diff --git a/src/MIDI.cpp b/src/MIDI.cpp
index 9517f99..5908157 100644
--- a/src/MIDI.cpp
+++ b/src/MIDI.cpp
@@ -299,31 +299,17 @@ void MIDI_Class::sendAfterTouch(byte Pressure,
 
 /*! \brief Send a Pitch Bend message using a signed integer value.
  \param PitchValue  The amount of bend to send (in a signed integer format), 
-                    between -8192 (maximum downwards bend) 
-                    and 8191 (max upwards bend), center value is 0.
+                    between MIDI_PITCHBEND_MIN and MIDI_PITCHBEND_MAX, 
+                    center value is 0.
  \param Channel     The channel on which the message will be sent (1 to 16).
  */
 void MIDI_Class::sendPitchBend(int PitchValue,
                                byte Channel)
 {
     
-    unsigned int bend = PitchValue + 8192;
-    sendPitchBend(bend,Channel);
+    unsigned int bend = PitchValue - MIDI_PITCHBEND_MIN;
     
-}
-
-
-/*! \brief Send a Pitch Bend message using an unsigned integer value.
- \param PitchValue  The amount of bend to send (in a signed integer format), 
-                    between 0 (maximum downwards bend) 
-                    and 16383 (max upwards bend), center value is 8192.
- \param Channel     The channel on which the message will be sent (1 to 16).
- */
-void MIDI_Class::sendPitchBend(unsigned int PitchValue,
-                               byte Channel)
-{
-    
-    send(PitchBend,(PitchValue & 0x7F),(PitchValue >> 7) & 0x7F,Channel);
+    send(PitchBend,(bend & 0x7F),(bend >> 7) & 0x7F,Channel);
     
 }
 
@@ -1047,7 +1033,7 @@ void MIDI_Class::launchCallback()
             
             // Continuous controllers
         case ControlChange:         if (mControlChangeCallback != NULL)         mControlChangeCallback(mMessage.channel,mMessage.data1,mMessage.data2);    break;
-        case PitchBend:             if (mPitchBendCallback != NULL)             mPitchBendCallback(mMessage.channel,(int)((mMessage.data1 & 0x7F) | ((mMessage.data2 & 0x7F)<< 7)) - 8192);    break; // TODO: check this
+        case PitchBend:             if (mPitchBendCallback != NULL)             mPitchBendCallback(mMessage.channel,(int)((mMessage.data1 & 0x7F) | ((mMessage.data2 & 0x7F)<< 7)) + MIDI_PITCHBEND_MIN); break; // TODO: check this
         case AfterTouchPoly:        if (mAfterTouchPolyCallback != NULL)        mAfterTouchPolyCallback(mMessage.channel,mMessage.data1,mMessage.data2);    break;
         case AfterTouchChannel:     if (mAfterTouchChannelCallback != NULL)     mAfterTouchChannelCallback(mMessage.channel,mMessage.data1);    break;
             
diff --git a/src/MIDI.h b/src/MIDI.h
index 58ea2f2..6263d90 100644
--- a/src/MIDI.h
+++ b/src/MIDI.h
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@
 
 #define MIDI_SYSEX_ARRAY_SIZE   255         // Maximum size is 65535 bytes.
 
+#define MIDI_PITCHBEND_MIN      -8192
+#define MIDI_PITCHBEND_MAX      8191
+
+
 
 /*! Type definition for practical use 
     (because "unsigned char" is a bit long to write.. )
@@ -179,7 +183,6 @@ public:
     void sendProgramChange(byte ProgramNumber,byte Channel);
     void sendControlChange(byte ControlNumber, byte ControlValue,byte Channel);
     void sendPitchBend(int PitchValue,byte Channel);
-    void sendPitchBend(unsigned int PitchValue,byte Channel);
     void sendPitchBend(double PitchValue,byte Channel);
     void sendPolyPressure(byte NoteNumber,byte Pressure,byte Channel);
     void sendAfterTouch(byte Pressure,byte Channel);