Generalmusic 271221, Owner'S Manual

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11•26 User Guide
note that, for a different type of event, (like a CONTROL or PITCH
BEND event), the three values will have quite different mean-
ings. In the case of a note event, the first value will always be the
Note Value - the actual name of the key that was pressed. In this
case it was F3, (F below middle C).
2V - (INITIAL VELOCITY)
For a note event, the second value represents the INITIAL VE-
LOCITY of the key or, as we asked in our original question list,
“
At what speed was the key pressed ?” Minimum velocity would
be shown as 0 and maximum would be 127. This key was pressed
at value 78 - about medium velocity.
3V - (RELEASE VELOCITY)
The third value of a note event represents the speed with which
the key was released or
RELEASE VELOCITY.
LENGTH / GATE TIME
This final event tells us how long the key was held for. This is
known as the “GATE TIME” of the note event. The unit of meas-
urement used for this is the same system of 192 “ticks” or “puls-