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MIDI - 2
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1. MIDI Time Code; Sub- format of SMPTE; Absolute
Channel Mode Message 124
BPM
System Exclusive Protocol
MTC
2. Sometimes called a USER ID; Can be changed on two pieces of the same equipment
Device ID
Synchronization Types
MIDI Sync
SPP
3. Multiply the values (2nd Data Bytes) of a Low Resolution and a High Resolution Controller together; Controller numbers (1st Data Bytes) must be 32 digits apart
Relative Location Synchronization
Mirroring Requirements
Mirroring
7
4. Model number (functions similar to MAN ID but happens after the MAN ID is validated)
Direct
Manufacturer's ID
Product ID
Most Common Controllers
5. Assigned by MMA and JMSC; These need to be used with all future SysEx messages or they will be ignored (think saved patches)
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6. Manually initiate transfer from device
Direct
LTC
Pitch- to MIDI Devices (Examples)
Most Common Controllers
7. Switches between songs or patterns on a sequence
Song Select
Device ID
Quarter Frame Message
Absolute Location Synchronization
8. F0h (One of the highest priority system message)
Product ID
Start of Exclusive
Synchronization Types
Mirroring Requirements
9. MIDI Clock; MIDI Sync
LSB
7
Tempo Sync Types
Best Way to Calculate Hexadecimal
10. (Controller + Channel) + Controller # + Amount
Channel Mode Message 120
Full Frame
Control Change Data Train
VCO
11. Local ON/OFF
Quarter Frame
Manufacturer's ID
Channel Mode Message 122
System Reset
12. Controller that will commonly change banks on most MIDI devices (sometimes 0 & 32 are necessary)
Quarter Frame
Full Frame
Controller #0
Timing Clock
13. (Vertical Interval Time Code); Popular method for recording time code onto videotape; Video version of SMPTE; Absolute
System Realtime Messages
MIDI Event
VITC
Quarter Frame Message
14. Tempo & Location
Timing Clock
Product ID
Synchronization Types
Channel Mode Message 124
15. Channel Mode Messages
Stop
120 - 127
MTC
Song Position Pointer
16. Guitar - Bass - Strings - & Monophonic Audio- to-Video Conversion; More Expressive
00 - 31
Pitch- to MIDI Devices (Examples)
Quarter Frame Message
VCA
17. Locks devices to the same location (in increments of 16th notes)
Syncing MIDI Beat Clock
System Realtime Messages
Song Position Pointer
Best Way to Calculate Hexadecimal
18. Message sent for the device to send SysEx data - then sends it to the device; Most commonly used by an editor or library program
Hexadecimal
Request
Manufacturer's ID
End of Exclusive (EOX)
19. Used to represent sound or performance parameters (must be used by all manufacturers)
Tempo
Registered Parameter Numbers
Controller #0
64
20. The process of locking two or more devices together in time and/or tempo
Quarter Frame
Synchronization
LTC
High Resolution Bank Total
21. Increments of 16th notes measured from the beginning of the song; Provides bars - beats - and ticks; Relative
SPP
Manufacturer's ID
96 - 119
Examples of Location Sync
22. MIDI Time Code message only sent on start - stop or continue
Low Resolution
Full Frame
Most Common Controllers
Offset
23. Using a key - button - pad - slider - knob - etc. to generate a MIDI message; 80% - 90% of MIDI controllers use this method for MIDI conversion
Trigger- to- MIDI
64
Full Frame
MIDI Show Control
24. Modulation
High Resolution Bank Total
Trigger- to- MIDI Devices (Examples)
1
Event Chasing
25. Base 2
Binary
Channel Mode Message 121
Registered Parameter Numbers
00 - 31
26. 16 -384 available Banks; Most common mirrored controller; Each bank contains 128 Programs (0 - 127); 2 -097 -152 possible Program Changes for MIDI
Bank Select
Channel Mode Message 124
Types of Location Sync
120 - 127
27. Synchronization to a point in time or a direct address
System Message Format
64 - 95
96 - 119
Location
28. Converting an analog signal or sound into a MIDI message
Manufacturer's ID
Channel Mode Message 123
MIDI Show Control
Pitch- to- MIDI
29. Propellerhead Software's standard for timing - audio channels - and transport control available on most DAW's & Sequencers; Designed to control multiple applications within the same computer
Decimal
Where to Save SysEx Data
ReWire
Song Select
30. ( 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
System Message Format
MIDI Sync
Full Frame Message
Best Way to Calculate Hexadecimal
31. Container that carries all MIDI events in a sequence; Method of grouping MIDI events to make editing and arranging easier
Synchronization Types
00 - 31
0 - 32
MIDI Region
32. Based on System Exclusive; Allows more control over MIDI devices unlike standard Common or RealTime messages; Fast-Forward - Fast-Rewind - Shuttle Control - Track Arming - Variable Playback - etc.
