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--- midi-monitor [2020/07/24 14:53] – created shane
+++ midi-monitor [2021/09/03 01:23] – shane
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 ====== MIDI Monitor ======
 Unify's built-in **MIDI Monitor** plug-in is a simple utility that helps troubleshoot MIDI issues by displaying MIDI activity. It's easiest to use in an Instrument slot, but can be used anywhere in Unify, as it passes MIDI messages through unchanged.
-To understand MIDI data flow in Unify, see [[midi-details|How Unify processes MIDI data]].
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+To understand MIDI data flow in Unify, see [[midi-details|How Unify processes MIDI data]].
+===== Caveat =====
+We recommend that you do not leave //MIDI Monitor// in a patch indefinitely, because the amount of text will build up over time, consuming extra memory and possibly bogging down your CPU.
 ===== Instantiating MIDI Monitor in Unify =====
 //MIDI Monitor// can be inserted or swapped into //any// plug-in slot in Unify.
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-The **Clear** button at the top right clears the display area, and also resets the time relative to which MIDI event-times are displayed.
+The **Clear** button at the top right clears the display area, and also (starting in Unify v1.3.x) resets the time relative to which MIDI event-times are displayed.
+The **MIDI Ch** pop-up menu lets you select whether MIDI Monitor shows incoming messages on all MIDI channels, or only one selected channel.
 The four check-boxes in the //Filtering// area allow you to specify whether or not certain types of MIDI events will appear in the display: