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MIDI - 2
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1. OMNI ON
120 - 127
Control Change Data Train
Channel Mode Message 125
Synchronization Types
2. 16 -384 available Banks; Most common mirrored controller; Each bank contains 128 Programs (0 - 127); 2 -097 -152 possible Program Changes for MIDI
System Exclusive Protocol
Bank Select
MTC Full Frame Message
MIDI Show Control
3. MIDI Time Code; Sub- format of SMPTE; Absolute
Bank Select
MTC
Trigger- to- MIDI
Product ID
4. Direct; Request; Handshake
3 Ways to Transfer SysEx Data
Channel Mode Message 121
High Resolution Bank Total
VITC
5. Tells analog oscillators to 'tune up'
MSB
Tune Request
Trigger- to- MIDI Devices (Examples)
MIDI Beat Clock
6. Voltage signal changes HARMONIC CONTENT (TIMBRE)
VCF
LTC
Handshake
SPP
7. Time code developed for the film industry but now extensively used in music and recording; Related to hours - minutes - seconds and film or video frames rather than to musical tempo; Absolute
MIDI Region
SMPTE
Full Frame
Quarter Frame Message
8. Always referenced from the beginning of the song
Hexadecimal
Relative Location Synchronization
10
Channel Mode Message 127
9. All Sounds OFF ~ Cuts all outputs of sound ==> SILENCE
Pitch- to- MIDI
Channel Mode Message 120
LTC
00 - 31
10. Switches between songs or patterns on a sequence
Trigger- to- MIDI
System Message Format
Song Select
VCA
11. Controls some aspect of sound on a channel; 128 Different controllers available (1 -127); Give us the ability to automate changes when recorded
Binary
Control Change (Controllers)
Syncing MIDI Beat Clock
MTC Full Frame Message
12. Message sent for the device to send SysEx data - then sends it to the device; Most commonly used by an editor or library program
Syncing MIDI Beat Clock
MIDI Event
Request
Relative Location Synchronization
13. SMPTE; MTC; LTC; VITC; SPP
Examples of Location Sync
Bank Select
Trigger- to- MIDI
System Common Messages
14. Reduces the load by about ? (30 -33%) by removing redundant Status Bytes; Only for Channel Messages; Occurs only on playback; Function of the Sequencer; Basically drops similar status bytes so they don't have to be repeated each time
MIDI Implementation Chart
Controller #0
Synchronization
Running Status
15. Designed for the Theatrical and Staging Industries; Allows MIDI to control over audio and video playback systems - lighting & effects - pyrotechnics - machinery - and robotics
MIDI Show Control
SMPTE
Tempo
Active Sensing
16. Series of tempo- related electronic timing markers embedded in the MIDI data stream; Revolves around BPM; 24 PPQN; Also known as the Timing Clock; Setup is generally the same as MTC
Running Status
MIDI Beat Clock
Best Way to Calculate Hexadecimal
Quarter Frame
17. Reset All Controllers
System Common Messages
Tune Request
Registered Parameter Numbers
Channel Mode Message 121
18. Timing Clock; Start; Continue; Stop; Active Sensing; System Reset
System Realtime Messages
Synchronization
LTC
Most Common Controllers
19. Container that carries all MIDI events in a sequence; Method of grouping MIDI events to make editing and arranging easier
Synchronization Types
MIDI Region
Controller Categories
32 - 63
20. Pan
ReWire
Full Frame
Manufacturer's ID
10
21. Used to represent sound or performance parameters (must be used by all manufacturers)
Registered Parameter Numbers
ReWire
System Realtime Messages
Running Status
22. Storage Media or Sequence Track
Channel Mode Message 121
7
Where to Save SysEx Data
LTC
23. (Controller + Channel) + Controller # + Amount
Full Frame Message
System Reset
7
Control Change Data Train
