Daniel Fisher, Sweetwater’s MIDI magician, delivers a recap on MIDI CC messages — the expressive tools of modern music — using a 1010music Nanobox Fireball and two MIDI controllers. MIDI CC stands for “continuous controller” or “control change.” When you’re turning a knob, pushing a slider, or rolling a mod wheel, you’re also sending a MIDI CC channel–specific value of 0–127 that can go to a sound module, a plug-in, or a sequencer. MIDI CC messages are commonly used to control parameters such as volume (CC#7), pan (CC#10), data slider (CC#6), and mod wheel (CC#1), though nearly any CC message can be customized from your host or controller. Check it out!
About Daniel Fisher
Sweetwater's synth guru, Daniel Fisher, is one of the most sought-after synthesizer sound designers in the industry. He graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelors Degree in Music Production and Engineering, as well as Cum Laude with a Bachelors Degree in Music Synthesis from Berklee College. Fisher later became an Associate Professor of Music Synthesis at Berklee College. He is now Sweetwater's Director of Product Optimization, having created dozens of libraries and synth programs for Kurzweil, Roland, Korg, Moog, Alesis, Yamaha, E-MU, TC Electronic, and many others. Daniel also currently teaches Music Synthesis and Sampling at Purdue University in Fort Wayne.
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