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Last updated: 04 April 2000
| Channel
number n = 0 to F = Channels 1 to 16 |
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| Note Off | 8n, kk, vv | Key
number, kk = 00 to 7F 3C = middle c |
| Note On | 9n, kk, vv | Velocity,
vv = 01 to 7F 40 = no velocity; 00 = note off |
| Polyphonic Aftertouch | An, kk, vv | |
| Control Change | Bn, cc, vv | Control number, cc = 00 to 65 |
| Mode Change | Bn, cc, vv | Control number, cc = 79 to 7F |
| Program Change | Cn, pp | Program number, pp = 00 to 7F |
| Channel Aftertouch | Dn, vv | Pressure value, vv = 00 to 7F |
| Pitchbend | En, ll, hh | ll
= lsb, hh = msb Centre = 2000h = En, 00, 40 |
| System Exclusive Start | F0, ID, ... | see table for manufacturers' IDs |
| Quarter Frame | F1, dd | MIDI Time Code message dd = data |
| Song Position Pointer | F2, ll, hh | ll
= lsb, hh = msb hhll = 14 bit counter 1 count = 6 timing clocks |
| Song Select | F3, ss | Song number, ss = 00 to 7F |
| (undefined) | F4 | |
| (undefined) | F5 | |
| Tune Request | F6 | |
| System Exclusive End | F7 | "EOX" |
| Timing Clock | F8 | 24 clocks = 1 crotchet |
| Timing Tick | F9 | 1 tick = 10 milliseconds |
| Start | FA | |
| Continue | FB | |
| Stop | FC | |
| (undefined) | FD | |
| Active Sensing | FE | |
| System Reset | FF |
| Hex | Decimal | Manufacturer |
| 01 | 1 | Sequential Circuits* |
| 02 | 2 | IDP |
| 03 | 3 | Voyetra/Octave Plateau |
| 04 | 4 | Moog Music |
| 05 | 5 | Passport Designs |
| 06 | 6 | Lexicon |
| 07 | 7 | Kurzweil |
| 08 | 8 | Fender |
| 09 | 9 | Gulbransen |
| 0A | 10 | AKG Acoustics |
| 0B | 11 | Voyce Music |
| 0C | 12 | Waveframe * |
| 0D | 13 | ADA |
| 0E | 14 | Garfield Electronics * |
| 0F | 15 | Ensoniq |
| 10 | 16 | Oberheim |
| 11 | 17 | Apple Computer |
| 12 | 18 | Grey Matter |
| 13 | 19 | Digidesign |
| 14 | 20 | Palm Tree Instruments |
| 15 | 21 | J L Cooper |
| 16 | 22 | Lowrey |
| 17 | 23 | Adams-Smith |
| 18 | 24 | E-mu Systems |
| 19 | 25 | Harmony Systems |
| 1A | 26 | ART |
| 1B | 27 | Baldwin |
| 1C | 28 | Eventide |
| 1D | 29 | Inventronics |
| 1E | 30 | Key Concepts |
| 1F | 31 | Clarity * |
| Hex Extended | Manufacturer |
| 00, 00, 01 | Warner New Media |
| 00, 00, 07 | Digital Music Corporation |
| 00, 00, 08 | IOTA Systems |
| 00, 00, 09 | New England Digital * |
| 00, 00, 0A | Artisyn |
| 00, 00, 0B | IVL Technologies |
| 00, 00, 0C | Southern Music Systems |
| 00, 00, 0D | Lake Butler Sound Company |
| 00, 00, 0E | Alesis |
| 00, 00, 10 | DOD Electronics |
| 00, 00, 11 | Studer-Editech |
| 00, 00, 14 | Perfect Fretworks |
| 00, 00, 15 | KAT |
| 00, 00, 16 | Opcode |
| 00, 00, 17 | Rane Corporation |
| 00, 00, 18 | Spatial Sound/Anadi Inc |
| 00, 00, 19 | KMX |
| 00, 00, 1A | Allen & Heath Brenell |
| 00, 00, 1B | Peavey Electronics |
| 00, 00, 1C | 360 Systems |
| 00, 00, 1D | Spectrum Design & Development |
| 00, 00, 1E | Marquis Musi |
| 00, 00, 1F | Zeta Systems |
| 00, 00, 20 | Axxes |
