List Of Midi Commands - Martin LIGHTING DIRECTOR User Manual

LIST OF MIDI COMMANDS

The first byte in a MIDI command is the command definition byte, also called status
byte, which indicates what type of MIDI command it is; it must range between $80 and
$FF hexadecimal (128 to 255 decimal). Most other bytes, called data bytes, can range
only between 00 and $7F hexadecimal (0 to 127 decimal).
Command Name
8x yy zz Note Off
9x yy zz Note On
Ax yy zz Polyphonic Key
Pressure (after
touch)
Bx yy zz Control Change
(continuous
controllers)
Bx yy zz Control Change
(switches
On/Off)
Bx yy zz Local control
Bx yy zz All notes Off
Bx yy zz Omni mode Off
(all notes off)
Bx yy zz Omni mode On
(all notes off)
Bx yy zz Mono mode On
(Poly mode off,
all notes off)
Bx yy zz Poly mode On
(Mono mode off,
all notes off)
Cx yy Program change
Dx yy Channel
Pressure (After
touch)
Ex yy zz Pitch wheel
change LSB, MSB
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Variables
x=channel-1 (e.g. channel 1 is $0, channel 2 is $1,
channel 16 is $F), yy=note number from $00 to $7F
(0 to 127 decimal), zz=note off velocity from $00 to
$7F (0 to 127 decimal)
x=channel-1, yy=note number ($00 to $7F), zz=note
off velocity ($00 to $7F). If zz=0 then note off.
x=channel-1, yy=note number ($00 to $7F),
zz=pressure value ($00 to $7F)
x=channel-1, yy=control number ($00 to $3F),
zz=control value ($00 to $7F). Consult MIDI
instrument manual.
x=channel-1, yy=control number ($40 to $5F),
zz=control value ($00 to $7F). Consult MIDI
instrument manual.
x=channel-1, yy=$7A, zz=$00 Off or zz=$7F On
x=channel-1, yy=$7B, zz=$00
x=channel-1, yy=$7C, zz=$00
x=channel-1, yy=$7D, zz=$00
x=channel-1, yy=$7E, zz=the number of channels or
zz=$00 then the number of channels equals the
number of voices in the receiver
x=channel-1, yy=$7F, zz=$00
x=channel-1, yy=program number ($00 to $7F)
x=channel-1, yy=pressure value ($00 to $7F)
x=channel-1, yy=LSB ($00 to $7F), zz=MSB ($00 to
$7F)
Start of a system exclusive command string
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