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====== MIDI Monitor ====== | ====== MIDI Monitor ====== | ||
Unify' | Unify' | ||
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- | 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]]. | ||
===== Instantiating MIDI Monitor in Unify ===== | ===== Instantiating MIDI Monitor in Unify ===== | ||
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* Text description (see below) | * Text description (see below) | ||
- | The **Clear** button at the top right clears the display area, and also (coming | + | The **Clear** button at the top right clears the display area, and also (starting |
- | The four check-boxes in the // | + | The **MIDI Ch** pop-up menu lets you select whether MIDI Monitor shows incoming messages on all MIDI channels, or only one selected channel. |
- | * **System-Common and Real-Time** | + | |
+ | The five check-boxes in the // | ||
+ | * **System-Common and Real-Time** | ||
* Certain MIDI controllers (especially older Yamaha keyboards) produce a continuous stream of MIDI control and timing messages, which were used for synchronization with older MIDI sequencing hardware. It is useful to suppress display of these messages, in order to monitor e.g. note/CC data. | * Certain MIDI controllers (especially older Yamaha keyboards) produce a continuous stream of MIDI control and timing messages, which were used for synchronization with older MIDI sequencing hardware. It is useful to suppress display of these messages, in order to monitor e.g. note/CC data. | ||
* Note the MIDI // | * Note the MIDI // | ||
- | * **Note on/off** events correspond to MIDI keys going down and up. | + | * **Note on/off** events correspond to MIDI keys going down and up |
* Every note-on has a //note number// (nn) in the range 0-127 (middle C = 60) | * Every note-on has a //note number// (nn) in the range 0-127 (middle C = 60) | ||
* Every note-on also has a // | * Every note-on also has a // | ||
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* Many CC numbers have associated " | * Many CC numbers have associated " | ||
* Some CC numbers are traditionally used for special functions, rather than indicating actual // | * Some CC numbers are traditionally used for special functions, rather than indicating actual // | ||
+ | * **Pitch Bend** | ||
+ | * Check to display MIDI pitch-bend (pitch wheel) messages. | ||
+ | * **Aftertouch** | ||
+ | * Check to display both Channel Pressure (mono aftertouch) and Polyphonic Aftertouch messages. | ||
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+ | ===== Caveat ===== | ||
+ | We recommend that you do not leave //MIDI Monitor// in a patch indefinitely, | ||
===== Further reading ===== | ===== Further reading ===== |
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