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Achenar at 12:36, 10 July 2025

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	[[Image:3.2_tab-midi.png]]		[[Image:3.2_tab-midi.png]]

	With the MIDI section you can use external MIDI devices to trigger an instrument in Renoise or vice versa. The MIDI input and output events are listed in the large central panels, where you can also filter the listing of certain events. Redux will display MIDI inputs but~~, as~~ it is a plugin, only features a control panel for MIDI Output.		With the MIDI section you can use external MIDI devices to trigger an instrument in Renoise or vice versa. The MIDI input and output events are listed in the large central panels, where you can also filter the listing of certain events. Redux will display MIDI inputs but - since it's a plugin - only features a control panel for MIDI Output.

	MIDI can be used in the [[Phrase Editor]] to compose musical phrases that will be activated when specific notes are played. Clicking on the Phrases and Monitor buttons will switch between those two sections.		MIDI can be used in the [[Phrase Editor]] to compose musical phrases that will be activated when specific notes are played. Clicking on the Phrases and Monitor buttons will switch between those two sections.

Achenar at 21:35, 8 July 2025

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	[[Image:3.2_tab-midi.png]]		[[Image:3.2_tab-midi.png]]

	With the MIDI section you can use external MIDI devices to trigger an instrument in Renoise or vice versa. The MIDI input and output events are listed in the large central panels, where you can also filter the listing of certain events.		With the MIDI section you can use external MIDI devices to trigger an instrument in Renoise or vice versa. The MIDI input and output events are listed in the large central panels, where you can also filter the listing of certain events. Redux will display MIDI inputs but, as it is a plugin, only features a control panel for MIDI Output.

	MIDI can be used in the [[Phrase Editor]] to compose musical phrases that will be activated when specific notes are played. Clicking on the Phrases and Monitor buttons will switch between those two sections.		MIDI can be used in the [[Phrase Editor]] to compose musical phrases that will be activated when specific notes are played. Clicking on the Phrases and Monitor buttons will switch between those two sections.

	[[Image:3.~~4_midi~~.png]]		[[Image:3.5_midi.png]]


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	You can assign individual MIDI input devices to an instrument or even several different instruments. You can also specify the MIDI channel and note range that the instrument is activated by, as well as assign it to be played on a particular track within Renoise. These options are particularly useful when performing live.		You can assign individual MIDI input devices to an instrument or even several different instruments. You can also specify the MIDI channel and note range that the instrument is activated by, as well as assign it to be played on a particular track within Renoise. These options are particularly useful when performing live.

	[[Image:3.~~0_midi~~-input.png]]		[[Image:3.5_midi-input.png]]

	* '''Input Device:''' The MIDI input device. If the [[Preferences#MIDI\|MIDI Master device]] is used as the input, from that point on it will only trigger the assigned instruments.		* '''Input Device:''' The MIDI input device. If the [[Preferences#MIDI\|MIDI Master device]] is used as the input, from that point on it will only trigger the assigned instruments.
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	== MIDI Output ==		== MIDI Output ==

	With a MIDI instrument you can play external synthesizer hardware or control software synthesizers running on your computer. The latter is done by using virtual MIDI devices (MIDI Yoke on Windows, the IAC BUS on ~~Mac MacOS~~) and programs which receive MIDI~~. When running Renoise as a [[ReWire]] master, loaded ReWire slaves (e.g. synthesizers like Reason) will also show here as virtual MIDI devices~~.		With a MIDI instrument you can play external synthesizer hardware or control software synthesizers running on your computer. The latter is done by using virtual MIDI devices (MIDI Yoke on Windows, the IAC BUS on macOS) and programs which receive MIDI.

	[[Image:3.~~1_midi~~-output.png]]		Redux can only direct MIDI information to the host DAW. Routing to external hardware and latency handling must be done through the host.

			''(Note that ReWire is not supported in Renoise 3.5+)'' - When running Renoise as a [[ReWire]] master, loaded ReWire slaves (e.g. synthesizers like Reason) will also show here as virtual MIDI devices.

