Generic MIDI 1.0 CC implementation

This definition is adapted from the MIDI Manufacturing Association's MIDI 1.0 Control Change Messages table. It lists a default (or generic) MIDI CC implementation; at least some of these parameters will work on any device that listens for CC messages.

Last update: February 12, 2026 • 55 parameters

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Control Change messages

Parameter CC MSB CC LSB Range Usage Description Orientation
Bank select 0 32 [0–16383] — — 0-based
Modulation wheel 1 33 [0–16383] — — 0-based
Breath controller 2 34 [0–16383] — — 0-based
Foot controller 4 36 [0–16383] — — 0-based
Portamento time 5 37 [0–16383] — — 0-based
Data entry 6 38 [0–16383] — — 0-based
Channel volume 7 39 [0–16383] — — 0-based
Balance 8 40 [0–16383] — — Centered
Pan 10 42 [0–16383] — — Centered
Expression controller 11 43 [0–16383] — — 0-based
Effect control 1 12 44 [0–16383] — — 0-based
Effect control 2 13 45 [0–16383] — — 0-based
General purpose controller 1 16 48 [0–16383] — — 0-based
General purpose controller 2 17 49 [0–16383] — — 0-based
General purpose controller 3 18 50 [0–16383] — — 0-based
General purpose controller 4 19 51 [0–16383] — — 0-based
Damper pedal 64 — [0–127]
0-63: Off; 64-127: On
 — 0-based
Portamento switch 65 — [0–127]
0-63: Off; 64-127: On
 — 0-based
Sostenuto switch 66 — [0–127]
0-63: Off; 64-127: On
 — 0-based
Soft pedal switch 67 — [0–127]
0-63: Normal; 64-127: Legato
 — 0-based
Legato switch 68 — [0–127]
0-63: Off; 64-127: On
 — 0-based
Hold 2 69 — [0–127] — — 0-based
Sound controller 1 70 — [0–127] —
Sound variation
0-based
Sound controller 2 71 — [0–127] —
Timbre/harmonic intensity
0-based
Sound controller 3 72 — [0–127] —
Release time
0-based
Sound controller 4 73 — [0–127] —
Attack time
0-based
Sound controller 5 74 — [0–127] —
Brightness
0-based
Sound controller 6 75 — [0–127] —
Decay time
0-based
Sound controller 7 76 — [0–127] —
Vibrato rate
0-based
Sound controller 8 77 — [0–127] —
Vibrato depth
0-based
Sound controller 9 78 — [0–127] —
Vibrato delay
0-based
Sound controller 10 79 — [0–127] — — 0-based
General purpose controller 5 80 — [0–127] — — 0-based
General purpose controller 6 81 — [0–127] — — 0-based
General purpose controller 7 82 — [0–127] — — 0-based
General purpose controller 8 83 — [0–127] — — 0-based
Portamento control 84 — [0–127] — — 0-based
High resolution velocity prefix 88 — [0–127] — — 0-based
Effects 1 depth 91 — [0–127] —
Reverb send level
Note: Formerly external effects depth
0-based
Effects 2 depth 92 — [0–127] —
Note: Formerly tremelo depth
0-based
Effects 3 depth 93 — [0–127] —
Chorus send level
Note: Formerly chorus depth
0-based
Effects 4 depth 94 — [0–127] —
Note: Formerly celeste (detune) depth
0-based
Effects 5 depth 95 — [0–127] —
Note: Formerly phaser depth
0-based
Data increment 96 — [0–127] — — 0-based
Data decrement 97 — [0–127] — — 0-based
Non-registered parameter number 99 98 [0–16383] — — 0-based
Registered parameter number 101 100 [0–16383] — — 0-based

Channel Mode messages

Parameter CC Range Usage Orientation
All sound off 120 [0–0]
0: All sound off
 0-based
Reset all controllers 121 [0–0]
0: Reset all controllers
 0-based
Local control 122 [0–127]
0: Local control off; 127: Local control on
 0-based
All notes off 123 [0–0]
0: All notes off
 0-based
Omni mode off 124 [0–0]
0: Omni mode off
 0-based
Omni mode on 125 [0–0]
0: Omni mode on
 0-based
Mono mode on 126 [0–127]
0: Number of channels equal to the number of voices; 1~127: Number of voices
 0-based
Poly mode on 127 [0–0]
0: Poly mode on
 0-based

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