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midi pitch and octaves?
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 12:38 pm
by Nubeat7
lost again with midipitch and octaves
i need to know which oktaves are on the pitch values
the only tables i found are like this:
http://www.finalemusic.com/usermanuals/ ... _Table.htmbut they start at C0 while its common in DAW`s like cubase that they start at C-2, so do i only need to shift the octaves down with 2? to get them scaled like in cubase?
or better which pitch has C1?
Re: midi pitch and octaves?
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 3:11 pm
by KG_is_back
Midi notes can extend beyond C0-C10 range (having negative note numbers). note 69 should be A4. Some DAWs truly number the notes different way, so you might have to check which A is 69 (or you usually may find it in the daw manual).
Re: midi pitch and octaves?
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 5:23 pm
by Nubeat7
KG_is_back wrote:Some DAWs truly number the notes different way, so you might have to check which A is 69 (or you usually may find it in the daw manual).
thats exactly my problem, because i`m working on a plug where you can select notes, so now i don`t know how i should name them... i think i choose it like in ableton & cubase where the lowest octave is -1 instead of 0 (if i`m right)
its really a shame to not have some norm with this..
Re: midi pitch and octaves?
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 5:37 pm
by KG_is_back
There is a norm... Some instruments however extend below C0 so DAWs need to handle that too (by having extra octave down there). Simply check if A4 is 440Hz and midi note 69. I bet it is...
Re: midi pitch and octaves?
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 12:27 am
by Nubeat7
i will test some daws tomorrow, thanks for explaining