# Midi information and resources

This page provides a list of web resources which contain an extensive source of information about MIDI:

##### **MIDI tutorial and Arduino**

The webshop Sparkfun has a in depth MIDI tutorial which describes the history, theory, pro's and con's, and technical implementations of MIDI in your Arduino projects.

[![dark-logo-red-flame.webp](https://bookstack.hku.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2025-11/scaled-1680-/dark-logo-red-flame.webp)](https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/midi-tutorial/all)

*<span class="s1">[https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/midi-tutorial/all](https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/midi-tutorial/all)</span>*




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##### **Overview general MIDI Message Format** 

The Songstuff website provides information about the general MIDI Message Format

[![Screenshot 2025-11-25 at 14.21.01.png](https://bookstack.hku.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2025-11/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2025-11-25-at-14-21-01.png)](https://www.songstuff.com/recording/article/midi-message-format/)

*[https://www.songstuff.com/recording/article/midi-message-format/](https://www.songstuff.com/recording/article/midi-message-format/)*

##### **MIDI CC's Explained**

Nick Fever's website dedicated a page to MIDI CC's en Explanations

[![Screenshot 2025-11-25 at 14.29.32.png](https://bookstack.hku.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2025-11/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2025-11-25-at-14-29-32.png)](https://nickfever.com/music/midi-cc-list#google_vignette)

*[https://nickfever.com/music/midi-cc-list#google\_vignette](https://nickfever.com/music/midi-cc-list#google_vignette)*

##### **General MIDI CC list and presets for (VST) synthesizers and instruments**

The PresetPatch website shares synthesizer and instrument presets form the most common synthesizer brands (login required). The link below leads directly to the general MIDI CC's standard used in most hard and software synthesizers.

[![presetpatchlogo8.png](https://bookstack.hku.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2025-11/scaled-1680-/presetpatchlogo8.png)](https://www.presetpatch.com/midi-cc-list.aspx)

*[https://www.presetpatch.com/midi-cc-list.aspx](https://www.presetpatch.com/midi-cc-list.aspx)*