24. Using a key - button - pad - slider - knob - etc. to generate a MIDI message; 80% - 90% of MIDI controllers use this method for MIDI conversion
Synchronization
Trigger- to- MIDI
SPP
VCA
25. Synchronization to the timing or speed of a pattern or song
Tune Request
Tempo Sync Types
LTC
Tempo
26. Converting an analog signal or sound into a MIDI message
Pitch- to- MIDI
3 Ways to Transfer SysEx Data
Where to Save SysEx Data
MIDI Time Code
27. OMNI OFF
Full Frame
Channel Mode Message 124
Running Status
64
28. Stops the sequence or pattern
Stop
BPM
7
ReWire
29. Contains entire SMPTE address plus the last issued transport command (Start - Stop - Continue); 10 bytes long
MTC Full Frame Message
7
Channel Mode Message 124
Channel Mode Message 126
30. Synchronization to a point in time or a direct address
System Message Format
Location
Absolute Location Synchronization
Channel Mode Message 121
31. ( S -> 01:01:01:01 -> Transport Method ); 1 for 'System Message' -> 8 for SMPTE -> 1 for Transport Method; Data = 0; 3 numbers = Which column of SMPTE; 4 numbers = Value for the column
Synchronization Types
Channel Mode Message 125
Full Frame Message
10
32. Locks devices to the same location (in increments of 16th notes)
Controller Categories
64
Song Position Pointer
Mirroring Requirements
33. MIDI's version of SMPTE; Contains two types of messages (full frame & quarter frame)
MSB
MIDI Event
MIDI Time Code
System Reset
34. Controller that will commonly change banks on most MIDI devices (sometimes 0 & 32 are necessary)
MIDI Implementation Chart
BPM
Controller #0
00 - 31
35. Internal device expressed in BPM that keeps multiple devices locked at the same tempo; Also known at the MIDI Beat Clock; Setup is generally the same as MTC
Running Status
System Messages
3 Ways to Transfer SysEx Data
Timing Clock
36. MIDI Time Code message only sent on start - stop or continue
Full Frame
LSB
Channel Mode Message 126
MIDI Event
37. Beats Per Minute
Manufacturer's ID
Trigger- to- MIDI
BPM
Trigger- to- MIDI Devices (Examples)
38. MONO
Control Change (Controllers)
Continue
Channel Mode Message 126
64
39. Base 16 (0 - F); The numbers 0 - 9 are still the same but the numbers 10 - 15 are represented by the letters A - F
120 - 127
Hexadecimal
64 - 95
High Resolution Bank Total
40. Local ON/OFF
Channel Mode Message 122
Decimal
Start
Trigger- to- MIDI Devices (Examples)
41. Model number (functions similar to MAN ID but happens after the MAN ID is validated)
Channel Mode Message 120
LTC
Product ID
Handshake
42. Least Significant Byte; Controller #32
Channel Mode Message 124
LSB
Tempo Sync Types
Most Common Controllers
43. Keyboards - Wind Controllers - Brass Controllers - Electronic Drums - and Control Surfaces; Significantly less latency
Mirroring Requirements
System Messages
Trigger- to- MIDI Devices (Examples)
Where to Save SysEx Data
44. Starts a sequence or pattern
Control Change (Controllers)
BPM
Start
Direct
45. Base 2
Direct
1
Binary
Hexadecimal
46. F0h (One of the highest priority system message)
Start of Exclusive
System Realtime Messages
Continue
VCF
47. Setting the SMPTE time to match the desired Bars/Beats/Ticks location; Set by the slave device after frame rate is set; Start of sequence should typically be at the same time as the start of media's MTC address
Song Select
Controller #0
Offset
Start
48. A way to save or change complete settings
System Exclusive
Song Position Pointer
Product ID
MSB
49. High Resolution (LSB)
32 - 63
System Realtime Messages
Trigger- to- MIDI Devices (Examples)
Trigger- to- MIDI
50. A pulse is sent out every 300 ms; If a slave device receives them it will function normally
Direct
Full Frame
Channel Mode Message 122
Active Sensing