Karl Hirano
Karl Hirano was an electronic engineer for Yamaha in Japan during the great MIDI boom of the early 1980s. In fact, Karl was a member of the team that gathered at the 1983 NAMM Show to discuss the MIDI spec and agree on the protocol and how MIDI would be engineered into the vast number of new electronic keyboards and synthesizers that were in high demand at the time. Karl later played an important role in several MIDI organizations, presentations and focus groups, marking an important part of the music product industry’s history.
Interview Date:
January 20, 2005
Date of Birth:
May 2, 1942
Deceased Date:
September 28, 2019
Job Title:
Engineer
Company:
Yamaha Corporation Japan
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