			[[Image:3.5_midi-output.png]]

	* '''Output Device:''' The MIDI device that you would like to send MIDI to. Without setting up a device, no MIDI data can be transferred, so this is your first priority when creating a MIDI instrument.		* '''Output Device:''' The MIDI device that you would like to send MIDI to. Without setting up a device, no MIDI data can be transferred, so this is your first priority when creating a MIDI instrument.
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	\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 10px;" \| Sustain Pedal<br />While sustain is enabled, any playing notes will continue to play until the pedal is released		\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 10px;" \| Sustain Pedal<br />While sustain is enabled, any playing notes will continue to play until the pedal is released
	\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 10px;" \| 0-63 = OFF<br />64-127 = ON		\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 10px;" \| 0-63 = OFF<br />64-127 = ON
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			\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 5px;" \| CC#70-77
			\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 10px;" \| Macros 1-8<br />Control the value of the instrument’s [[Sampler#Macros\|Macros]]
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	=== CC#14 - Scale Key ===		=== CC#14 - Scale Key ===

	Messages with a value above 11 have no effect. Scale & Key are covered in-depth [https://youtu.be/Qw0qfj7-1zY in our video].		Messages with a value above 11 have no effect. Scale & Key are covered in-depth [https://youtu.be/Qw0qfj7-1zY in our video.]

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	=== CC#15 - Scale Mode ===		=== CC#15 - Scale Mode ===

	Messages with a value above 35 have no effect. Scale & Key are covered in-depth [https://youtu.be/Qw0qfj7-1zY in our video].		Messages with a value above 35 have no effect. Scale & Key are covered in-depth [https://youtu.be/Qw0qfj7-1zY in our video.]

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Achenar at 20:51, 11 July 2023

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	\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 5px;" \| [[#CC.2315_-_Scale_Mode\|CC#15]]		\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 5px;" \| [[#CC.2315_-_Scale_Mode\|CC#15]]
	\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 10px;" \| Scale Mode<br />Apply a harmonic scale to the preset		\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 10px;" \| Scale Mode<br />Apply a harmonic scale to the preset - Scale & Key are covered in-depth [https://youtu.be/Qw0qfj7-1zY in our video]
	\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 10px;" \| 0 = OFF<br />[[#CC.2315_-_Scale_Mode\|1-35 = Scale]]		\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 10px;" \| 0 = OFF<br />[[#CC.2315_-_Scale_Mode\|1-35 = Scale]]
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	=== CC#14 - Scale Key ===		=== CC#14 - Scale Key ===

	Messages with a value above 11 have no effect.		Messages with a value above 11 have no effect. Scale & Key are covered in-depth [https://youtu.be/Qw0qfj7-1zY in our video].

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	=== CC#15 - Scale Mode ===		=== CC#15 - Scale Mode ===

	Messages with a value above 35 have no effect.		Messages with a value above 35 have no effect. Scale & Key are covered in-depth [https://youtu.be/Qw0qfj7-1zY in our video].

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Achenar at 17:26, 28 June 2023

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Achenar at 10:29, 22 March 2022

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	MIDI can be used in the [[Phrase Editor]] to compose musical phrases that will be activated when specific notes are played. Clicking on the Phrases and Monitor buttons will switch between those two sections.		MIDI can be used in the [[Phrase Editor]] to compose musical phrases that will be activated when specific notes are played. Clicking on the Phrases and Monitor buttons will switch between those two sections.

	[[Image:3.~~1_midi~~.png]]		[[Image:3.4_midi.png]]

Achenar at 17:08, 17 March 2022

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	== MIDI Output ==		== MIDI Output ==

	With a MIDI instrument you can play external synthesizer hardware or control software synthesizers running on your computer. The latter is done by using virtual MIDI devices (MIDI Yoke on Windows, the IAC BUS on Mac ~~OSX~~) and programs which receive MIDI. When running Renoise as a [[ReWire]] master, loaded ReWire slaves (e.g. synthesizers like Reason) will also show here as virtual MIDI devices.		With a MIDI instrument you can play external synthesizer hardware or control software synthesizers running on your computer. The latter is done by using virtual MIDI devices (MIDI Yoke on Windows, the IAC BUS on Mac MacOS) and programs which receive MIDI. When running Renoise as a [[ReWire]] master, loaded ReWire slaves (e.g. synthesizers like Reason) will also show here as virtual MIDI devices.

