# Up and down buttons: can they be accessed?

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**Category:** Tickle\
**Created:** [March 12, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/up-and-down-buttons-can-they-be-accessed/50 "2020-03-12T16:41:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Max](https://discourse.chair.audio/user_avatar/discourse.chair.audio/max/32/12_2.png) [@Max](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/Max)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/up-and-down-buttons-can-they-be-accessed/50/2 "2020-03-12T16:44:46Z")

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Yes, the current octave will be sent over controller 16. Check [MIDI 🎹 Events Documented](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/midi-events-documented/27) or the patch `pd_tickle_audio_midi_test.pd` in the examples for a reference.

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