Chapter Three: MIDI

5. MIDI Data Format: Controller Change in Detail | Page 2

MIDI Controller Numbers
The table below presents a summary of the MIDI Standard Controller codes in decimal and hexadecimal (h) form.
Decimal Hex Controller Name
0 00h Bank Select (Controller # 32 more commonly used)
1 01h Modulation Wheel or Lever
2 02h Breath Contoller
3 03h Undefined
4 04h Foot Controller
5 05h Portamento Time
6 06h Data Entry MSB
7 07h Channel Volume (formerly Main Volume)
8 08h Balance
9 09h Undefined
10 0Ah Pan
11 0Bh Expression Controller
12 0Ch Effect Control 1
13 0Dh Effect Control 2
14-15 0E-0Fh Undefined
16-19 10-13h General Purpose Controllers (Nos. 1-4)
20-31 14-1Fh Undefined
32-63 20-3Fh LSB for Controllers 0-31 (rarely implemented)
64 40h Damper Pedal (Sustain) [Data Byte of 0-63=0ff, 64-127=On]
65 41h Portamento On/Off
66 42h Sostenuto On/Off
67 43h Soft Pedal On/Off
68 44h Legato Footswitch
69 45h Hold 2
70 46h Sound Controller 1 (default: Sound Variation)
71 47h Sound Controller 2 (default: Timbre/Harmonic Content)
72 48h Sound Controller 3 (default: Release Time)
73 49h Sound Controller 4 (default: Attack Time)
74 4Ah Sound Controller 5 (default: Brightness)
75-79 4B-4Fh Sound Controller 6-10 (no defaults)
80-83 50-53h General Purpose Controllers (Nos. 5-8)
84 54h Portamento Control
85-87 55-57h Undefined
88 58 High Resolution Velocity Prefix
89-90 59-5Ah Undefined
91 5Bh Effects 1 Depth (previously External Effects Depth)
92 5Ch Effects 2 Depth (previously Tremolo Depth)
93 5Dh Effects 3 Depth (previously Chorus Depth)
94 5Eh Effects 4 Depth (previously Detune Depth)
95 5Fh Effects 5 Depth (previously Phaser Depth)
96 60h Data Increment (Data Entry +1)
97 61h Data Decrement (Data Entry -1)
98 62h Non-Registered Parameter Number LSB
99 63h Non-Registered Parameter Number MSB
100 64h Registered Parameter Number LSB
101 65h Registered Parameter Number MSB
102-119 66-77h Undefined
Channel Mode Messages
120 78h All Sound Off
121 79h Reset All Controllers
122 7Ah Local Control On/Off
123 7Bh All Notes Off (PANIC)
124 7Ch Omni Off
125 7Dh Omni On
126 7Eh Mono On (Poly Off)
127 7Fh Poly On (Mono Off)