Re: [Rosegarden-user] General Midi Program change start [WAS]: Re: among 19 tracks rosegarden leaves randomly some without sound
On Fri, 26 Aug 2016 09:32:47 +0200 Lorenzo Sutton wrote: > On 26/08/2016 09:28, Abrolag wrote: > > On Thu, 25 Aug 2016 23:24:23 -0400 > > Ted Felix 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. I hadn't thought of it like that. You're probably right. It doesn't make it any less irritating though :p -- W J G -- ___ Rosegarden-user mailing list Rosegarden-user@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
[Rosegarden-user] General Midi Program change start [WAS]: Re: among 19 tracks rosegarden leaves randomly some without sound
On 26/08/2016 09:28, Abrolag wrote: > On Thu, 25 Aug 2016 23:24:23 -0400 > Ted Felix 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
