A System-Exclusive message of the non-real-time type that allows the exchange of tuning data between MIDI devices as well as other devices such as computers, allowing microtuning or different temperaments by defining a specific pitch value. The frequency range is from 8.1758 Hz to 13,289.73Hz, in steps of one half-step cents, for each of the 128 notes in the MIDI range. Two messages are involved: a bulk tuning dump request message which is transmitted by a device in order to signify that it is ready to receive, and a bulk tuning dump message which contains the data for 128 tuning programs, each containing 128 pitch values.