The <bend-alter> element

Parent element: <bend>

The bend-alter element indicates the number of semitones in the bend, similar to the alter element. As with the alter element, numbers like 0.5 can be used to indicate microtones. Negative values indicate pre-bends or releases. The pre-bend and release elements are used to distinguish what is intended. Because the bend-alter element represents the number of steps in the bend, a release after a bend has a negative bend-alter value, not a zero value.