USER MANUAL
Table 1: MIDI byte value summary
Message
Hex Decimal Data byte count
data
00-7F 0-127
na
Channel messages
Note off
8
n
128+
n
2
Note on
9
n
144+
n
2
Polyphonic key pressure
A
n
160+
n
2
Control/Mode change
B
n
176+
n
2
Program change
C
n
192+
n
1
Monophonic channel pressure
D
n
208+
n
1
Pitch bend change
E
n
224+
n
2
System exclusive
System exclusive status
F0
240
variable
System common
MIDI Time Code (MTC)
F1
241
1
Song position pointer
F2
242
2
Song select
F3
243
1
(Undefined)
F4
244
0
Cable select*
F5
245
1
Tune request
F6
246
0
End of exclusive (EOX)
F7
247
0
System real-time
Timing clock
F8
248
0
(Undefined)
F9
249
0
Start
FA
250
0
Continue
FB
251
0
Stop
FC
252
0
(Undefined)
FD
253
0
Active sense
FE
254
0
System reset
FF
255
0
Note:
n
is the channel number - 1 (0 is channel 1, 1 is channel 2, ...).
* Though officially undefined, some MIDI interfaces use this message to control cable access; a single
data byte that follows designates the cable number on which subsequent MIDI messages are routed.
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