# Open Song Remotely via MIDI
SongBook+ can listen for *BankSelect* and *ProgramChange* commands on the MIDI interface and then open a song. These commands are typically used to select an instrument.
A typical application for this is when *ProgramChange* commands are sent from a MIDI style, from a MIDI file being played, or from the keyboard when selecting a registration. SongBook+ then opens the matching text. (A MIDI style may repeatedly send the same *ProgramChange* command without issues).
SongBook+ opens a song when it receives *BankSelect* and *ProgramChange* commands as configured in the "Edit Song Details" window.
Please note that SongBook+ uses values from 0 to 127. If your keyboard instead uses values from 1 to 128, you need to subtract 1 to get the value to set in SongBook+.
Open Song via MIDI
With these settings, the song will be opened when a MIDI device sends the command to select instrument 16 on bank 1 / 5.
Press this button if you want to use a MIDI sequence to learn instead of setting with the dials.
In the MIDI Monitor window, you can see the following when these commands are received.
{% hint style="info" %}
Please use the built-in MIDI Monitor of SongBook+ to see what is actually being received on the MIDI interface if the songs do not open as expected.
{% endhint %}
For Yamaha and Korg keyboards, there is a simpler way. You can find more about this in this chapter: [einfache-keyboardsteuerung](https://docs.songbookplus.com/english/readme/midi-features-verwenden/einfache-keyboardsteuerung "mention")
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With these settings, the song will be opened when a MIDI device sends the command to select instrument 16 on bank 1 / 5.
Press this button if you want to use a MIDI sequence to learn instead of setting with the dials.
In the MIDI Monitor window, you can see the following when these commands are received.
{% hint style="info" %}
Please use the built-in MIDI Monitor of SongBook+ to see what is actually being received on the MIDI interface if the songs do not open as expected.
{% endhint %}
For Yamaha and Korg keyboards, there is a simpler way. You can find more about this in this chapter: [einfache-keyboardsteuerung](https://docs.songbookplus.com/english/readme/midi-features-verwenden/einfache-keyboardsteuerung "mention")