---
title: kMIDIPropertyMaxReceiveChannels
framework: coremidi
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: coremidi/kmidipropertymaxreceivechannels
---

# kMIDIPropertyMaxReceiveChannels

The maximum number of MIDI channels on which a device may simultaneously receive channel messages.

## Declaration

```swift
let kMIDIPropertyMaxReceiveChannels: CFString
```

## Discussion

Discussion The property value ranges from 0 to 16. Values for this property indicate: 0 for devices that only respond to system messages 1 for nonmultitimbral devices 2 to 15 for multitimbral devices with fewer than 16 voices 16 for fully multitimbral devices

## See Also

### Channels

- [kMIDIPropertyReceiveChannels](coremidi/kmidipropertyreceivechannels.md)
- [kMIDIPropertyTransmitChannels](coremidi/kmidipropertytransmitchannels.md)
- [kMIDIPropertyMaxTransmitChannels](coremidi/kmidipropertymaxtransmitchannels.md)