Midi Controllers - Oberheim Xpander Owner's Manual

MIDI Controllers
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MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) provides for the use of various controls in its
specifications. The soft controller MIDI implementation of the Xpander allows complete com-
patibility with any MIDI source.
Besides notes, velocity. and patch changes. a wide variety of other control information can
be transmitted through MIDI. There are three types of controls specified in MIDI:
BENDER is MIDI Pitch Wheel Change. It is transmitted EnH,w,ww; Where E is status for
Pitch Change. n is Midi Channel number 1-16, vw is LSB and ww is MSB.
PRESSURE is MID! Channel Pressure (after Touch). It is transmitted DnH. vv; where D is
status for Channel Pressure, n is MIDI Channel number 1-16. and vv is pressure value.
CONTROL CHANGES are other controllers, that can be either on, off or variable controls.
There are 122 of these, transmitted BnH,cc.vv: where B is status for MIDI control change, nis
MIDI Channel number 1-16, cc is control number (0-121), and w is value of change.
The following list provides information about controls used in various MIDI instruments. This
list has been compiled based upon information provided to us by other manufacturers and is
subject to changes and improvements by them. If your instrument is not on this list, contact
its manufacturer about information about its MIDI implementation