| 00, 00, 21 | Orban |
| 00, 00, 24 | KTI |
| 00, 00, 25 | Breakaway Technologies |
| 00, 00, 26 | CAE |
| 00, 00, 29 | Rocktron Corp. |
| 00, 00, 2A | PianoDisc |
| 00, 00, 2B | Cannon Research Corporation |
| 00, 00, 2D | Rogers Instrument Corp. |
| 00, 00, 2E | Blue Sky Logic |
| 00, 00, 2F | Encore Electronics |
| 00, 00, 30 | Uptown |
| 00, 00, 31 | Voce |
| 00, 00, 32 | CTI Audio |
| 00, 00, 33 | S&S Research |
| 00, 00, 34 | Broderbund Software |
| 00, 00, 35 | Allen Organ Co. |
| 00, 00, 37 | Music Quest |
| 00, 00, 38 | Aphex |
| 00, 00, 39 | Gallien Krueger |
| 00, 00, 3A | IBM |
| 00, 00, 3C | Hotz Instruments Technologies |
| 00, 00, 3D | ETA Lighting |
| 00, 00, 3E | NSI Corporation |
| 00, 00, 3F | Ad Lib |
| 00, 00, 40 | Richmond Sound Design |
| 00, 00, 41 | Microsoft |
| 00, 00, 42 | The Software Toolworks |
| 00, 00, 43 | RJMG/Niche |
| 00, 00, 44 | Intone |
| 00, 00, 47 | GT Electronics/Groove Tubes |
| 00, 00, 4E | Euphonix |
| 00, 00, 4F | InterMIDI |
| 00, 00, 55 | Lone Wolf |
| 00, 00, 64 | Musonix |
| 00, 00, 74 | Ta Horng Musical Inst. |
| 00, 00, 75 | eTek (formerly Forte) |
| 00, 00, 76 | Electrovoice |
| 00, 00, 77 | Midisoft |
| 00, 00, 78 | Q-Sound Labs |
| 00, 00, 79 | Westrex |
| 00, 00, 7A | NVidia |
| 00, 00, 7B | ESS Technology |
| 00, 00, 7C | MediaTrix Peripherals |
| 00, 00, 7D | Brooktree |
| 00, 00, 7E | Otari |
| 00, 00, 7F | Key Electronics |
| 00, 01, 01 | Crystalake Multimedia |
| 00, 01, 02 | Crystal Semiconductor |
| 00, 01, 03 | Rockwell Semiconductor |
| 00, 01, 04 | Silicon Graphics |
| 00, 01, 05 | Midiman |
| 00, 01, 06 | PreSonus |
| 00, 01, 08 | Topaz Enterprises |
| 00, 01, 09 | Cast Lighting |
| 00, 01, 0A | Microsoft Consumer Division |
| 00, 01, 0C | Fast Forward Designs |
| 00, 01, 0D | Headspace (Igor's Labs) |
| 00, 01, 0E | Van Koevering Company |
| 00, 01, 0F | Altech Systems |
| 00, 01, 10 | S & S Research |
| 00, 01, 11 | VLSI Technology |
| 00, 01, 12 | Chromatic Research |
| 00, 01, 13 | Sapphire |
| 00, 01, 14 | IDRC |
| 00, 01, 15 | Justonic Tuning |
| 00, 01, 16 | TorComp Researc, Inc |
| 00, 01, 17 | Newtek Inc |
| 00, 01, 18 | Sound Sculpture |
| 00, 01, 19 | Walker Technical |
| 00, 01, 1A | PAVO |
| 00, 01, 1B | InVision Interactive |
| 00, 01, 1C | T-Square Design |
| 00, 01, 1D, | Nemesys Music Technology |
| 00, 01, 1E, | DBX Professional |
| 00, 01, 1F, | Syndyne Corporation |
| 00, 01, 20, | Bitheadz |
| 00, 01, 21, | Cakewalk Music Software |
| 00, 01, 22, | Staccato Systems |
| 00, 01, 23, | National Semiconductor |
| 00, 01, 24, | Boom Theory / Adinolfi Alternative Percussion |
| 00, 01, 25, | Virtual DSP Corporation |
| 00, 01, 26, | Antares Systems |
| 00, 01, 27, | Angel Software |
| 00, 01, 28, | St Louis Music |
| 00, 01, 29, | Lyrrus dba G-VOX |
| Hex | Decimal | Manufacturer |
| 20 | 32 | Passac |
| 21 | 33 | SIEL |
| 22 | 34 | Synthaxe * |
| 23 | 35 | Stepp * |
| 24 | 36 | Hohner |
| 25 | 37 | Twister * |
| 26 | 38 | Solton |
| 27 | 39 | Jellinghaus * |
