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title: MIDI Tab
menu_title: MIDI Tab
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<p>
  This tab contains settings related to the use of MIDI inside Ardour.
</p>

<img src="/files/a4/a4_preferences_midi.png" alt="preferences
MIDI tab"/>

<ul>
  <li>
    <p>
      <strong>MIDI read-ahead time</strong>
    </p>
  </li>

  <li>
    <p>
      <strong>Send MIDI Clock</strong> when enabled Ardour will generate MIDI
      clock on the <code>ardour:MIDI clock out</code> JACK port.
    </p>
  </li>

  <li>
    <p>
      <strong>Send MIDI Time Code</strong> when enabled Ardour will generate MIDI
      time code on the <code>ardour:MTC out</code> JACK port.
    </p>
  </li>

  <li>
    <p>
      <strong>Percentage either side of normal transport speed to transmit MTC:</strong> MIDI time code generation will be disabled when the transport speed is
      greater than normal sped plus this percentage or less than normal minus
      this percentage.
    </p>
  </li>

  <li>
    <p>
      <strong>Obey MIDI Machine Control commands</strong> when enabled Ardour
      will respond to MIDI Machine Control commands received on the
      <code>ardour:MMC in</code> JACK port.
    </p>
  </li>

  <li>
    <p>
      <strong>Send MIDI Machine Control commands</strong> when enabled Ardour
      will send MIDI Machine Control commands on the <code>ardour:MMC out</code>
      JACK port.
    </p>
  </li>

  <li>
    <p>
      <strong>Send MIDI control feedback</strong>
    </p>
  </li>

  <li>
    <p>
      <strong>Inbound MMC device ID:</strong> is the only device ID Ardour will
      respond to when an MMC command is received on the
      <code>ardour:MMC in</code> JACK port.
    </p>
  </li>

  <li>
    <p>
      <strong>Outbound MMC device ID:</strong> is the MIDI device ID Ardour will
      use when it sends MMC commands.
    </p>
  </li>

  <li>
    <p>
      <strong>Initial program change:</strong> Ardour will send a MIDI program
      change message on the <code>ardour:MMC out</code> JACK port when a session
      is loaded and whenever this field is changed. A value of -1 is for don't
      send any program change message.
    </p>
  </li>

  <li>
    <p>
      <strong>Display first MIDI bank/program as 0</strong>
    </p>
  </li>

  <li>
    <p>
      <strong>Never display periodic MIDI messages</strong>
    </p>
  </li>

  <li>
    <p>
      <strong>Sound MIDI notes as they are selected</strong>
    </p>
  </li>

  <li>
    <p>
      <strong>Midi Audition Synth</strong>
    </p>
  </li>

</ul>