User Manual
152 Appendix E: MIDI Implementation
Dave Smith Instruments
Control NRPN Data
The following table lists the Prophet X’s control NRPN data. It is 
received and transmitted but not saved as part of a program. 
NRPN Value Description
4188 0-1 Seq Play/Stop 
SysEx Messages
Universal System Exclusive Message (Device Inquiry)
Status Description
1111 0000 System Exclusive (SysEx)
0111 1110 Non-realtime message
0vvv vvvv If MIDI channel is set to 1 - 16, 0vvvvvvv must match (unless MIDI Channel = ALL); always 
responds if 0vvvvvvv = 0111 1111. 
0000 0110 Inquiry Message 
0000 0001 Inquiry Request 
1111 0111 End of Exclusive (EOX) 
The Prophet X responds with: 
Status Description
1111 0000 System Exclusive (SysEx)
0111 1110 Non-realtime message
0vvv vvvv If MIDI Channel = ALL, 0vvvvvvv = 0111 1111. Otherwise 0vvvvvvv = Channel Number 
0 - 15.
0000 0110 Inquiry Message 
0000 0010 Inquiry Reply 
0000 0001 DSI ID 
0011 0000 Prophet X ID (Family LS) 
0000 0001 Family MS
0000 0000 Family Member LS 
0000 0000 Family Member MS
0000 nnnn  Main OS Version High Byte
0000 nnnn  Main OS Version Middle Byte
0000 nnnn  Main OS Version Low Byte
1111 0111  End of Exclusive (EOX)