| 28 | 40 | Southworth |
| 29 | 41 | PPG * |
| 2A | 42 | JEN |
| 2B | 43 | Solid State Logic |
| 2C | 44 | Audio Veritrieb |
| 2D | 45 | Hinton Instruments |
| 2E | 46 | Soundtracs |
| 2F | 47 | Elka |
| 30 | 48 | Dynacord |
| 33 | 51 | Clavia Digital Instruments |
| 34 | 52 | Audio Architecture * |
| 39 | 57 | Soundcraft Electronics |
| 3B | 59 | Wersi |
| 3C | 60 | Avab Electronik |
| 3D | 61 | Digigram |
| 3E | 62 | Waldorf Electronics |
| 3F | 63 | Quasimidi |
| Hex Extended | Manufacturer |
| 00, 20, 00 | Dream |
| 00, 20, 01 | Strand Lighting |
| 00, 20, 02 | AMEK Systems & Controls |
| 00, 20, 04 | Dr.Bohm/Musician International |
| 00, 20, 06 | Trident |
| 00, 20, 07 | Real World Design * |
| 00, 20, 09 | Yes Technology |
| 00, 20, 0A | Audiomatica |
| 00, 20, 0B | Bontempi/Farfisa |
| 00, 20, 0C | F.B.T. Electronica |
| 00, 20, 0D | MIDITEMP |
| 00, 20, 0E | Larking Audio |
| 00, 20, 0F | Zero 88 Lighting |
| 00, 20, 10 | Micon Audio Electronics |
| 00, 20, 11 | Forefront Technology |
| 00, 20, 13 | Kenton Electronics |
| 00, 20, 15 | ADB |
| 00, 20, 16 | Jim Marshall Products |
| 00, 20, 17 | DDA |
| 00, 20, 18 | BSS Audio |
| 00, 20, 1F | TC Electronic |
| 00, 20, 2B | Medeli Electronics Co |
| 00, 20, 2C | Charlie Lab SRL |
| 00, 20, 2D | Blue Chip Music Technology |
| 00, 20, 2E | BEE OH |
| 00, 20, 2F | LG Semiconductor |
| 00, 20, 30 | TESI |
| 00, 20, 31 | Emagic |
| 00, 20, 32 | Behringer |
| 00, 20, 33 | Access |
| 00, 20, 34 | Synoptic |
| 00, 20, 35 | Hanmesoft |
| 00, 20, 36 | Terratec Electronic |
| 00, 20, 37 | Proel SpA |
| 00, 20, 38 | IBK MIDI |
| Hex | Decimal | Manufacturer |
| 40 | 64 | Kawai |
| 41 | 65 | Roland UK | Roland US |
| 42 | 66 | Korg |
| 43 | 67 | Yamaha UK | Yamaha Japan |
| 44 | 68 | Casio |
| 45 | 69 | Moridaira |
| 46 | 70 | Kamiya |
| 47 | 71 | Akai |
| 48 | 72 | Japan Victor |
| 49 | 73 | Meisosha |
| 4A | 74 | Hoshino Gakki |
| 4B | 75 | Fujitsu Electric |
| 4C | 76 | Sony |
| 4D | 77 | Nishin Onpa |
| 4E | 78 | TEAC |
| 50 | 80 | Matsushita Electric |
| 51 | 81 | Fostex |
| 52 | 82 | Zoom |
| 53 | 83 | Midori Electronics |
| 54 | 84 | Matsushita Communication Industrial |
| 55 | 85 | Suzuki Musical Instrument Mfg. |
| 56 | 86 | Fuji Sound Corporation Ltd. |
| 57 | 87 | Acoustic Technical Laboratory,Inc |
| Hex | Decimal | Use |
| 7D | 125 | Non-Commercial |
| 7E | 126 | Non Real Time |
| 7F | 127 | Real Time |
| Commercial | F0, ID, data, F7 | Manufacturer ID must be registered and data published |
| Non-Commercial | F0, 7D, data, F7 | Private use where unlikely to clash with other private use |
| Universal Non-Real Time |
F0, 7E, nn, sub-ID, data, F7 | nn
= channel number, 00 to 7F sub-IDs: 01 = Sample Dump header 02 = Sample Dump packet 03 = Dump Request 04 = MIDI Time Code Setup 05 = Sample Dump extensions 06 = Inquiry Message 07 = File Dump 08 = MIDI Tuning Standard 09 = General MIDI Message 7B = End of File 7C = Wait 7D = Cancel 7E = NAK 7F = Ack |
| Universal Real Time |
F0, 7F, nn, sub-ID, data, F7 | nn
= channel number, 00 to 7F, 7F = global sub-IDs: 01 = Long Form MTC 02 = MIDI Show Control 03 = Notation Information 04 = Device Control 05 = Real Time MTC Cueing 06 = MIDI Machine Control Command 07 = MIDI Machine Control Response 08 = Single Note Retune |
| Hex | Decimal | Controller |
| 00 | 0 | Bank Select |
| 01 | 1 | Modulation Wheel |
| 02 | 2 | Breath Controller |
| 03 | 3 | (undefined) |
| 04 | 4 | Foot Controller |
| 05 | 5 | Portamento Time |
| 06 | 6 | Data Entry |
| 07 | 7 | Volume |
| 08 | 8 | Balance |
| 09 | 9 | (undefined) |
| 0A | 10 | Pan |
| 0B | 11 | Expression |
| 0C | 12 | Effect Control 1 |
| 0D | 13 | Effect Control 2 |
| 0E | 14 | (undefined) |
| 0F | 15 | (undefined) |
| 10 | 16 | General Purpose #1 |
| 11 | 17 | General Purpose #2 |
| 12 | 18 | General Purpose #3 |
| 13 | 19 | General Purpose #4 |
| 14 - 1F | 20 - 31 | (undefined) |
Controllers 64 to 95, originally defined as switches, may now also be used as 7 bit resolution controllers.
| Hex | Decimal | Controller |
| 40 | 64 | Hold 1 (Sustain) |
| 41 | 65 | Portamento On/Off |
| 42 | 66 | Sostenuto |
| 43 | 67 | Soft Pedal |
| 44 | 68 | Legato Footswitch |
| 45 | 69 | Hold 2 |
| 46 | 70 | Sound Controller 1 / Sound Variation |
| 47 | 71 | Sound Controller 2 / Timbre Content |
| 48 | 72 | Sound Controller 3 / Release Time |
| 49 | 73 | Sound Controller 4 / Attack Time |
| 4A | 74 | Sound Controller 5 / Brightness |
| 4B | 75 | Sound Controller 6 |
| 4C | 76 | Sound Controller 7 |
| 4D | 77 | Sound Controller 8 |
| 4E | 78 | Sound Controller 9 |
| 4F | 79 | Sound Controller 10 |
| 50 | 80 | General Purpose #5 |
| 51 | 81 | General Purpose #6 |
| 52 | 82 | General Purpose #7 |
| 53 | 83 | General Purpose #8 |
| 54 | 84 | Portamento Control |
| 55 - 5A | 85 - 90 | (undefined) |
| 5B | 91 | Effect 1 / External Effects Depth |
| 5C | 92 | Effect 2 / Tremelo Depth |
| 5D | 93 | Effect 3 / Chorus Depth |
| 5E | 94 | Effect 4 / Detune (Celeste) |
| 5F | 95 | Effect 5 / Phaser Depth |
| 60 | 96 | Data Increment |
| 61 | 97 | Data Decrement |
| 62 | 98 | Non-Registered Parameter lsb |
| 63 | 99 | Non-Registered Parameter msb |
| 64 | 100 | Registered Parameter lsb |
| 65 | 101 | Registered Parameter msb |
| 65 - 77 | 102 - 119 | (undefined) |
| Hex | Decimal | |
| 78 | 120 | All
Sound Off data = 00 |
| 79 | 121 | Reset
All Controllers data = 00 |
| 7A | 122 | Local
Control data = 00 for off, 7F for on |
| 7B | 123 | All
Notes Off data = 00 |
| 7C | 124 | Omni
Mode Off data = 00 |
| 7D | 125 | Omni
Mode On data = 00 |
| 7E | 126 | Mono
Mode On data = number of channels |
| 7F | 127 | Poly
Mode On data = 00 |
Mode change messages are only received on the Base Channel that an equipment is set to. Messages 124 to 127 also act as an All Notes Off message. When Omni Mode is set to on the receiver responds to all Channel Voice messages, ignoring the Channel Number.
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