Logic Pro #36 - MIDI Messages Explained (MIDI & Electronic Music Production)

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In this video, I explain the following:
1. MIDI Basics and a Brief History of MIDI.
2. MIDI Message Structure -- Status and Data Bytes.
3. Note-On and Note-Off Messages Structure.
4. Control Change Message Structure and Continuous Controllers.
5. Pitch Bend Messages Structure.
6. MIDI Timing and Synchronization.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:55 MIDI Basics & History
2:34 Sponsor Segment
3:11 MIDI Message Structure
7:40 Note-On Messages
9:53 Note-Off Messages
10:29 Control Change Messages
13:35 Pitch Bend Messages
14:49 MIDI Timing & Synchronization

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@MusicTechHelpGuy Жыл бұрын

In this video, I explain the following: 1. MIDI Basics and a Brief History of MIDI. 2. MIDI Message Structure -- Status and Data Bytes. 3. Note-On and Note-Off Messages Structure. 4. Control Change Message Structure and Continuous Controllers. 5. Pitch Bend Messages Structure. 6. MIDI Timing and Synchronization. Support the sponsor of this video, Boombox | bit.ly/boomboxsponsor For mixing/mastering work, contact me at my website | carneymediagroup.com Follow MusicTechHelpGuy on Instagram | instagram.com/musictechhelpguy Support the channel on Patreon | patreon.com/musictechhelpguy Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:55 MIDI Basics & History 2:34 Sponsor Segment 3:11 MIDI Message Structure 7:40 Note-On Messages 9:53 Note-Off Messages 10:29 Control Change Messages 13:35 Pitch Bend Messages 14:49 MIDI Timing & Synchronization

@AfiScruggsplaysbass Жыл бұрын

I appreciate this so much! I've been puzzling over MIDI messages for years. You explained it so clearly.

@karthik20101984 Жыл бұрын

You are the most knowledgeable person I have ever seen w.r.t Logic Pro X and Music Production! Your explanation is always very clear, precise and structured. You are doing a great service to the Musician community. Long Live Josh! 🙏🙏🙏 Love from India ❤️

@hmcvm 8 ай бұрын

This whole series (this video in particular) is SO brilliantly explained: clear and precise without being overly rushed or condescending. We all truly appreciate the insane amounts of time you have put into making these and spreading your expert knowledge and passion of production!

@amd5471 6 ай бұрын

Josh, I for one have no problem with a 'lecture' style video like this. It's very helpful and interesting to learn how things like MIDI work, especially when we use it every day without even thinking about it.

@garygimmestad4272 Жыл бұрын

My understanding of MIDI just deepened, and I also now understand that this great little video is just an overview. I didn’t know, for example, that Pitch Bend was that finely graded. I imagined virtual orchestra instruments with much finer control than is currently available (perhaps already in MIDI 2?), but the bandwidth is already straining our most capable machines. So, maybe a combination of sampling and modeling to create much greater variety and more subtle timbral, pitch, and articulation possibilities? The progress in the the past few years is truly stunning. Eventually, I suppose, image and sound (and everything currently digital) will be produced on quantum computers. But I digress. This series is great. I check daily for the latest. Bravo!

@taramusichouse Жыл бұрын

never thought of such information, I was like a blind and now started to see light, Thank you so much

@thewhitbyfox Жыл бұрын

Wow, I was bamboozled with tech talk there, but weirdly got it. I'm looking forward to this next stage with Logic Pro.

@micmacstudiomickgraz2230 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been a follower since Logic 9. It’s good to get a refresh on MIDI. Thanks Josh from a sunny day in Thailand

@vewilli Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed it very much, yes! I thought I know a lot about MIDI, but in this module, respectively after this module I know a lot more. As I work a lot with MIDI (external and internal hardware), it’s important to know a lot about the basics of MIDI. Thanks and very much looking forward to the #37. 👍🏻👏🏻💪🏻🙏🏻

@elefantspidsmus 9 ай бұрын

Lecture is not annoying - it's enlighting!

@ColinPowell_AMultitudeofOne Жыл бұрын

Wow! That was the clearest and most comprehensive explanation I have ever heard about midi messages! I have used midi for years (plugging in controls and using basic CCs) but never really understood exactly what was going on or why...and now I do, so thank you!

@visianwatson1047 Жыл бұрын

Same

@donwershba2319 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic and clear explanatio! I'm old enoughto remember when the first MIDI spec first showed up and much of it still baffles me - this tutorial helped immensely. Thanks

@_CIA Жыл бұрын

This is so cool and i am HYPE for upcoming EDM production learning!

@aldo34 Жыл бұрын

Dude - honestly, been subscribed for years to your channel and you are THE BEST! Love your channel, love your work. You are a fantastic teacher - thank you.

@mikep6967 Жыл бұрын

Well done as always . Thanks for the refresher Josh 👍🏻

@cameronpatrickscott Жыл бұрын

Well done for wrapping your head around all this info, and communicating in a concise and fun manner, kudos!

@gmsvensson Жыл бұрын

Great stuff as always, looking forward to an episode on Sysex.

@RajKaulOfficial Жыл бұрын

Absolute masterclass! Loved this video.

@PhilShrimpton Жыл бұрын

Great, glad you are going in depth on MIDI - I use almost exclusively external hardware and MIDI is key to all that. One thing I have yet to work out is how to start/stop external drum machines/sequencers at start/end of "live loop" or "region" - I can only get them to start/stop when the main Logic transport starts and stops so they always play. If I could work out how to do that, would be a game changer for my workflow

@bassManDavis1953 Жыл бұрын

Wow Josh, that was something else, fantastically explained and so interesting, looking forward to this section of you brilliant tuition.

