Except System Exclusive messages, the first byte of each MIDI event defines the event type and target channel. The first four bits define the event type, with the last four bits defining the target channel.
ID# ID Type
8 0x8Note off 9 0x9Note on 10 0xaNote aftertouch (PAT) 11 0xbControl change 12 0xcProgram change 13 0xdChannel aftertouch (CAT) 14 0xePitch bend 15 0xfSystem messages
ID# ID Type Optional
240 0xf0System Exclusive (Start of Exclusive) No 247 0xf7System Exclusive (End of Exclusive) No 248 0xf8Clock Yes 250 0xfaStart Yes 251 0xfbContinue Yes 252 0xfcStop Yes 254 0xfeActive sensing Yes 255 0xff(Line invalid) Meta events No
ID# ID Type Range Optional
0 0x00MSB Bank Select 0-127 No 32 0x20LSB Bank Select 0-127 No 6 0x06MSB Data Commit 0-127 No 38 0x26LSB Data Commit 0-127 No 98 0x62LSB NRPN 0-127 No 99 0x63MSB NRPN 0-127 No 100 0x64LSB RPN 0-127 No 101 0x65MSB RPN 0-127 No 96 0x60RPN Increase 0-127 No 97 0x61RPN Decrease 0-127 No
ID# ID Type Range Optional
1 0x01Modulation 0-127 No 5 0x05Portamento Time 0-127 No 7 0x07Volume 0-127 No 10 0x0aPan 0-127 No 11 0x0bExpression 0-127 No 64 0x40Sustain (Hold) 0-127 No 65 0x41Portamento Switch 0-127 No 66 0x42Sostenuto 0-127 No 67 0x43Soft Pedal 0-127 No 71 0x47Resonance 0-127 No 72 0x48Release Time 0-127 No 73 0x49Attack Time 0-127 No 74 0x4aBrightness 0-127 No 75 0x4bDecay Time 0-127 Yes 76 0x4cVibrato Rate 0-127 Yes 77 0x4dVibrato Depth 0-127 Yes 78 0x4eVibrato Delay 0-127 Yes 84 0x54Portamento Source 0-127 No 91 0x5bEffect (Reverb) 0-127 No 92 0x5cEffect (Tremelo) 0-127 Yes 93 0x5dEffect (Chorus) 0-127 No 94 0x5eEffect (Variation) 0-127 No 95 0x5fEffect (Phaser) 0-127 No
ID# ID Type Range Optional
120 0x78All Sound Off 0 No 121 0x79Reset All Controllers 0 No 123 0x7bAll Note Off 0 No 124 0x7cOmni Off 0 Yes 125 0x7dOmni On 0 Yes 126 0x7eMono 0-16 No 127 0x7fPoly 0 No
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