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MIDI DATA FORMAT
Formato de datos MIDI
Many MIDI messages listed in the MIDI Data Format are expressed in decimal numbers, binary numbers and hexadecimal numbers. Hexadecimal numbers may
include the letter "H" as a suffix. Also, "n" can freely be defined as any whole number.
To enter data/values, refer to the table below.
Decimal
Hexadecimal
Binary
0
00
0000 0000
1
01
0000 0001
2
02
0000 0010
3
03
0000 0011
4
04
0000 0100
5
05
0000 0101
6
06
0000 0110
7
07
0000 0111
8
08
0000 1000
9
09
0000 1001
10
0A
0000 1010
11
0B
0000 1011
12
0C
0000 1100
13
0D
0000 1101
14
0E
0000 1110
15
0F
0000 1111
16
10
0001 0000
17
11
0001 0001
18
12
0001 0010
19
13
0001 0011
20
14
0001 0100
21
15
0001 0101
22
16
0001 0110
23
17
0001 0111
24
18
0001 1000
25
19
0001 1001
26
1A
0001 1010
27
1B
0001 1011
28
1C
0001 1100
29
1D
0001 1101
30
1E
0001 1110
31
1F
0001 1111
• Except the table above, for example 144-159(decimal)/9nH/1001 0000-1001 1111(binary) denotes the Note On Message for each channel (1-16). 176-191/BnH/
1011 0000-1011 1111 denotes the Control Change Message for each channel (1-16). 192-207/CnH/1100 0000-1100 1111 denotes the Program Change Message
for each channel (1-16). 240/FOH/1111 0000 denotes the start of a System Exclusive Message. 247/F7H/1111 0111 denotes the end of a System Exclusive Mes-
sage.
• aaH (hexidecimal)/0aaaaaaa (binary) denotes the data address. The address contains High, Mid, and Low.