@757SoundLab Жыл бұрын

Excellent video and explanation of a pretty deep and overwhelming topic. Even though I’m in school for this stuff, I think you’ve done a better job explaining it.

@landofstan246 Жыл бұрын

Great video. I would like to see more content like this video.

@tutubeos Жыл бұрын

Very interesting! Thank you 🙏

@soontaek Жыл бұрын

Thanks as always

@jessiethomas7964 Жыл бұрын

Thank you sooo much!

@johnchill 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, it was great, .....I still wonder about least significant and most significant byte.

@hangovergin Жыл бұрын

Thanks..

@vincent_vidal Жыл бұрын

Well done! For the first time, I understand the numbers in Logic that I thought where random (like Fahrenheit vs Celsius). This video is like a mechanic that explains what’s happening under the hood. Very interesting! I always wondered why 127, or 960 (tics). I get that 127 is half of 2e8. Was it explained in 1991 why 24 became 960 (from a mathematical standpoint)

@MusicTechHelpGuy Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear the video was a help! When MIDI 1.0 first came out it was 24 "pulses per quarter note" is what they originally called it, but now we call it "ticks". (Not exactly sure how long that term has been round). In 1991, they released an update to MIDI called General MIDI, which standardized a few things -- most notably the General MIDI Drum Kit order, it's why C1 is always kick, D1 is snare, etc. in most drum kits. It also standardized drums on MIDI channel 10 (for hardware) And they also updated the resolution to 960 ticks per beat. Why? I think was just to improve the resolution and accuracy of MIDI recordings. If you only have 24 ticks per beat, then you only have 6 positions a note can be per 16th note. If you record and quantize everything to the grid, that's fine, but if you need some more detail and "human" feel in your MIDI recordings only 6 positions per 16th note could be troublesome. Also allows for more detailed swing and quantization strength settings that allow for more variation.

@vincent_vidal Жыл бұрын

@@MusicTechHelpGuy thanks for the explanation. So since a tic is a unit of the division of a quater note, or 8th, 16th, 32nd or 64th note it makes sense that the maximum number of tics can be divided by those numbers. Ex : 960/64 = 15. Whereas say 1000/64 = 15,6. Ok so I got my math fix! 😃

@seandgruber Ай бұрын

Extremely informative and helpful, thanks! We are switching over to Logic Pro for our livestream audio. Is there a quick way to recall different presets and fader positions for different songs on the fly? I’m thinking of a “scenes/snippets” feature found in mixers like the x32. Would midi be an appropriate use case for this? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

@matthewtoledo3675 3 ай бұрын

This was intentence. Joshua know his stuff. I really would like to understand time based things like he does.🙂

@team.logicpro Жыл бұрын

I cannot believe Apple acquired Logic over 20 years ago! I am surprised it isn't so much more high tech at this point. 😉

@ken92592 Жыл бұрын

This is really great. Can you also do an overview/tutorial on MIDI Studio part of Audio MIDI Setup app on MacOS? Thanks.

@MusicTechHelpGuy Жыл бұрын

I might touch on it when I demonstrate how to use external MIDI hardware. I'll keep it on the radar. But typically I don't really ever need to mess with it, as I can control most everything in Logic.

@pilotdrift05 Жыл бұрын

I really hope you go over extensively on external hardware synths

@MusicTechHelpGuy Жыл бұрын

I'll probably have 1-2 videos on how to hook up and work with external synths. But in terms of using actual hardware synths, they are all so varied, that it would be a really niche thing to do.

@nathanieltopacio1241 9 ай бұрын

i love you

@georgerivera7193 Жыл бұрын

Great Video as always. Is Logic able to preview midi files in the browser instead of just dragging them into a individual track.

@MusicTechHelpGuy Жыл бұрын

On MacOS Mavericks and earlier, you used to be able to just select a .MID file and press spacebar to preview it with a generic piano sound. But for some reason they took away that feature. As a workaround you can download a free MIDI player from the App Store. I have one called "NS MIDI Player". After you download the app, control-click on a MIDI file and select "Open With" and select the MIDI Player. Then select it as the default application. This way you can press spacebar to preview the MIDI file before dragging it into Logic. The only thing that it can't do is auto-play when you press the spacebar to preview, so you still have to click a play button, but at least you can preview the MIDI.

@garygimmestad4272 Жыл бұрын

Very useful for previewing MIDI generated in notation software - Finale, Sibelius, Dorico, MuseScore, etc.

@ShubhamSharma-ip3qk Жыл бұрын

Sir...Plz continue this series....Plz also cover mastering....

@MusicTechHelpGuy Жыл бұрын

Mixing and mastering will be covered at the end. After MIDI/Electronic Music, I'll do another section on advanced audio recording and editing, then mixing and mastering.

@ShubhamSharma-ip3qk Жыл бұрын

@@MusicTechHelpGuy ok... How much tutorial you will do overall in this series...? I'm learning so much from this series...

@MusicTechHelpGuy Жыл бұрын

MIDI and Electronic Music will probably be another 25-30 videos. I'm thinking the series as a whole will be about 100 videos.

@ShubhamSharma-ip3qk Жыл бұрын

@@MusicTechHelpGuy oh....Thanks... I'm so happy....It is gold for me....

@Giannboy1 Жыл бұрын

@@MusicTechHelpGuy Thank goodness! After the break from the last series, I got worried if you were okay!😄