MIDI Data Format
368 PM5D/PM5D-RH V2 / DSP5D Owner’s Manual Reference section
MIDI Data Format

This section explains the format of the data that the PM5D is able to understand, send, and receive.

In addition to the messages described here, you can use the MIDI REMOTE function or the MIDI EVENT settings of the

SCENE function to transmit any type of command.

1 CHANNEL MESSAGE

1.1 NOTE OFF (8n)
Reception
These messages are echoed to MIDI OUT if [OTHER ECHO] is ON.
They are received if [Rx CH] matches, and used to control effects.
1.2 NOTE ON (9n)
Reception
These messages are echoed to MIDI OUT if [OTHER ECHO] is ON.
They are received if [Rx CH] matches, and used to control effects.
1.3 CONTROL CHANGE (Bn)
Two types of control change can be transmitted and received; [NRPN] (Non-
Registered Parameter Numbers) and freely-assigned [TABLE] (16CH x 110)
messages. Select either [TABLE] or [NRPN].
Reception
These messages are echoed to MIDI OUT if [Control Change ECHO] is ON.
If [TABLE MULTI] is selected, these messages are received when [Control
Change Rx] is ON, and will control parameters according to the settings of the
[Control assign table]. If [TABLE SINGLE] is selected, these messages are
received when [Control Change Rx] is ON and [Rx CH] matches, and will
control parameters according to the settings of the [Control assign table]. For
the parameters that can be assigned, refer to p.341.
If [NRPN] is selected, these messages are received when [Control Change Rx] is
ON and the [Rx CH] matches; the four messages NRPN control number (62h,
63h) and DATA ENTRY control number (06h, 26h) are used to control the
specified parameter.
Transmission
If [TABLE MULTI] is selected, and if [Control Change Tx] is ON when you
operate a parameter that is assigned in the [Control assign table], these
messages will be transmitted. If [TABLE SINGLE] is selected, and if [Control
Change Tx] is ON when you operate a parameter that is assigned in the [Control
assign table], these messages are transmitted on the [Tx CH] channel. For the
parameters that can be assigned, refer to p.341.
If [NRPN] is selected, and if [Control Change Tx] is ON when you operate a
specified parameter, the four messages NRPN control number (62h, 63h) and
DATA ENTRY control number (06h, 26h) are transmitted on the [Tx CH]
channel.
Control Change messages are not used for transmission to PM5D Editor
because there is no guarantee that the contents of the assignment tables will
match. (Parameter Change messages are always used.)
Control Change numbers 0 and 32 are for selecting banks.
If [TABLE] is selected
Equation for converting a Control Value to parameter data
paramSteps = paramMax - paramMin + 1;
add = paramWidth / paramSteps;
mod = paramWidth - add * paramSteps;
curValue = parm * add + mod / 2;
(1) If the assigned parameter has fewer than 128 steps
paramWidth = 128; rxValue = Control value;
(2) If the assigned parameter has 128 or more but less than
16,384 steps
paramWidth = 16384;
(2-1) When High and Low data is received
rxValue = Control value(High) * 128 + Control value(Low);
(2-2) When Low data is received
rxValue = (curValue & 16256) + Control value(Low);
(2-3) When High data is received
rxValue = Control value(High) * 128 + (curValue & 127);
(3) If the assigned parameter has 16,384 or more but less than
2,097,152 steps
paramWidth = 2097152;
(3-1) When High, Middle, and Low data is received
rxValue = Control value(High) * 16384 + Control value(Middle) * 128 + Control
value(Low);
(3-2) When only Low data is received
rxValue = (curValue & 2097024) + Control value(Low);
(3-3) When only Middle data is received
rxValue = (curValue & 2080895) + Control value(Middle) * 128;
(3-4) When only High data is received
rxValue = (curValue & 16383) + Control value(High) * 16384;
(3-5) When only Middle and Low data is received
rxValue = (curValue & 2080768) + Control value(Middle) * 128 + Control
value(Low);
(3-6) When only High and Low data is received
rxValue = (curValue & 16256) + Control value(High) * 16384 + Control value(Low);
(3-7) When only High and Middle data is received
rxValue = (curValue & 127) + Control value(High) * 16384 + Control value(Middle)
* 128;
if ( rxValue > paramWidth)
rxValue = paramWidth;
param = ( rxValue - mod / 2) / add;
If [NRPN] is selected
STATUS 1000nnnn 8n Note off message
DATA 0nnnnnnn nn Note number
0vvvvvvv vv Velocity(ignored)
STATUS 1001nnnn 9n Note on message
DATA 0nnnnnnn nn Note number
0vvvvvvv vv Velocity (1-127:on, 0:off)
STATUS 1011nnnn Bn Control change
DATA 00 Control number (00)
0vvvvvvv vv Control Value (0-127)
STATUS 1011nnnn Bn Control change
DATA 20 Control number (32)
0vvvvvvv vv Control Value (0-127)
STATUS 1011nnnn Bn Control change
DATA 0nnnnnnn nn Control number (1-31,33-95,102-119) *
0vvvvvvv vv Control Value (0-127)
* Numbers 0, 32, and 96–101 cannot be used.
STATUS 1011nnnn Bn Control change
DATA 01100010 62 NRPN LSB
0vvvvvvv vv Parameter number LSB
STATUS 1011nnnn Bn Control change *
DATA 01100011 63 NRPN MSB
0vvvvvvv vv Parameter number MSB
STATUS 1011nnnn Bn Control change *
DATA 00000110 06 Data entry MSB
0vvvvvvv vv Parameter data MSB
STATUS 1011nnnn Bn Control change *
DATA 00100110 26 Data entry LSB
0vvvvvvv vv Parameter data LSB
* The STATUS byte of the second and subsequent messages need not
be added during transmission. Reception must occur correctly
whether or not the status byte is omitted.