Re: [MMM] Digest Number 859

Hi Mark,

You can add controller messages at the start of your midi file to change the pitch bend range.
You do it for each channel in the file like this:
(hexadecimal at left, translation at right).

:01 b0 65 00 ;channel 1 controller 101 - coarse rpn 0 (pitch bend range)
:01 b0 64 00 ;channel 1 controller 100 - fine rpn 0 (pitch bend range)
:00 b0 06 02 ;channel 1 controller 6 Data Entry - coarse pitch bend range 2 semitones
:00 b0 26 00 ;channel 1 controller 38 Data Entry - fine pitch bend range 0 cents
:00 b0 65 7f ;channel 1 controller 101 - coarse rpn 127 (Null the rpn)

Should be recognised by most that can vary the pitch bend range, though
a midi device doesn't have to respond to pitch bends at all, and doesn't have
to be able to respond to requests to change its range.

Thanks,

Robert

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Walker"
<robertwalker@n...> wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>
> You can add controller messages at the start of your midi file to
change the pitch bend range.

Thanks, Robert. Can you tell us where you found this out? If it's a
web page I'd like a look.