MIDI Implementation

General Purpose Controller 3 (Controller number 18)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

BnH

12H

vvH

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

vv = Control value:

 

00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

*Depending on the Control Message settings (Edit: System MIDI: Control Message).

General Purpose Controller 4 (Controller number 19)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

BnH

13H

vvH

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

vv = Control value:

 

00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

*Depending on the Control Message settings (Edit: System MIDI: Control Message).

Hold 1 (Controller number 64)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

BnH

40H

vvH

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

vv = Control value:

 

00H - 7FH (0 - 127) 0 - 63 = OFF, 64 - 127 = ON

*These messages are transmitted when the Organ Damper Sw (EDIT: System Basic: Organ Damper Sw) is ON.

Portamento (Controller number 65)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

BnH

41H

vvH

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

vv = Control value:

 

00H - 7FH (0 - 127) 0 - 63 = OFF, 64 - 127 = ON

Portamento Control (Controller number 84)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

BnH

54H

kkH

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

kk = source note number:

00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

General Purpose Controller 5 (Controller number 80)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

BnH

50H

vvH

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

vv = Control value:

 

00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

*Depending on the Control Message settings (Edit: System MIDI: Control Message).

General Purpose Controller 6 (Controller number 81)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

BnH

51H

vvH

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

vv = Control value:

 

00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

*Depending on the Control Message settings (Edit: System MIDI: Control Message).

General Purpose Controller 7 (Controller number 82)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

BnH

52H

vvH

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

vv = Control value:

 

00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

*Depending on the Control Message settings (Edit: System MIDI: Control Message).

 

 

 

General Purpose Controller 8 (Controller number 83)

Sostenuto (Controller number 66)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

BnH

53H

vvH

BnH

42H

vvH

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

vv = Control value:

 

00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

vv = Control value:

 

00H - 7FH (0 - 127) 0 - 63 = OFF, 64 - 127 = ON

 

 

 

* Depending on the Control Message settings (Edit: System MIDI: Control Message).

Soft (Controller number 67)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

BnH

43H

vvH

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

vv = Control value:

 

00H - 7FH (0 - 127) 0 - 63 = OFF, 64 - 127 = ON

Resonance (Controller number 71)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

BnH

47H

vvH

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

vv= Resonance value (relative change):

00H - 7FH (-64 - 0 - +63)

*These parameters are transmitted by the Synth Part.

Release Time (Controller number 72)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

BnH

48H

vvH

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

vv= Release Time value (relative change): 00H - 7FH (-64 - 0 - +63)

* These parameters are transmitted by the Synth Part.

Program Change

Status

2nd byte

 

CnH

ppH

 

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

pp = Program number:

00H - 7FH (prog.1 - prog.128)

*These messages are transmitted when Tx PC Switch (Edit: System MIDI: Tx PC Switch) is ON.

Channel Pressure

Status

2nd byte

 

DnH

vvH

 

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

vv = Channel Pressure:

00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

Pitch Bend Change

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

EnH

llH

mmH

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

mm, ll = Pitch Bend value:

00 00H - 40 00H - 7F 7FH (-8192 - 0 - +8191)

Appendices

Attack time (Controller number 73)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

BnH

49H

vvH

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

vv= Attack time value (relative change): 00H - 7FH (-64 - 0 - +63)

* These parameters are transmitted by the Synth Part.

Cutoff (Controller number 74)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

BnH

4AH

vvH

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

vv = Cutoff value (relative change):

00H - 7FH (-64 - 0 - +63)

*These parameters are transmitted by the Synth Part.

System Realtime Messages

Start

Status

FAH

*This message is sent on START operation when START/STOP function is selected on Foot Controller.

Stop

Status

FCH

*This message is sent on STOP operation when START/STOP function is selected on Foot Controller.

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