EN 63035:2017

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) specification 1.0 (Abridged edition, 2015)

IEC 63035:2017(E) specifies a hardware and software specification which makes it possible to exchange symbolic music and control information between different musical instruments or other devices such as sequencers, computers, lighting controllers, mixers, etc. using MIDI technology (musical instrument digital interface).

MIDI (Musikalisches Instrument digitale Schnittstelle) Festlegung 1.0 (Gekürzte Ausgabe, 2015)

Midi (Interface Numerique pour Instruments de Musique) Specification 1.0 (Edition abrégée, 2015)

L'IEC 63035:2017 donne une spécification matérielle et logicielle permettant d’échanger des informations musicales et des informations de contrôle entre différents instruments de musique ou d’autres dispositifs (séquenceurs, ordinateurs, contrôleurs d’éclairage, mélangeurs, etc.) à l’aide de la technologie MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface – interface numérique pour instruments de musique).

MIDI (digitalni vmesnik za glasbene inštrumente), specifikacija 1.0 (skrajšana izdaja, 2015) (IEC 63035:2017)

Ta mednarodni standard določa specifikacijo strojne in programske opreme, ki omogoča izmenjavo simboličnih glasbenih in nadzornih podatkov med različnimi glasbenimi instrumenti ali drugimi napravami, kot so sekvenčniki, računalniki, osvetlitveni krmilniki, mešalniki itd. z uporabo tehnologije MIDI (digitalni vmesnik za glasbene inštrumente).

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 28-Sep-2017
• Withdrawal Date: 23-Jul-2020
• ICS: 33.160.30 - Audio systems
• ICS: 35.040.01 - Information coding in general
• ICS: 35.200 - Interface and interconnection equipment
• Technical Committee: CLC/SR 100 - Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 100 - IEC_TC_100
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 29-Sep-2017
• Completion Date: 29-Sep-2017
• Ref Project: SIST EN 63035:2018 - MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) specification 1.0 (Abridged edition, 2015) (IEC 63035:2017)

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2018
MIDI (digitalni vmesnik za glasbene inštrumente), specifikacija 1.0 (skrajšana
izdaja, 2015) (IEC 63035:2017)
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) specification 1.0 (Abridged edition, 2015) (IEC
63035:2017)
MIDI (Musikalisches Instrument digitale Schnittstelle) Festlegung 1.0 (Gekürzte
Ausgabe, 2015) (IEC 63035:2017)
Midi (Interface Numerique pour Instruments de Musique) Specification 1.0 (Edition
abrégée, 2015) (IEC 63035:2017)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 63035:2017
ICS:
33.160.30 Avdio sistemi Audio systems
35.200 Vmesniška in povezovalna Interface and interconnection
oprema equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 63035
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2017
ICS 33.160.30; 35.040.01; 35.200

English Version
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) specification 1.0
(Abridged edition, 2015)
(IEC 63035:2017)
Midi (Interface Numerique pour Instruments de Musique) MIDI (Musikalisches Instrument digitale Schnittstelle)
Specification 1.0 (Edition abrégée, 2015) Festlegung 1.0 (Gekürzte Ausgabe, 2015)
(IEC 63035:2017) (IEC 63035:2017)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2017-07-24. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
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Ref. No. EN 63035:2017 E
European foreword
The text of document 100/2597/CDV, future edition 1 of IEC 63035, prepared by IEC/TC 100 "Audio,
video and multimedia systems and equipment" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and
approved by CENELEC as EN 63035:2017.

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standards conflicting with the
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 63035:2017 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant

EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60130-9 -  Connectors for frequencies below 3 MHz -- EN 60130-9 -
Part 9: Circular connectors for radio and
associated sound equipment
IEC 63035 ®
Edition 1.0 2017-06
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
MIDI (musical instrument digital interface) specification 1.0

(Abridged Edition, 2015)
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 33.160.30; 35.040.01; 35.200 ISBN 978-2-8322-4355-8

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 General . 8
4.1 Hardware . 8
4.2 Data format . 10
4.3 Message types . 11
4.3.1 General . 11
4.3.2 Channel messages . 11
4.3.3 System messages. 11
4.4 Data types . 12
4.4.1 General . 12
4.4.2 Status bytes . 12
4.4.3 Data bytes . 12
4.5 Channel modes . 13
4.6 Power-up default conditions . 14
5 MIDI implementation chart instructions . 14
5.1 Introduction . 14
5.2 General . 14
5.3 Function description . 14
5.3.1 Basic Channel . 14
5.3.2 Mode . 14
5.3.3 Note Number . 15
5.3.4 Velocity . 15
5.3.5 Aftertouch . 15
5.3.6 Pitch Bend . 15
5.3.7 Control Change . 15
5.3.8 Program Change . 15
5.3.9 System Exclusive . 15
5.3.10 System Common . 15
5.3.11 System Real Time . 15
5.3.12 Aux. messages . 16
5.3.13 Notes . 16
Annex A (normative) Summary of MIDI messages . 17
Annex B (normative) Control Change messages (Data bytes) . 20
B.1 Control Change messages and Channel Mode messages . 20
B.2 Registered Parameter numbers . 23
Annex C (normative) System Exclusive messages . 25
C.1 System Exclusive messages . 25
C.2 Universal System Exclusive messages . 25
Annex D (normative) MIDI Implementation Chart template . 30
Bibliography . 31

IEC 63035:2017  IEC 2017 – 3 –
Figure 1 – MIDI standard hardware . 9
Figure 2 – Types of MIDI bytes . 10
Figure 3 – Types of MIDI messages . 10
Figure 4 – Structure of a single message . 11
Figure 5 – Structure of System Exclusive message . 11

Table 1 – Modes for receiver . 13
Table 2 – Modes for transmitter . 13
Table A.1 – MIDI Specification 1.0 message summary . 17
Table B.1 – Control Changes and Mode Changes (Status bytes 176 to 191) . 20
Table B.2 – Registered Parameter numbers . 24
Table C.1 – System Exclusive messages . 25
Table C.2 – Universal System Exclusive messages . 26
Table D.1 – MIDI Implementation Chart template . 30

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MIDI (MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DIGITAL INTERFACE) SPECIFICATION 1.0
(Abridged Edition, 2015)
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