MUST 1220 Lecture 25: Intro to Music Technology MIDI 2
15 Feb 2017
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Pitch bend (2 data bytes: a method of modifying the sound of a held note, pitch bend wheel on a midi instrument is bidirectional, defaulting at the center. Usually an octave above and below the note. The combo of 2 data bytes assigned to one value makes pitch bend have increased resolution: musically, pitch bend is a special class of control change (ex: guitarists bending notes) Control change (2 data bytes: controllers modify the sound of a sounding note, like aftertouch or pitch bend. This is a generic category, meant to allow the invention of new performer interfaces that may modulate held notes: the controller number specifies a stream of information. The 1st data byte specifies the control stream. The 2nd data byte determines the value (or position) of the performance controller: controller numbers 120-127 are reserved for channel mode messages, leaving.
