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How do you pronounce MIDI?

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 11:37 pm
by Semi-Happy Partygoer
I’ve never heard this acronym spoken aloud before, only ever seen it in writing. I’ve usually thought of it as “middy”, but one pronunciation guide did say “mi-dee”. How do those in the music and technical field tend to go?

Re: How do you pronounce MIDI?

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 12:28 am
by Tawmis
MID-E.

Re: How do you pronounce MIDI?

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 7:52 am
by Collector
I have never heard it as anything but middy or mi-DEE except from "The Space Quest Historian" who pronounced it as “mee-DEE”.

Re: How do you pronounce MIDI?

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 11:18 am
by BBP
Like the french midi (noon): mee-DEE.

Re: How do you pronounce MIDI?

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 5:41 pm
by Collector
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dic ... glish/midi

Perhaps mee-DEE is more common in Europe, but the accepted is mi-DEE

Re: How do you pronounce MIDI?

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 6:20 pm
by Rath Darkblade
I've always gone with "Middy", myself. *shrug*