	[[Image:3.1_midi-output.png]]		[[Image:3.1_midi-output.png]]

Achenar: /* MIDI */

2019-10-18T10:14:43Z

MIDI

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	== MIDI Input ==		== MIDI Input ==

	You can assign individual MIDI input devices to an instrument or even several different instruments. You can also specify the MIDI channel and note range ~~which~~ the instrument is activated by, as well as assign it to be played on a particular track within Renoise. These options are particularly useful when performing live.		You can assign individual MIDI input devices to an instrument or even several different instruments. You can also specify the MIDI channel and note range that the instrument is activated by, as well as assign it to be played on a particular track within Renoise. These options are particularly useful when performing live.

	[[Image:3.0_midi-input.png]]		[[Image:3.0_midi-input.png]]
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	[[Image:3.1_midi-output.png]]		[[Image:3.1_midi-output.png]]

	* '''Output Device:''' The MIDI device ~~which~~ you would like to send MIDI to. Without setting up a device, no MIDI data can be transferred, so this is your first priority when creating a MIDI instrument.		* '''Output Device:''' The MIDI device that you would like to send MIDI to. Without setting up a device, no MIDI data can be transferred, so this is your first priority when creating a MIDI instrument.

	* '''Transpose:''' Transpose note playback in semi-tonal increments.		* '''Transpose:''' Transpose note playback in semi-tonal increments.
	* '''Latency:''' A custom manual latency that all events will be sent with. This is sometimes needed to get external devices properly synchronised. Please note that in order to use a negative latency, the Mode (see below) must be set to "ext. MIDI" and that the smallest possible negative latency is limited to the current latency of your soundcard. If you need further negative latency, you can ~~increase your audio latency~~ in the [[Preferences#Audio\|Audio Preferences]].		* '''Latency:''' A custom manual latency that all events will be sent with. This is sometimes needed to get external devices properly synchronised. Please note that in order to use a negative latency, the Mode (see below) must be set to "ext. MIDI" and that the smallest possible negative latency is limited to the current latency of your soundcard. If you need further negative latency, you can make changes to this in the [[Preferences#Audio\|Audio Preferences]].
	* '''Note Length:''' When set to INF, [[Playing_Notes_with_the_Computer_Keyboard#Note_Off\|Note-Off]]s (key release) must be explicitly sent in order to stop notes from playing. When enabled (not INF), the MIDI instrument will behave as if it has a finite duration. This can be especially useful for playing drum samples, since you no longer have to manually turn every ~~single one off~~.		* '''Note Length:''' When set to INF, [[Playing_Notes_with_the_Computer_Keyboard#Note_Off\|Note-Off]] (key release) events must be explicitly sent in order to stop notes from playing. When enabled (not INF), the MIDI instrument will behave as if it has a finite duration. This can be especially useful for playing drum samples, since you no longer have to manually turn them off every time.

	* '''Channel:''' The MIDI channel that will be used to trigger the MIDI device.		* '''Channel:''' The MIDI channel that will be used to trigger the MIDI device.
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	=== Latency Handling with External MIDI Instruments ===		=== Latency Handling with External MIDI Instruments ===

	The syncing of external MIDI instruments can become rather complicated and so requires some explanation. There are a number of factors to take into account including the soundcard's audio output latency, the MIDI connection's MIDI latency, the automatic plugin delay compensation (PDC) and the soundcard's audio input latency (if feeding the external audio back into Renoise).		The syncing of external MIDI instruments can become rather complicated and so requires some explanation. There are a number of factors to take into account including the soundcard's audio output latency, the MIDI connection's MIDI latency, the [[Preferences#Automatic PDC\|automatic plugin delay compensation]] (PDC) and the soundcard's audio input latency (if feeding the external audio back into Renoise).

