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MIDI - 2
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1. Designed for the Theatrical and Staging Industries; Allows MIDI to control over audio and video playback systems - lighting & effects - pyrotechnics - machinery - and robotics
10
ReWire
64 - 95
MIDI Show Control
2. F7h
SPP
Channel Mode Message 127
Stop
End of Exclusive (EOX)
3. Using handshake wiring - requests for data are continuously sent between devices
Mirroring Requirements
VITC
Handshake
MIDI Time Code
4. Relative & Absolute
System Messages
Types of Location Sync
7
Event Chasing
5. 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
Channel Mode Message 123
7
MIDI Beat Clock
Running Status
6. Preferred; Not referenced from the beginning of the song; Slave always identifies with location of bar
00 - 31
Absolute Location Synchronization
Synchronization Types
VITC
7. Voltage signal changes PITCH
Tempo
VCO
Channel Mode Message 124
Decimal
8. Converting an analog signal or sound into a MIDI message
Pitch- to- MIDI
Product ID
System Exclusive
MTC Full Frame Message
9. All Sounds OFF ~ Cuts all outputs of sound ==> SILENCE
MTC
Handshake
MTC Full Frame Message
Channel Mode Message 120
10. Local ON/OFF
MIDI Beat Clock
Channel Mode Message 122
120 - 127
3 Ways to Transfer SysEx Data
11. 16 -384 available Banks; Most common mirrored controller; Each bank contains 128 Programs (0 - 127); 2 -097 -152 possible Program Changes for MIDI
Channel Mode Message 120
Bank Select
Channel Mode Message 125
Song Position Pointer
12. Switches between songs or patterns on a sequence
Trigger- to- MIDI
Low Resolution
Song Select
VCO
13. Controls some aspect of sound on a channel; 128 Different controllers available (1 -127); Give us the ability to automate changes when recorded
0 - 32
Control Change (Controllers)
Quarter Frame Message
System Exclusive
14. Model number (functions similar to MAN ID but happens after the MAN ID is validated)
Product ID
7
Tempo Sync Types
System Exclusive
15. Pan
10
MTC Full Frame Message
MIDI Region
Channel Mode Message 123
16. 1 (msb) ---> 110 (System Message) ---> 0100 (Which Message)
Pitch- to- MIDI
Channel Mode Message 124
00 - 31
System Message Format
17. Synchronization to a point in time or a direct address
System Reset
Mirroring Requirements
Location
10
18. Tempo & Location
Synchronization Types
MIDI Region
Hexadecimal
MIDI Sync
19. Various / FX
Channel Mode Message 124
Controller #0
96 - 119
Low Resolution
20. 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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21. MIDI Clock; MIDI Sync
MTC Full Frame Message
Program Data
Tempo Sync Types
Trigger- to- MIDI
22. Sometimes called a USER ID; Can be changed on two pieces of the same equipment
Channel Mode Message 125
Control Change Data Train
Device ID
Active Sensing
23. Always referenced from the beginning of the song
Relative Location Synchronization
Bank Select
MIDI Sync
BPM
24. Message sent for the device to send SysEx data - then sends it to the device; Most commonly used by an editor or library program
Program Data
Request
1
96 - 119
25. 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
Mirroring
System Messages
MTC
Mirroring Requirements
26. High Resolution (LSB)
LSB
32 - 63
VCA
Start of Exclusive
27. Divide the number by 16 and convert remainder to hexadecimal value
Manufacturer's ID
Song Position Pointer
Best Way to Calculate Hexadecimal
BPM
28. Start of Exclusive; Manufacturer's ID; Product ID; Device ID; Program Data; End of Exclusive (EOX)
System Exclusive Protocol
Where to Save SysEx Data
SPP
Syncing MIDI Beat Clock
29. Reset All Controllers
Synchronization Types
Channel Mode Message 121
Song Select
Bank Select
30. The parameters that make up an operating system; Think of it like the 'stuff a band would need to do before actually making music during practice'
MIDI Beat Clock
Handshake
System Messages
MIDI Show Control
31. Status Byte = Controller + Channel Data Byte 1 = Controller Number Data Byte 2 = 0 - 127 (Value/Range)
Low Resolution
ReWire
System Common Messages
SMPTE
32. Container that carries all MIDI events in a sequence; Method of grouping MIDI events to make editing and arranging easier
VCF
MIDI Region
VCO
64 - 95
33. Using a key - button - pad - slider - knob - etc. to generate a MIDI message; 80% - 90% of MIDI controllers use this method for MIDI conversion
LTC
Tempo Sync Types
Hexadecimal
Trigger- to- MIDI
34. 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
Handshake
MSB
Running Status
Song Position Pointer
35. (MIDI Beat Clock) - Keeps devices locked to the same tempo (24 PPQN)
System Message Format
Manufacturer's ID
Timing Clock
Start
36. Base 16 (0 - F); The numbers 0 - 9 are still the same but the numbers 10 - 15 are represented by the letters A - F
Song Select
Mirroring
Hexadecimal
Full Frame
37. A pulse is sent out every 300 ms; If a slave device receives them it will function normally
Channel Mode Message 124
Timing Clock
Active Sensing
Continue
38. Bank Select
Channel Mode Message 120
Pitch- to- MIDI
Start of Exclusive
0 - 32
39. Voltage signal changes AMPLITUDE
Channel Mode Message 127
Program Data
VCA
120 - 127
40. Sustain Pedal
Mirroring Requirements
ReWire
Location
64
41. Beats Per Minute
BPM
Start of Exclusive
Tempo
VCF
42. MIDI Time Code; Sub- format of SMPTE; Absolute
MTC
MTC Full Frame Message
Where to Save SysEx Data
High Resolution Bank Total
43. 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
LSB
SMPTE
Device ID
MIDI Show Control
44. Least Significant Byte; Controller #32
LSB
BPM
Binary
Start
45. 00 - 31 = Low Resolution (MSB) 32 - 63 = High Resolution (LSB) 64 - 95 = Switches 96 - 119 = Various / FX 120 - 127 = Channel Mode Messages
VCF
Controller Categories
Pitch- to- MIDI
System Common Messages
46. 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.
Control Change (Controllers)
VCA
MIDI Implementation Chart
Best Way to Calculate Hexadecimal
47. Single MIDI message; Status Byte + associated Data Bytes; Can be edited individually allowing complete control over every minute detail of the MIDI sequence
Full Frame Message
Active Sensing
MIDI Event
Direct
48. Keyboards - Wind Controllers - Brass Controllers - Electronic Drums - and Control Surfaces; Significantly less latency
Types of Location Sync
MIDI Region
Trigger- to- MIDI Devices (Examples)
High Resolution Bank Total
49. How high resolution is achieved in MIDI Controllers
Active Sensing
Mirroring
Program Data
Synchronization Types
50. MIDI's version of SMPTE; Contains two types of messages (full frame & quarter frame)
Continue
ReWire
MIDI Time Code
MIDI Show Control