# Beginners guide to midi mapping - does this exist? **URL:** \ **Category:** Controller Mappings\ **Created:** [July 17, 2013, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/beginners-guide-to-midi-mapping-does-this-exist/58862 "2013-07-17T09:03:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paco\_Loco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/74df32/32.png) [@Paco\_Loco](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Paco_Loco)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2013, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/beginners-guide-to-midi-mapping-does-this-exist/58862/1 "2013-07-17T09:03:22Z")
**Beginners guide to midi mapping - does this exist?** Hi all, I have been searching online for a guide to explain midi mapping to me, but I have not found anything helpful. I am not looking for anything specific to any one controller, but more a general guide so I can understand the principals of it. I have lots of basic questions, for example, what is the difference between “note” “cc” and “bend” ? Stuff like that. Any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks, P ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/patch/32/118_2.png) [@Patch](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2013, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/beginners-guide-to-midi-mapping-does-this-exist/58862/2 "2013-07-17T09:41:18Z")
Sounds like you’re lookiing more for a guide to General midi, than Midi Mapping. They’re (kinda) two different things… Try the DJTT Blog for Traktor Mapping Guides. Try these for Midi: > **[MIDI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI)** > > Musical Instrument Digital Interface (/ˈmɪdi/; MIDI) is an American-Japanese technical standard that describes a communication protocol, digital interface, and electrical connectors that connect a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers, and related audio devices for playing, editing, and recording music. A single MIDI cable can carry up to sixteen channels of MIDI data, each of which can be routed to a separate device. Each interaction with a key, button, knob or slider is c... And these for Midi Mapping (in Traktor): [https://www.digitaljockey.it/dij/index.php?option=com\_content&task=view&id=401&Itemid=45&lang=en](https://www.digitaljockey.it/dij/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=401&Itemid=45&lang=en) [https://www.digitaljockey.it/dij/index.php?option=com\_content&task=view&id=460&Itemid=45&lang=en](https://www.digitaljockey.it/dij/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=460&Itemid=45&lang=en) [https://www.digitaljockey.it/dij/index.php?option=com\_content&task=view&id=462&Itemid=45&lang=en](https://www.digitaljockey.it/dij/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=462&Itemid=45&lang=en) I found the ones above yesterday and found them quite useful. If you find any more, even MORE basic guides to Midi Mapping in Traktor, let me know! 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Stewe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/stewe/32/14607_2.png) [@Stewe](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Stewe)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2013, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/beginners-guide-to-midi-mapping-does-this-exist/58862/3 "2013-07-17T11:58:06Z")
I always suggest people to check this one out: [http://www.native-instruments.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113464](http://www.native-instruments.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113464) ---
**Author:** ![padi\_04](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/padi_04/32/56291_2.png) [@padi\_04](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/padi_04)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2013, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/beginners-guide-to-midi-mapping-does-this-exist/58862/4 "2013-07-17T12:33:00Z")
> [@Stewe](#): > > I always suggest people to check this one out: > > [http://www.native-instruments.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113464](http://www.native-instruments.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113464) +1. Same thread I usually pass along. ---
**Author:** ![Paco\_Loco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/74df32/32.png) [@Paco\_Loco](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Paco_Loco)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/beginners-guide-to-midi-mapping-does-this-exist/58862/5 "2013-07-17T15:15:42Z")
Great - thanks for the links guys. I’ve got some reading to do…