MIDI Note Events (Note On/Note Off)

Note On and Note Off commands simulate activating (on) and releasing (off) a musical note. The MIDI data that is expected to be received is shown above the Note selection area, with ‘N’ shown where any valid number will be considered a match. This display will change as configuration options are selected. When finished configuring a Note On or Note Off event, press {OK} to store the event. Otherwise, press {Cancel} to undo the changes.

Message Structure

Note On has a structure of 9A CC DD, where 9 represents the Note On command, A represents the channel number, CC represents the note value, and DD represents the velocity.

Note Off has a structure of 8A CC DD, where 8 represents the Note Off command, A represents the channel number, CC represents the note value, and DD represents the velocity.

Options

The following options are available:

{Note}

You can choose any musical note name (C-B, chromatic), or use Raw MIDI to manually enter a value.

{Octave}

You can choose the specific octave for the note (octaves 0-10), or chose Any, and the console will respond when any octave of the selected note is received.

{Channel}

This should match the MIDI Channel for the note command (1-16 or 0-F). If set to Any, the console will respond when any MIDI channel is sent a note command.

{Velocity} and {Velocity Threshold}

In MIDI, the velocity represents the relative loudness or intensity of the note, where 1 (01) is very soft, or ppp, and 127 (7F) is very loud, or fff. (A MIDI Note On with a velocity of 0 is a special case and is treated as a Note Off command). The velocity setting specifies the exact velocity in the MIDI Note message that must be received for the action to be executed. Whenever the exact velocity is received, regardless of threshold, the event will fire.

The threshold is an optional way to specify the minimum velocity that must be received for the action to be executed. In other words, the MIDI note velocity must be greater than or equal to the threshold value. If the threshold is 0, this parameter is ignored, unless the "Threshold at 0 = Disabled?" box is unchecked.

  • Velocity 127, Threshold 0, box checked – looks for an incoming MIDI note with a velocity of 127 (7F). The threshold is ignored.
  • Velocity 127, Threshold 0, box unchecked – looks for an incoming MIDI note with a velocity that is greater than or equal to 0. The velocity is redundant, as 127 is greater than 0.
  • Velocity 127, Threshold 50, box checked – looks for an incoming MIDI note with a velocity that is greater than or equal to 50
  • Velocity 127, Threshold 50, box checked – looks for an incoming MIDI note with a velocity that is greater than or equal to 50 (hex 32)
  • Velocity 1, Threshold 50, box checked – looks for an incoming MIDI note with a velocity that is greater than or equal to 50 (hex 32). If the note with a velocity of 1 is received, the event will also fire as it matches the velocity parameter.
  • Velocity 0, Threshold 50, box checked - looks for an incoming MIDI note with a velocity that is greater than or equal to 50 (hex 32). If the note with a velocity of 0 is received, the event will also fire as it matches the velocity parameter.
  • Velocity 0, Threshold 0, box checked – looks for an incoming MIDI note that has a velocity of 0. The threshold is ignored.