This makes it an ideal tool for sharing musical data between compatible apps and over a low-bandwidth connection. The MID file fundamentally consists of information explaining how should the sound be heard when linked with the playback device or loaded into a specific software that interprets audio data. The content includes the notes played, their timing, duration, and desired loudness for each note. It is the difference from ordinary audio files such as WAVs or MP3s in that it doesn’t carry the actual audio content hence, is quite smaller in size. MID or.MIDI file extension is the Musical Instrument Digital (MID) Interface file.