Binary
MIDI Implementation Chart
System Message Format
Channel Mode Message 127
33. (MIDI Beat Clock) - Keeps devices locked to the same tempo (24 PPQN)
Timing Clock
Examples of Location Sync
Song Position Pointer
Mirroring Requirements
34. 2 Bytes Long; 4 sent per frame of SMPTE; 8 frames needed to make a complete SMPTED address; 2 full frames of SMPTE are needed to visually update the address
Continue
Channel Mode Message 120
BPM
Quarter Frame Message
35. 1 (msb) ---> 110 (System Message) ---> 0100 (Which Message)
1
System Message Format
Types of Location Sync
Full Frame Message
36. Voltage signal changes HARMONIC CONTENT (TIMBRE)
System Exclusive
Control Change Data Train
MIDI Implementation Chart
VCF
37. Contains entire SMPTE address plus the last issued transport command (Start - Stop - Continue); 10 bytes long
0 - 32
Mirroring
MTC Full Frame Message
Pitch- to- MIDI
38. Controls some aspect of sound on a channel; 128 Different controllers available (1 -127); Give us the ability to automate changes when recorded
Control Change (Controllers)
Mirroring
MTC Full Frame Message
Channel Mode Message 122
39. Synchronization to the timing or speed of a pattern or song
Device ID
Active Sensing
Decimal
Tempo
40. Preferred; Not referenced from the beginning of the song; Slave always identifies with location of bar
System Exclusive Protocol
Quarter Frame Message
MSB
Absolute Location Synchronization
41. Beats Per Minute
Pitch- to- MIDI
Controller #0
BPM
Examples of Location Sync
42. 00 - 31 = Low Resolution (MSB) 32 - 63 = High Resolution (LSB) 64 - 95 = Switches 96 - 119 = Various / FX 120 - 127 = Channel Mode Messages
SPP
120 - 127
Controller Categories
Full Frame
43. A way to save or change complete settings
Relative Location Synchronization
Synchronization Types
System Exclusive
Timing Clock
44. All Sounds OFF ~ Cuts all outputs of sound ==> SILENCE
System Reset
High Resolution Bank Total
Most Common Controllers
Channel Mode Message 120
45. Longitudinal Time Code; When SMPTE time code is encoded as an audio signal on audio track; Audio version of SMPTE; Absolute
Where to Save SysEx Data
3 Ways to Transfer SysEx Data
Stop
LTC
46. Voltage signal changes AMPLITUDE
VCA
120 - 127
Trigger- to- MIDI
Hexadecimal
47. Pan
7
3 Ways to Transfer SysEx Data
32 - 63
10
48. Stops the sequence or pattern
MTC Full Frame Message
Stop
Product ID
Types of Location Sync
49. MIDI's version of SMPTE; Contains two types of messages (full frame & quarter frame)
Start
MIDI Time Code
Examples of Location Sync
Song Position Pointer
50. Reset All Controllers
MIDI Show Control
System Message Format
Channel Mode Message 121
Absolute Location Synchronization