MIDI messages...

[Mark Pulver]

Magnus Danielson (04:33 PM 04.24.2000) wrote:

 >From: "Roel Das" <Roel.Das at student.groept.be>
 >
 >> A question for MIDI freaks.
 >>
 >> Does the running status get updated if a system common message (song
 >> position, song select?)  is received?
 >> And the same for sysEx?
 >
 >Some, but not all messages may occur within a running status stream without
 >breaking the running status stream. When those messages occur it means
 >nothing for the running status value, it is just lost bandwidth. Some
 >messages can not occur within the running status stream, so when they do
 >occur you have to send the initial status message again.
 >
 >I don't recall which system messages which is allowed within the running
 >status stream.

This is a GREAT site to have in your bookmark list:

   http://www.borg.com/~jglatt/

And, in specific, this is the running status info:

   http://www.borg.com/~jglatt/tech/midispec.htm#Run


Mark