10 Audio Workstation build and tweak guide – Part 2
  5. Unofficial Windows 10 Audio Workstation build and tweak guide – Part 1

2020 2

  1. Load more VSTs : Effectively removing the FLS Slot allocation limit in Windows 10
  2. How to report BLE MIDI connection or communication issues in Windows 10