midi help

[Guest paulrevelcet]

ok, be gentle, I know next to nothing about midi, so to some this will prob. be a dumb question.

I have loaded the file relay .syx into the core as is, (example file contained in the midio 128 syx zip) do I need to edit the ini file to define all the pins or will this be ok for now? there is only 8 pins defined as outputs.

what note do I send to test the out put? 1 =  C0 00 where can I learn the hex for the notes, or is this even what I need to do.

[Guest paulrevelcet]

Ok, let me rephrase the question, what info is being sent when I press the middle c on my synth, and how do I relate this to the dout board. anyone?

[smashtv]

Heya Paul!

Here is a link to get you started:

http://emusician.com/mag/emusic_midi_2/

(good explanation of message types)

More specific links:

MIDI Note Numbers versus Note Names

Defined MIDI Controllers

A chart listing all defined MIDI controllers, and their respective controller numbers.

The best way to learn this easily is to use midiOX or other monitoring tool to show you what is coming out of the keyboard when you press a key.

A typical MIDI message that I use with my stage lighting stuff is:

90,01,7F

Here is what these numbers mean:

9n,x1,x2

9 tells the device that this is a "note-on" (other messages)

n is the MIDI channel it is sent on in hex (can be 0-F)

x1 is the note number in hex (can be 00-7F)

x2 is the velocity for that note in hex (can be 00-7F)

So the example above of 90,01,7F on my system=

90=Note on, MIDI channel 0

01=Dimmer channel 01

7F=Full brightness (can be 00-7F)

hopefully this helps ;D

Best!

Smash

[Guest paulrevelcet]

Hey, thanks alot, its hard sometimes to ask the simple questions, almost like asking mark spits how to do the dog paddle, very embarrassing.

[smashtv]

Everyone starts somewhere, next time it could be you pointing the way to MIDI knowledge for someone else just starting.  

Hasn't really been that many years since I had the same questions you do.

That's the fun part, watching the knowledge/learning spread...... ;D

Best!

Smash