On 26/08/2016 09:28, Abrolag wrote: > On Thu, 25 Aug 2016 23:24:23 -0400 > Ted Felix <t...@tedfelix.com> wrote: >> Program numbers start at 1 for the user and start at 0 under the >> covers, so mistakes are easy to make. I'm guessing the MIDI file was >> generated by a program that didn't subtract one from the program number >> before saving. > > I can never understand why the convention became that program and channel > numbers start from one, but banks and CCs start from zero :(
Historically I think its due to program changes being controlled from hardware though number selection (e.g. my Yamaha keyboard used 1 ~ 128). Most controllers would usually be controlled by hardware (pedals, wheels, knobs) and therefore on a keyboard you wouldn't usually input a controller change numerically as a number. Lorenzo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-user mailing list Rosegarden-user@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
