Profiles

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A Profile is a defined set of rules for how a MIDI receiver device implementing the Profile shall respond to a chosen set of MIDI messages to achieve a particular purpose or to suit a particular application.

COMMON RULES FOR MIDI-CI PROFILES

Profiles define specific implementations of a set of MIDI messages chosen to suit a particular instrument, Device type, or to accomplish a particular task.

A Profile is a defined set of rules for how a MIDI device implementing the Profile shall respond to a chosen set of

MIDI messages to achieve a particular purpose or to suit a particular application. This specification defines rules

which are commonly applied to all Profiles. The rules also define specific details for using the Profile

Configuration messages which are defined in the MIDI Capability Inquiry (MIDI-CI) specification [MA03].

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MIDI-CI PROFILE: DEFAULT CONTROL CHANGE MAPPING

This Default Control Change Mapping Profile defines how devices can be set to a default state, aligned with core definitions of MIDI 1.0 and MIDI 2.0.

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MIDI-CI Profile for MIDI Polyphonic Expression

Released April, 2024

This specification defines a MIDI-CI Profile for MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) enabling multidimensional expression control between MIDI controller instruments and synthesizers.

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MIDI-CI Profile for Note On Selection of Orchestral Articulation

The MIDI-CI Profile for Note On Selection of Orchestral Articulation specifies a consistent way to encode articulation information directly in the MIDI 2.0 Note On message, using the Attribute Type and Attribute Data field

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MIDI-CI Profile for Drawbar Organs (Single Channel)

Released April, 2024

This MIDI-CI Profile Specification defines a set of MIDI messages to control parameters of devices with drawbar organ capabilities.

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MIDI-CI Profile for Rotary Speaker

Released April, 2024

This MIDI-CI Profile Specification defines a set of MIDI messages to control parameters of devices with Rotary Speaker capabilities.

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MIDI-CI Profile for General MIDI 2 (Function Block)

Released April, 2024

This document defines how to use General MIDI 2 as a MIDI-CI Profile, defining how all the capabilities of General MIDI 2 can be enabled using MIDI-CI Profile Configuration messages.

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MIDI-CI Profile for General MIDI 2 Single Channel

Released April, 2024

This specification defines a MIDI-CI Profile for implementing the functions of a General MIDI 2 Melody Channel on a single MIDI Channel.

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