MIDI CC List (Continuous Controllers)

Introduction

• MIDI CC (Continuous Controllers) are used to control various parameters and functions within a MIDI environment.
• Each MIDI CC has a specific purpose and range of values typically from 0-127.

General MIDI CC Functions

• Bank Select (0):
  • Allows users to switch banks for patch selection.
  • Enables access to 16,384 patches per MIDI channel.
• Modulation Wheel (1):
  • Controls vibrato effects (pitch, loudness, brightness).
• Breath Controller (2):
  • Associated with aftertouch messages and used for modulation.

Undefined and Auxiliary Controls

• Undefined (3, 9, 14, 15, 20-31, 85-87, 89-90, 102-119):
  • No specific function assigned.

Specific Controllers

• Foot Pedal (4):
  • Sends continuous value streams based on pedal usage.
• Portamento Time (5):
  • Controls the rate of sliding between notes.
• Volume (7):
  • Controls the volume of the MIDI channel.
• Balance (8):
  • Controls left and right balance for stereo patches.
• Pan (10):
  • Controls balance for mono patches.
• Expression (11):
  • Expression as a percentage of volume.
• Effect Controllers (12, 13):
  • Control parameters of effects within synths or workstations.

Pedal Controls

• Damper Pedal (64):
  • Sustain pedal control (on/off).
• Portamento (65):
  • Portamento on/off switch.
• Sostenuto Pedal (66):
  • Holds notes on when the pedal is pressed.
• Soft Pedal (67):
  • Lowers the volume of notes played.
• Legato FootSwitch (68):
  • Controls Legato effect on/off.
• Hold 2 (69):
  • Holds notes with fade out based on release parameter.

Sound Controllers

• Sound Controller 1-10 (70-79):
  • Control various aspects of sound production, such as VCF, VCA, and sound variations.
  • Specific defaults like resonance, cutoff frequency, release, and attack times.

General Purpose Controllers

• General Purpose (16-19, 80-83):
  • Generic or specific functions like decay and Hi-Pass Filter Frequency.

Effect Depth Controllers

• Effect Depth (91-95):
  • Control reverb, tremolo, chorus, detune, and phaser amounts.

Data and Parameter Controls

• Data Increment (96) & Decrement (97):
  • Adjust data values for RPN and NRPN messages.
• NRPN and RPN Parameters (98-101):
  • Select specific NRPN and RPN parameters.

Channel Mode Messages

• All Sound Off (120):
  • Mutes all sound immediately.
• Reset All Controllers (121):
  • Resets all controllers to default settings.
• Local Control (122):
  • Controls internal keyboard/workstation connections.
• All Notes Off (123):
  • Mutes all notes, with release times maintained.
• Omni and Mono/Poly Modes (124-127):
  • Set device modes for note reception and sound production.