User`s guide

MIDI Control Message! A command sent to a MIDI
device to change a setting. For example, a reverb e"ect
unit might have six di"erent settings to a"ect how the
reverb sounds. A control message could be sent to
change one of them. Control messages have two parts to
them: the control number and the value that the control
is to receive. Control messages are often abbreviated as
CC numbers in MIDI device manuals.
MIDI Event! A collection of up to six MIDI program
changes or control messages.
MIDI Event Sequence! A collection of MIDI events that
are arranged into a time sequence.
MIDI Event Editor!! The window in the Solo
Performer Show Controller software where MIDI events
and MIDI event sequences are constructed.
MIDI File! A file containing note and instrument
information to play back a song. MIDI files come in three
varieties, type 0, 1, and 2. A type 0 MIDI file has all of its
information on one track. A type 1 MIDI file, the most
common, contains one or more simultaneous tracks of
data. A type 2 MIDI file contains one or more
sequentially independent single-track patterns. MIDI
files often have filenames that end with “.mid” or “.midi”.
MIDI Interface! A device that connects to your
computer, usually by USB, that has connectors for
connecting MIDI devices such as keyboards and e"ects
units so that they can be controlled or recorded by you
computer.
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248 Glossary! Solo Performer Show Controller User’s Guide