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MIDI System Exclusive Messages
The Bitmap uses MIDI System Exclusive Messages to get and set configuration properties and state. The
following System Exclusive messages can be used to configure the Bitmap, read current configuration,
and access other functionality that is not available through standard MIDI messages (for example, saving
presets to internal memory). You can use these messages to write a custom editor or configure a MIDI
controller to control the Bitmap.
The basic format is the same for all messages:
Byte (hex)
Description
F0
System Exclusive (SysEx)
00
Red Panda ID byte 1
02
Red Panda ID byte 2
23
Red Panda ID byte 3
01
Bitmap family ID
03
Bitmap product ID
00
Message version
1 byte
Message type:
0x34: get property
0x35: reply to get property
0x36: set property
2 bytes
Property ID
nn bytes
Property data (length depends on ID)
F7
End of Exclusive (EOX)
Example: Save Preset to Internal Memory 3
Byte (hex)
Description
F0
System Exclusive (SysEx)
00
Red Panda ID byte 1
02
Red Panda ID byte 2
23
Red Panda ID byte 3
01
Bitmap family ID
03
Bitmap product ID
00
Message version
36
Set property
7F
Save preset to memory byte 1
13
Save preset to memory byte 2
03
Preset location (0-based program change number)
F7
End of Exclusive (EOX)
