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MIDI - 2
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1. Container that carries all MIDI events in a sequence; Method of grouping MIDI events to make editing and arranging easier
Relative Location Synchronization
1
MIDI Region
MIDI Event
2. F0h (One of the highest priority system message)
Product ID
Start of Exclusive
Location
Running Status
3. (Vertical Interval Time Code); Popular method for recording time code onto videotape; Video version of SMPTE; Absolute
Controller Categories
LSB
System Exclusive
VITC
4. MIDI Time Code message sent during playback
Start of Exclusive
Stop
Quarter Frame
00 - 31
5. Continues the sequence or pattern from where it was last stopped
System Message Format
MIDI Show Control
Request
Continue
6. 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.
Timing Clock
MIDI Implementation Chart
Active Sensing
Best Way to Calculate Hexadecimal
7. MIDI Time Code; Sub- format of SMPTE; Absolute
Continue
MTC
Product ID
SPP
8. (Controller + Channel) + Controller # + Amount
Continue
Control Change Data Train
32 - 63
Timing Clock
9. Status Byte = Controller + Channel Data Byte 1 = Controller Number Data Byte 2 = 0 - 127 (Value/Range)
Most Common Controllers
Low Resolution
ReWire
Stop
10. Timing Clock; Start; Continue; Stop; Active Sensing; System Reset
System Realtime Messages
System Exclusive Protocol
96 - 119
0 - 32
11. Tempo & Location
Full Frame Message
End of Exclusive (EOX)
Synchronization Types
1
12. Designed for the Theatrical and Staging Industries; Allows MIDI to control over audio and video playback systems - lighting & effects - pyrotechnics - machinery - and robotics
Channel Mode Message 121
MIDI Show Control
End of Exclusive (EOX)
Full Frame
13. Switches between songs or patterns on a sequence
SPP
Types of Location Sync
Low Resolution
Song Select
14. Divide the number by 16 and convert remainder to hexadecimal value
VCA
Direct
64
Best Way to Calculate Hexadecimal
15. A pulse is sent out every 300 ms; If a slave device receives them it will function normally
Channel Mode Message 122
Channel Mode Message 120
Pitch- to MIDI Devices (Examples)
Active Sensing
16. OMNI OFF
Pitch- to MIDI Devices (Examples)
Channel Mode Message 124
Trigger- to- MIDI
Mirroring
17. Switches
64 - 95
VCA
Product ID
Trigger- to- MIDI Devices (Examples)
18. Beat Clock does not care where the device's location is (where in the song it is) as long as BPM is the same; Always make sure devices are ALL set to the location value desired for start; (Ex... two devices one set at Bar 1 and the other at Bar 9...M
Tempo Sync Types
Synchronization Types
Syncing MIDI Beat Clock
Types of Location Sync
19. 1 (msb) ---> 110 (System Message) ---> 0100 (Which Message)
Most Common Controllers
VCF
Relative Location Synchronization
System Message Format
20. All Notes OFF (Release Time) ~ Does not guarantee a complete sound loss
Full Frame Message
0 - 32
Channel Mode Message 123
System Messages
21. Controls some aspect of sound on a channel; 128 Different controllers available (1 -127); Give us the ability to automate changes when recorded
Product ID
VCA
Control Change (Controllers)
96 - 119
22. High Resolution (LSB)
Product ID
VCF
32 - 63
Absolute Location Synchronization
23. Always referenced from the beginning of the song
Relative Location Synchronization
VCO
Tempo Sync Types
VCF
24. Various / FX
Channel Mode Message 127
MTC Full Frame Message
LTC
96 - 119
25. Storage Media or Sequence Track
Where to Save SysEx Data
Pitch- to MIDI Devices (Examples)
Low Resolution
MIDI Sync
26. MIDI Clock; MIDI Sync
Tempo Sync Types
Handshake
Device ID
Timing Clock
27. A way to save or change complete settings
Relative Location Synchronization
System Exclusive
3 Ways to Transfer SysEx Data
MIDI Show Control
28. Sometimes called a USER ID; Can be changed on two pieces of the same equipment
Tempo Sync Types
Offset
Device ID
VCA
29. Single MIDI message; Status Byte + associated Data Bytes; Can be edited individually allowing complete control over every minute detail of the MIDI sequence
Quarter Frame Message
MIDI Event
Trigger- to- MIDI
Continue
30. OMNI ON
Channel Mode Message 125
Timing Clock
Quarter Frame Message
Full Frame
31. Local ON/OFF
Location
Trigger- to- MIDI Devices (Examples)
VCO
Channel Mode Message 122
32. Contains entire SMPTE address plus the last issued transport command (Start - Stop - Continue); 10 bytes long
Start of Exclusive
Channel Mode Message 123
MTC Full Frame Message
Absolute Location Synchronization
33. Tune Request; Song Select; Song Position Pointer; MIDI Time Code
Channel Mode Message 120
Running Status
System Common Messages
1
34. Converting an analog signal or sound into a MIDI message
Stop
Synchronization Types
Most Common Controllers
Pitch- to- MIDI
35. Used to represent sound or performance parameters (must be used by all manufacturers)
Registered Parameter Numbers
3 Ways to Transfer SysEx Data
MTC Full Frame Message
LSB
36. 16 -384
High Resolution Bank Total
System Messages
System Exclusive
Full Frame
37. Low Resolution (MSB)
00 - 31
10
Product ID
MIDI Implementation Chart
38. Volume
Types of Location Sync
Song Select
7
Control Change (Controllers)
39. Using handshake wiring - requests for data are continuously sent between devices
MIDI Region
Handshake
MIDI Implementation Chart
Controller Categories
40. Pan
Channel Mode Message 122
MIDI Region
10
Control Change (Controllers)
41. Looks previous to the play line for any prior MIDI information and updates the sequence accordingly; Most commonly used with Program Change and Controller Messages
Event Chasing
Quarter Frame Message
Channel Mode Message 122
VCA
42. Voltage signal changes HARMONIC CONTENT (TIMBRE)
Mirroring Requirements
Synchronization
Full Frame
VCF
43. F7h
VCO
96 - 119
End of Exclusive (EOX)
Relative Location Synchronization
44. 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
7
Offset
MIDI Time Code
Examples of Location Sync
45. Stops the sequence or pattern
Decimal
Full Frame
Controller #0
Stop
46. 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
Channel Mode Message 124
SMPTE
Controller #0
Active Sensing
47. Synchronization to the timing or speed of a pattern or song
Event Chasing
0 - 32
3 Ways to Transfer SysEx Data
Tempo
48. Most Significant Byte; Controller #0
MSB
Registered Parameter Numbers
Controller #0
Product ID
49. All Sounds OFF ~ Cuts all outputs of sound ==> SILENCE
Synchronization
Manufacturer's ID
Handshake
Channel Mode Message 120
50. Preferred; Not referenced from the beginning of the song; Slave always identifies with location of bar
Absolute Location Synchronization
Song Position Pointer
3 Ways to Transfer SysEx Data
Device ID