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Global Musical Instrument Communication Standard (GMICS): An Integrated Digital Audio and Control Communication Specification for Instruments

Authors: Flaks, Jason S.; Frantz, Richard

AES Convention 108 · Paper 5116 · February 2000

Abstract

This paper provides an in-depth look at the Global Musical Instrument Communication Standard (GMICS-) from the electrical, physical, data link, and control perspective. Using the 100-megabit Ethernet physical layer, and newly defined data link and control protocols, GMICS provides a low latency digital audio and control highway appropriate for instruments, especially in live performance situations where delay is intolerable.:

Details

Published in
AES Convention 108
AES Convention
108
Paper number
5116
Publication date
February 6, 2000
Session subject
Musical Instrument Acoustics; Electronic Music Technology
Affiliation
Gibson Guitar Corp, Nashville, TN (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper