# Creating negative possitive through sysex **URL:** \ **Category:** General discussion\ **Created:** [July 2, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/creating-negative-possitive-through-sysex/2244 "2023-07-02T16:31:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![keymanpal](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.electra.one/keymanpal/32/1811_2.png) [@keymanpal](https://forum.electra.one/u/keymanpal)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/creating-negative-possitive-through-sysex/2244/2 "2023-07-02T19:06:22Z")
This latest post/thread has some info related, I think 😉 > [@Sysex fader set to 14-bit 2's complement signed?](https://forum.electra.one/t/sysex-fader-set-to-14-bit-2s-complement-signed/2190/2): > > E1 can handle MIDI values as: unsigned number (positive values only) 2’s complement numbers numbers with a sign bit Everything defaults to the unsigned numbers as they are most commonly used. The option to select the way of expressing the negative values (2’s compl and sign bit) will appear when you define a control that has negative numbers in its value range. eg: The Sign Mode is the way of expressing the negative value The Bit Width tells E1 how many bits are used. That means, … --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.electra.one/t/creating-negative-possitive-through-sysex/2244)._