	~~If you~~'~~re feeding any audio produced by outboard equipment directly to the speakers, set the instrument~~'~~s mode to "~~ext. MIDI~~". This will delay all MIDI events sent to the instrument by Renoise~~'~~s internal audio latency (which is composed of the soundcard~~'s output latency plus any PDC). This way it will be sent to the external synth at the same time that the audio generated internally by Renoise reaches the soundcard outputs. If your MIDI interface and external synth introduce no extra delays in handling the MIDI signal, the audio produced by the synth and Renoise should now be perfectly in sync.		''' ext. MIDI Mode '''

	~~In reality however~~, ~~it is likely that there~~ will ~~be a few milliseconds of~~ MIDI latency ~~between~~ the ~~time that Renoise sends out~~ the ~~MIDI event and~~ the time that the ~~synth's~~ audio ~~output~~ reaches the ~~speakers~~. ~~To compensate for this~~ extra ~~MIDI latency you can either use the [[#External MIDI Properties\|Latency value~~ in the MIDI ~~Output panel]] or~~ the ~~[[Mixer#Customizing~~ the ~~Mixer Layout\|track delay setting~~ in ~~the Mixer]] for the track which the MIDI instrument is being triggered from~~.		If you're feeding any audio produced by external equipment directly to the speakers, set the instrument's mode to "ext. MIDI". This will delay all MIDI events sent to the instrument by Renoise's internal audio latency (which is composed of the soundcard's output latency plus any PDC). This way it will be sent to the external synth at the same time that the audio generated internally by Renoise reaches the soundcard outputs. If your MIDI interface and external synth introduce no extra delays in handling the MIDI signal, the audio produced by the synth and Renoise should now be perfectly in sync.

	~~If you want to feed~~ the ~~audio from~~ the ~~outboard equipment back into Renoise for further processing, set~~ the ~~instrument~~'s ~~Mode to "LineIn Ret"~~. ~~Then add a~~ [[~~Routing_Devices~~#~~.23Line Input~~\|~~#Line Input device~~]] ~~to the same track which you're triggering~~ the ~~notes for the external instrument from. In the #Line Input device, set Latency to "MIDI Return Mode". You also need to make sure that~~ [[~~Preferences~~#~~Automatic PDC~~\|~~PDC~~]] ~~is enabled in~~ the ~~Renoise Preferences. Now~~ MIDI ~~events sent to the~~ instrument ~~will not be delayed by the audio latency, like when using "ext. MIDI", but rather get sent out immediately. This~~ is ~~because the audio coming back~~ from the synth into Renoise will be subject to the soundcard's input latency (which is the same as the output latency). So assuming no MIDI latency, the externally produced audio should now be in sync with the internally generated audio.		In reality however, it is likely that there will be a few milliseconds of MIDI latency between the time that Renoise sends out the MIDI event and the time that the synth's audio output reaches the speakers. To compensate for this extra MIDI latency you can either use the [[#MIDI Output\|Latency value in the MIDI Output panel]] or the [[Mixer#Customizing the Mixer Layout\|track delay setting in the Mixer]] for the track that the MIDI instrument is being triggered from.

	Again, the MIDI connection to the external instrument is likely to introduce some delay. This time however, you can only compensate for it by using the [[Mixer#Customizing the Mixer Layout\|track delay setting in the Mixer]] for the track on which you are triggering the MIDI instrument. The MIDI Output Latency value can'~~t allow negative latencies in the "~~LineIn Ret~~" mode, since in this mode Renoise sends out MIDI events the instant they are encountered. The following diagram illustrates this.~~		''' LineIn Ret Mode '''

	[[~~image:ext_midi_latency_diagram~~.~~png~~]]		If you want to feed the audio from the external equipment back into Renoise for further processing, set the instrument's Mode to "LineIn Ret". Now add a [[Routing_Devices#.23Line Input\|#Line Input device]] to the same track that you're triggering the external instrument from. In the #Line Input device, set Latency to "MIDI Return Mode". You also need to make sure that [[Preferences#Automatic PDC\|PDC]] is enabled in the Renoise Preferences. Now MIDI events sent to the instrument will not be delayed by the audio latency (as with "ext. MIDI" mode), but instead they are sent out immediately. This is because the audio coming back from the synth into Renoise will be subject to the soundcard's input latency (which is the same as the output latency). So assuming no MIDI latency, the externally produced audio should now be in sync with the internally generated audio.

