0 s . ▁ ▁M ID I ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁standard ized ▁means ▁of ▁synchron izing ▁electronic ▁musical ▁instruments ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁different ▁companies , ▁which ▁K ake hash i ▁felt ▁was ▁limit ing ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁industry . ▁He ▁proposed ▁developing ▁a ▁standard ▁with ▁represent atives ▁from ▁Ober heim ▁Electron ics , ▁Se qu ential ▁Circ uits , ▁Yam aha , ▁K org ▁and ▁K aw ai . ▁K ake hash i ▁fav ored ▁the ▁name ▁Universal ▁Musical ▁Interface ▁( U ME ), ▁pron ounced ▁you - me , ▁but ▁the ▁protocol ▁was ▁named ▁Musical ▁Inst rument ▁Digital ▁Interface ▁( M ID I ). ▁K ake hash i ▁and ▁Dave ▁Smith ▁of ▁Se qu ential ▁Circ uits ▁un ve iled ▁M ID I ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁M ID I ▁allowed ▁communication ▁between ▁different ▁instruments ▁and ▁general - pur pose ▁computers ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁music ▁production . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁K ake hash i ▁and ▁Smith ▁received ▁Techn ical ▁Gram my ▁Awards ▁for ▁their ▁work . ▁M ID I ▁remains ▁the ▁industry ▁standard . ▁ ▁A TV ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁after ▁a ▁cl ash ▁with ▁management , ▁K ake hash i ▁left ▁Roland ▁and ▁founded ▁A TV ▁Corporation , ▁an ▁audi ovis ual ▁electron ics ▁company . ▁His ▁final ▁project ▁at ▁A TV ▁was ▁the ▁a Frame , ▁an ▁" elect ro - organ ic " ▁per