PREVIEW

JUNE, 2000

MIDI Messages Summary

1. Intro to MIDI messages
2. The categories and hierarchy of MIDI messages (channel messages and system messages. Each of these break down further to smaller categories)
3. How MIDI messages are sent (status byte and two data bytes)
4. The breakdown of the individual status and data bytes (what bits say what)
5. An intro to channel messages
6. What the 8 different channel voice messages are and how they are used
7. And overview of the 128 control messages (highlighting the important ones)
8. An intro to system messages
9. The different system common messages and uses
10. The different system real-time messages and uses
11. System exclusive messages and what they are used for
12. Patch-mapping explained
13. 3 types of system exclusive data transfer (request for data, direct transfer, and handshake)