Red Panda CONTEXT 2, Owner'S Manual

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MIDI System Exclusive Messages
The Context uses MIDI System Exclusive Messages to get and set configuration properties and state. The
following System Exclusive messages can be used to configure the Context, read current configuration,
and access other functionality that is not available through standard MIDI messages (for example, saving
presets to internal memory). You can use these messages to write a custom editor or configure a MIDI
controller to control the Context.
The basic format is the same for all messages:
Byte (hex) Description
F0 System Exclusive (SysEx)
00 Red Panda ID byte 1
02 Red Panda ID byte 2
23 Red Panda ID byte 3
01 Context family ID
02 Context product ID
00 Message version
1 byte Message type:
0x34: get property
0x35: reply to get property
0x36: set property
2 bytes Property ID
nn bytes Property data (length depends on ID)
F7 End of Exclusive (EOX)
Example: Save Preset to Internal Memory 3
Byte (hex) Description
F0 System Exclusive (SysEx)
00 Red Panda ID byte 1
02 Red Panda ID byte 2
23 Red Panda ID byte 3
01 Context family ID
02 Context product ID
00 Message version
36 Set property
7F Save preset to memory byte 1
13 Save preset to memory byte 2
03 Preset location (0-based program change number)
F7 End of Exclusive (EOX)