MIDI

The word ‘MIDI’ often brings to mind a particular type of sound or musical style, but these are just things that were made with the assistance of MIDI. Although the MIDI ‘standard’ encompasses much more, it is fundamentally a method of communication. This is commonly called a ‘communication protocol’. Max was first developed as a way of generating, processing or manipulating data like MIDI, and it is still a core component of the software. Here are some links on how to get started with configuring, sending, and receiving MIDI with Max.

See Also

Name	Description
Using Max with Other Applications	Using Max with Other Applications
MIDI Setup Window	MIDI Setup Window
Max MIDI Tutorial 1: Basic MIDI	Max MIDI Tutorial 1: Basic MIDI
Max MIDI Tutorial 2: MIDI Note Management	Max MIDI Tutorial 2: MIDI Note Management
Max MIDI Tutorial 3: MIDI Parsing	Max MIDI Tutorial 3: MIDI Parsing
Max MIDI Tutorial 4: MIDI Basic Sequencing	Max MIDI Tutorial 4: MIDI Basic Sequencing
Max MIDI Tutorial 5: MIDI Advanced Sequencing	Max MIDI Tutorial 5: MIDI Advanced Sequencing
bendin	Output MIDI pitch bend values
bendout	Send MIDI pitch bend messages
ctlin	Output received MIDI control values
ctlout	Transmit MIDI controller messages
midiformat	Prepare data in the form of a MIDI message
midiin	Output raw MIDI data
midiout	Transmit raw MIDI data
midiparse	Interpret raw MIDI data
notein	Receive MIDI note messages
noteout	Transmit MIDI note messages
pgmin	Receive MIDI program changes
pgmout	Send MIDI program changes
polyin	Received MIDI poly pressure
polyout	Send MIDI poly pressure
rtin	Receive MIDI real time messages
seq	Sequencer for recording and playing MIDI data
sysexin	Receive MIDI system exclusive messages
touchin	Receive MIDI aftertouch values
touchout	Transmit MIDI aftertouch messages
midiselect	Select and interpret raw MIDI data
ftom	Convert frequency to a MIDI note number
midiflush	Send MIDI note-offs for hanging note-ons
midiinfo	Fill a pop-up menu with MIDI device names
mtof	Convert a MIDI note number to frequency
sxformat	Prepare MIDI system exclusive messages
xbendin	Interpret extra precision MIDI pitch bend values
xbendout	Format extra precision MIDI pitch bend messages
xnotein	Interpret MIDI note messages with release velocity
xnoteout	Format MIDI note messages with release velocity
ftom~	Convert frequency to MIDI note numbers at signal-rate
mtof~	Convert a MIDI note number to frequency at signal rate
sustain	Hold note-off messages for release
kslider	Output numbers from an onscreen keyboard
makenote	Generate a note-on/note-off pair
mtr	Record and sequence messages
vst~	Host VST, VST3 and Audio Unit plug-ins