Yamaha PF-500, Reference Booklet

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PF-500

MIDI Data Format / MIDI-Datenformat / 
Format des données MIDI / Formato de datos MIDI

Many MIDI messages listed in the MIDI Data Format are expressed in decimal numbers, binary numbers and hexadecimal numbers. Hexadeci-
mal numbers may include the letter “H” as a suffix. 
Also, “n” can freely be defined as any whole number. To enter data/values, refer to the table below.

• Except the table above, for example 144-159(decimal)/9nH/1001 0000-1001 1111(binary) denotes the Note On Message for each channel (1-

16). 176-191/BnH/1011 0000-1011 1111 denotes the Control Change Message for each channel (1-16). 192-207/CnH/1100 0000-1100 1111
denotes the Program Change Message for each channel (1-16). 240/FOH/1111 0000 denotes the start of a System Exclusive Message. 247/
F7H/1111 0111 denotes the end of a System Exclusive Message.

• aaH (hexidecimal)/0aaaaaaa (binary) denotes the data address. The address contains High, Mid, and Low.

• bbH/0bbbbbbb denotes the byte count.

• ccH/0ccccccc denotes the check sum.

• ddH/0ddddddd denotes the data/value.

decimal

hexadecimal

binary

decimal

hexadecimal

binary

decimal

hexadecimal

binary

decimal

hexadecimal

binary

0

00

0000 0000

32

20

0010 0000

64

40

0100 0000

96

60

0110 0000

1

01

0000 0001

33

21

0010 0001

65

41

0100 0001

97

61

0110 0001

2

02

0000 0010

34

22

0010 0010

66

42

0100 0010

98

62

0110 0010

3

03

0000 0011

35

23

0010 0011

67

43

0100 0011

99

63

0110 0011

4

04

0000 0100

36

24

0010 0100

68

44

0100 0100

100

64

0110 0100

5

05

0000 0101

37

25

0010 0101

69

45

0100 0101

101

65

0110 0101

6

06

0000 0110

38

26

0010 0110

70

46

0100 0110

102

66

0110 0110

7

07

0000 0111

39

27

0010 0111

71

47

0100 0111

103

67

0110 0111

8

08

0000 1000

40

28

0010 1000

72

48

0100 1000

104

68

0110 1000

9

09

0000 1001

41

29

0010 1001

73

49

0100 1001

105

69

0110 1001

10

0A

0000 1010

42

2A

0010 1010

74

4A

0100 1010

106

6A

0110 1010

11

0B

0000 1011

43

2B

0010 1011

75

4B

0100 1011

107

6B

0110 1011

12

0C

0000 1100

44

2C

0010 1100

76

4C

0100 1100

108

6C

0110 1100

13

0D

0000 1101

45

2D

0010 1101

77

4D

0100 1101

109

6D

0110 1101

14

0E

0000 1110

46

2E

0010 1110

78

4E

0100 1110

110

6E

0110 1110

15

0F

0000 1111

47

2F

0010 1111

79

4F

0100 1111

111

6F

0110 1111

16

10

0001 0000

48

30

0011 0000

80

50

0101 0000

112

70

0111 0000

17

11

0001 0001

49

31

0011 0001

81

51

0101 0001

113

71

0111 0001

18

12

0001 0010

50

32

0011 0010

82

52

0101 0010

114

72

0111 0010

19

13

0001 0011

51

33

0011 0011

83

53

0101 0011

115

73

0111 0011

20

14

0001 0100

52

34

0011 0100

84

54

0101 0100

116

74

0111 0100

21

15

0001 0101

53

35

0011 0101

85

55

0101 0101

117

75

0111 0101

22

16

0001 0110

54

36

0011 0110

86

56

0101 0110

118

76

0111 0110

23

17

0001 0111

55

37

0011 0111

87

57

0101 0111

119

77

0111 0111

24

18

0001 1000

56

38

0011 1000

88

58

0101 1000

120

78

0111 1000

25

19

0001 1001

57

39

0011 1001

89

59

0101 1001

121

79

0111 1001

26

1A

0001 1010

58

3A

0011 1010

90

5A

0101 1010

122

7A

0111 1010

27

1B

0001 1011

59

3B

0011 1011

91

5B

0101 1011

123

7B

0111 1011

28

1C

0001 1100

60

3C

0011 1100

92

5C

0101 1100

124

7C

0111 1100

29

1D

0001 1101

61

3D

0011 1101

93

5D

0101 1101

125

7D

0111 1101

30

1E

0001 1110

62

3E

0011 1110

94

5E

0101 1110

126

7E

0111 1110

31

1F

0001 1111

63

3F

0011 1111

95

5F

0101 1111

127

7F

0111 1111