Is there a midi command for “all note off”

AndrewW

This would be great to reset some controllers, where a note sometimes hangs.

Lishy

AndrewW what do you mean all notes off?

AnthonyB

A quick internet search indicates that is is CC 123 with a value of 0

I'd take that will a grain of salt however as I've never tried it, and if it isn't specified in your synth/keyboard's MIDI spec it might do nothing, or something different if your manufacturer has used that controller for something else.

AndrewW

AnthonyB thanks for that. Unfortunately I’d tried that and it doesn’t appear to reset notes on my iPad. I am using midi notes to control a DMX app. I have programmed them with “note on” commands. It works fine for 15 or so songs and then the dMX app crashes. I am assuming it is because the iPad is dealing with dozens of note on commands without a note off to reset it.

peter

CC123 could work and also CC120. But keep in mind that you need to send it to all midi channels.

peter

So, why not send a note off before you send a note on?

AndrewW

peter because I have to do that for 150 songs times roughly 50 commands. It would take weeks to redo them. If I could put in a single note off at the end of each song, it would achieve the same thing.

peter

Sending this at the end of a song should work: CC123.0@1,CC123.0@2,CC123.0@3,CC123.0@4,CC123.0@5,CC123.0@6,CC123.0@7,CC123.0@8,CC123.0@9,CC123.0@10,CC123.0@11,CC123.0@12,CC123.0@13,CC123.0@14,CC123.0@15,CC123.0@16

DuskDave

You could possibly try putting those CC123.0@x commands in the global Song Load settings then each song should start with a 'blank slate'.

I was trying this with QLC+ at the end of last year and I noticed I was sending a lot of CC123.0 commands during the songs, desperately trying to zero everything.

Bear in mind that some DMX lights might persist if your fixtures are set to HTP rather than LTP. I learned that the hard way. Just sending 'all notes off' does not turn all the lights off in my experience.

Remember also that some gear (Boss loop station, I'm looking at you) requires that you send note-on/note-off combos. My lyrics files are full of stuff like CC11.127@13, CC 11.0@13 to start it then CC11.127@13, CC 11.0@13, CC12.127@13, CC 12.0@13 to stop it again... P in the A...

AndrewW

DuskDave great info, thankyou.