diff --git a/packages/midi/midi.mjs b/packages/midi/midi.mjs
index 32f030125..0fee380c6 100644
--- a/packages/midi/midi.mjs
+++ b/packages/midi/midi.mjs
@@ -479,14 +479,23 @@ Pattern.prototype.midi = function (midiport, options = {}) {
 
 let listeners = {};
 const refs = {};
+const refsByChan = {};
 
 /**
  * MIDI input: Opens a MIDI input port to receive MIDI control change messages.
+ *
+ * The output is a function that accepts a midi cc value to query as well as (optionally) a midi channel
  * @param {string | number} input MIDI device name or index defaulting to 0
- * @returns {Function}
+ * @returns {function(number, number=): function(): number} A function from (cc, channel?) to
+ *   the most recently received midi cc value through the input (normalized to 0 to 1)
  * @example
- * let cc = await midin('IAC Driver Bus 1')
+ * const cc = await midin('IAC Driver Bus 1')
  * note("c a f e").lpf(cc(0).range(0, 1000)).lpq(cc(1).range(0, 10)).sound("sawtooth")
+ * @example
+ * const allCC = await midin('IAC Driver Bus 1')
+ * const cc = (ccNum) => allCC(ccNum, 2) // just channel 2
+ * note("c a f e").s("saw")
+ *   .when(cc(0).gt(0), x => x.postgain(0))
  */
 export async function midin(input) {
   if (isPattern(input)) {
@@ -511,17 +520,24 @@ export async function midin(input) {
       }`,
     );
   }
-  // ensure refs for this input are initialized
-  if (!refs[input]) {
-    refs[input] = {};
-  }
-  const cc = (cc) => ref(() => refs[input][cc] || 0);
+  refs[input] ??= {};
+  refsByChan[input] ??= {};
+  const cc = (cc, chan) => {
+    if (chan !== undefined) {
+      return ref(() => refsByChan[input][cc]?.[chan] || 0);
+    }
+    return ref(() => refs[input][cc] || 0);
+  };
 
   listeners[input] && device.removeListener('midimessage', listeners[input]);
   listeners[input] = (e) => {
-    const cc = e.dataBytes[0];
+    const ccNum = e.dataBytes[0];
     const v = e.dataBytes[1];
-    refs[input] && (refs[input][cc] = v / 127);
+    const chan = e.message.channel;
+    const scaled = v / 127;
+    refsByChan[input][ccNum] ??= {};
+    refsByChan[input][ccNum][chan] = scaled;
+    refs[input][ccNum] = scaled;
   };
   device.addListener('midimessage', listeners[input]);
   return cc;
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap b/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
index 31e4bddd3..783fee998 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
@@ -6533,6 +6533,27 @@ exports[`runs examples > example "midin" example index 0 1`] = `
 ]
 `;
 
+exports[`runs examples > example "midin" example index 1 1`] = `
+[
+  "[ 0/1 → 1/4 | note:c s:saw ]",
+  "[ 1/4 → 1/2 | note:a s:saw ]",
+  "[ 1/2 → 3/4 | note:f s:saw ]",
+  "[ 3/4 → 1/1 | note:e s:saw ]",
+  "[ 1/1 → 5/4 | note:c s:saw ]",
+  "[ 5/4 → 3/2 | note:a s:saw ]",
+  "[ 3/2 → 7/4 | note:f s:saw ]",
+  "[ 7/4 → 2/1 | note:e s:saw ]",
+  "[ 2/1 → 9/4 | note:c s:saw ]",
+  "[ 9/4 → 5/2 | note:a s:saw ]",
+  "[ 5/2 → 11/4 | note:f s:saw ]",
+  "[ 11/4 → 3/1 | note:e s:saw ]",
+  "[ 3/1 → 13/4 | note:c s:saw ]",
+  "[ 13/4 → 7/2 | note:a s:saw ]",
+  "[ 7/2 → 15/4 | note:f s:saw ]",
+  "[ 15/4 → 4/1 | note:e s:saw ]",
+]
+`;
+
 exports[`runs examples > example "midiport" example index 0 1`] = `
 [
   "[ 0/1 → 1/4 | note:c midiport:0 ]",