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Re: [Evolver] Sysex and Edirol

2004-05-12 by phonophobie

what are you talking about ...hehe ;) keep on tweaking it - let us
know when you have success
cheers
phono








--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Krueger" <rkr1@t...> wrote:
> Wait,  I think I got it
> 
> The two nibbles make up the single byte,  
> M - most significant
> L - least significant
> 
> The byte is MMMM LLLL
> 
> Binary of 100 is 1100100
> 
> My most significant is 0110
> Least significant is 0100
> 
> Dave splits these two parameters up b/c some of the parameters on the
> evolver go higher than 127.
> 
> To enter the last few entries of the Program Parameter I sent out
earlier
> 
> 0000 vvvv   Paramter value, LS nibble
> 0000 vvvv   Parameter value NS nibble
> 
> Will be
> 
> 0000 0100
> 0000 0110
> 
> And finally
> SWEET!  :)
> 
> 
> Thanks for your help!!!!!
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Pulver [mailto:mark@m...] 
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 10:15 AM
> > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [Evolver] Sysex and Edirol
> > 
> > rkruege1 (03:48 AM 5/12/2004) wrote:
> > 
> >  >When he says a parameter is 0vvv vvvv,  it means the value 
> > is variable  >based on what you want and what range.  I still 
> > don't know what MS  >Nibble and LS Nibble is.  Does someone 
> > out there know?
> > 
> > MS = Most Significant
> > LS = Least Significant
> > a Nibble = 1/2 of a byte
> > Byte = 8 "bit" value (decimal 0-255)
> > 
> > For example...
> > 
> > The decimal value 34 is 100010 binary
> > 170 = 10101010b
> > 161 = 10100001b
> >    3 = 11b
> > 
> > Looking at 10100001b (161 decimal), it's made up of two 
> > nibbles, the Most Significant and Least Significant. "Most" 
> > and "Least" are easiest to remember by the "weight" they 
> > carry on the value of the number. The first four bits of a 
> > byte are the MS, and the last 4 bits are the LS.
> > 
> > So, for 10100001b, the MS nibble is 1010, the least is 0001.
> > For 100010b (34 decimal), MS = 0010 , LS = 0010 For 11b, MS = 
> > 0000, LS = 0010
> > 
> > 
> > By Dave showing "0vvv vvvv", he's saying that you have a 7bit 
> > number, which would have a range of 0-127 decmial (00000000b 
> > - 01111111b) which is the MIDI max range.
> > 
> > 
> > Hope that helps!
> > 
> > Mark
> > 
> > 
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