We are the music makers https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Tue, 17 Feb 2026 05:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/02/midi-2-0-windows-11-macos-explainer MIDI 2.0 is finally in the operating system: what changed in Windows 11 and macOS, and what to do with it https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/02/midi-2-0-windows-11-macos-explainer Microsoft has built Windows MIDI Services into Windows 11, adding native MIDI 2.0, shared ports and app-to-app loopback, and macOS can already run Network MIDI 2.0 sessions. The plumbing is there. Most of the musical benefit still waits on DAWs and plugins adopting the new APIs. Tue, 17 Feb 2026 05:30:00 GMT We are the music makers music-techmidiwindowsmacosdaws