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Let's say I have a MIDI file, and it plays multiple notes on the same channel at the same time, same tick for note on. I also apply a pitch bend to each.
So commands might look like
Bend 250
Note On A
Bend 0
Note On B
Since both bend commands occur on the same tick, will both bends be applied correctly, or will both notes get Bend 250, or will both get Bend 0?
I can't seem to find anything in the specs that specifically mention it. I was under the assumption that only the last bend would be used, since I have been working with files that typically are single-note-at-a-time. However, now that I am looking at some multi-note files, I am wondering if I was mistaken. If both bends DO apply, then I will need to modify my duplicate-command pruning function to be more selective.
This topic was modified 3 weeks ago by Jason
Posted : 07/04/2026 9:30 am
Bend 0 should override bend 250, so you will hear both notes having bend 0.
Imagine you return the pitch bend to 0 very very fast after pressing the note key.
Posted : 08/04/2026 2:22 pm
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Perfect! That's what I thought initially. Since I only deal with software, I forget sometimes that there are physical limitations that influenced the original MIDI specs
Posted : 08/04/2026 3:28 pm