---
title: "sendMIDIEvent(_:data1:data2:)"
framework: avfaudio
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "avfaudio/avaudiounitmidiinstrument/sendmidievent(_:data1:data2:)"
---

# sendMIDIEvent(_:data1:data2:)

Sends a MIDI event which contains two data bytes to the instrument.

## Declaration

```swift
func sendMIDIEvent(_ midiStatus: UInt8, data1: UInt8, data2: UInt8)
```

## Parameters

- `midiStatus`: The status value of the MIDI event.
- `data1`: The first data byte of the MIDI event.
- `data2`: The first data byte of the MIDI event.

## See Also

### Sending information to the MIDI instrument

- [sendController(_:withValue:onChannel:)](avfaudio/avaudiounitmidiinstrument/sendcontroller(_:withvalue:onchannel:).md)
- [sendMIDIEvent(_:data1:)](avfaudio/avaudiounitmidiinstrument/sendmidievent(_:data1:).md)
- [sendMIDISysExEvent(_:)](avfaudio/avaudiounitmidiinstrument/sendmidisysexevent(_:).md)
- [sendPitchBend(_:onChannel:)](avfaudio/avaudiounitmidiinstrument/sendpitchbend(_:onchannel:).md)
- [sendPressure(_:onChannel:)](avfaudio/avaudiounitmidiinstrument/sendpressure(_:onchannel:).md)
- [sendPressure(forKey:withValue:onChannel:)](avfaudio/avaudiounitmidiinstrument/sendpressure(forkey:withvalue:onchannel:).md)
- [sendProgramChange(_:onChannel:)](avfaudio/avaudiounitmidiinstrument/sendprogramchange(_:onchannel:).md)
- [sendProgramChange(_:bankMSB:bankLSB:onChannel:)](avfaudio/avaudiounitmidiinstrument/sendprogramchange(_:bankmsb:banklsb:onchannel:).md)
- [send(_:)](avfaudio/avaudiounitmidiinstrument/send(_:).md)