Naming conventions

[Raymond Robijns]

Hi,

why is the middle C (Midi note 60) called C3 in one program and in another
program C5?

Raymond


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[Laurence Payne]

>why is the middle C (Midi note 60) called C3 in one program and in another
>program C5?


Because there are several different conventions in naming notes.
Luckily everyone seems to agree on where "middle C" is. :-)

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[Raymond Robijns]

Thanks,
but I clicked on the websitepage and saw that the page-info went everywhere
but neat. Maybe it is IE, but...

Raymond

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> >why is the middle C (Midi note 60) called C3 in one program and in
another
> >program C5?
>
>
> Because there are several different conventions in naming notes.
> Luckily everyone seems to agree on where "middle C" is. :-)
>
> CubaseFAQ page www.laurencepayne.co.uk/CubaseFAQ.htm

[Günter Nagler]

Raymond Robijns wrote:
> why is the middle C (Midi note 60) called C3 in one program and in another
> program C5?

because keyboards/pianos are different large (number of keys) and most
developers numbers its own deepest C key C0 or C1. Depending on the
number of deep octaves available the middle C can have any octave
index.

In standard Midi the middle C is always note 60, it does not support
deeper note than 0 even if a synth could play deeper notes.

Günter