[hcarvalhoalves]

MIDI single-handledly enabled more people than ever to produce music. Back in 1990, my dad setup a studio with a 486 and produced CDs for a lot of independent artists around our city that would never had it recorded otherwise.

Also, it's amazing how it turned into a standard and is still well supported by all applications. My dad can still open his early works and remaster using improved, true-to-life instruments that make it sound like live recordings.