	It's important that you keep the #Line Input device on the same track that you trigger the MIDI instrument from and that PDC is enabled ~~for this routing scheme to work~~. Without PDC enabled, Renoise ~~does~~ not compensate for audio latencies.		As with "ext. MIDI" mode, the MIDI connection to the external instrument is likely to introduce some delay here. This time however, you can only compensate for it by using the [[Mixer#Customizing the Mixer Layout\|track delay setting in the Mixer]] for the track on which you are triggering the MIDI instrument. The MIDI Output Latency value does not allow negative latencies in "LineIn Ret" mode, since in this mode Renoise sends out MIDI events the instant they are encountered. The following diagram illustrates this:

			[[Image:3.2_midi-latency.png]]

			For this routing scheme to work, it's important that you keep the #Line Input device on the same track that you trigger the MIDI instrument from and that [[Preferences#Automatic PDC\|PDC]] is enabled. Without PDC enabled, Renoise will not compensate for audio latencies.


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	These are the MIDI messages that a Renoise/Redux instrument can understand. Note that in Renoise, the currently selected instrument is the one receiving messages. This can be changed for each song by [[#MIDI_Input\|setting up a specific MIDI input]].		These are the MIDI messages that a Renoise/Redux instrument can understand. Note that in Renoise, the currently selected instrument is the one receiving messages. This can be changed for each song by [[#MIDI_Input\|setting up a specific MIDI input]].

	Changing the volume, scale key and scale mode will adjust the [[Instruments#Instrument Properties\|Instrument Properties]] for sample-based instruments. If the instrument contains Plugin or MIDI components then the messages will be directed there instead, leaving the samples unaffected.		Changing the volume, scale key and scale mode will adjust the [[Instruments#Instrument Properties\|Instrument Properties]] for [[Sampler\|sample-based instruments]]. If the instrument contains [[Plugin]] or MIDI components then the messages will be directed there instead, leaving the samples unaffected.

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Achenar: /* MIDI */

2019-10-08T13:57:55Z

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	== MIDI Output ==		== MIDI Output ==

	With a MIDI instrument you can play external synthesizer hardware or control software synthesizers running on your computer. The latter is done by using virtual MIDI devices (MIDI Yoke on Windows, the IAC BUS on Mac OSX) and programs which receive MIDI. When running Renoise as a ReWire master, loaded ReWire slaves (e.g. synthesizers like Reason) will also show here as virtual MIDI devices.		With a MIDI instrument you can play external synthesizer hardware or control software synthesizers running on your computer. The latter is done by using virtual MIDI devices (MIDI Yoke on Windows, the IAC BUS on Mac OSX) and programs which receive MIDI. When running Renoise as a [[ReWire]] master, loaded ReWire slaves (e.g. synthesizers like Reason) will also show here as virtual MIDI devices.

	[[Image:3.1_midi-output.png]]		[[Image:3.1_midi-output.png]]

Achenar: /* MIDI */

2019-08-27T15:34:01Z

MIDI

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	= MIDI =		= MIDI =

			[[Image:3.2_tab-midi.png]]

	With the MIDI section you can use external MIDI devices to trigger an instrument in Renoise or vice versa. The MIDI input and output events are listed in the large central panels, where you can also filter the listing of certain events.		With the MIDI section you can use external MIDI devices to trigger an instrument in Renoise or vice versa. The MIDI input and output events are listed in the large central panels, where you can also filter the listing of certain events.

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	\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 5px;" \| Note Message<br />Trigger phrases or samples		\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 5px;" \| Note Message<br />Trigger phrases or samples
	\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 5px;" \| 0-119 ~~+ velocity~~		\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 5px;" \| 0-119 = Velocity
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	\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 5px;" \| Program Change		\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 5px;" \| Program Change

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	\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 5px;" \| MIDI Note		\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 5px;" \| MIDI Note
	\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 5px;" \| Note Message<br />Trigger phrases or samples		\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 5px;" \| Note Message<br />Trigger phrases or samples
	\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 5px;" \| 0-119 ~~+ velocity~~		\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 5px;" \| 0-119 = Velocity
	\|-style="vertical-align:top;"		\|-style="vertical-align:top;"
	\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 5px;" \| Program Change		\|style="padding: 2px 5px 2px 5px;" \| Program Change