ok, thank you very much :-) Maarten
On 10/08/06, stephane richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
internally, on the sound card, it wouldn't make a difference...if you have 2 midi instruments on these two channels, then you should play them on the same channel (hence the same instrument). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maarten de Vries" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "REALbasic NUG" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 7:13 AM Subject: Re: MIDI type 1 > Hi, thanks for your quick anwser. > > So, if two tracks use the same channel, I should just play them both on > the > NotePlayer representing that channel, and not on 2 different NotePlayers? > > Thanks, > Maarten > > On 10/08/06, stephane richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hi again Maarten, >> >> Therre's MIDI files type 0, 1 and 2 actually number 2 being an >> asynchroneous >> multi track format. >> >> There's nothing in the standard that says you can't send the same note on >> more than one track. In fact, each MIDI event is the event type and the >> channel. so you could send 16 consecutive message on each channel without >> a >> problem. >> >> In a typical scenario however, you have MIDI gear setup, one on each >> channel >> (track) atleast most software planned it that way, though some do allow >> to >> work differently. since it's very likely that you'd want to play the 16 >> notes with the same instrument. you would typically have the setup the >> bank/programs each time you send a message to a given track since the >> MIDI >> gear connected to it would change setup each time you want a different >> instrument to be played. So you could do it, but you be probably sending >> much more information (messages) over the MIDI network to get the job >> done >> rather than when you setup one instrument / one track setup. >> >> And since MIDI gear today is typilcally GM, GM2, Roland or Yamaha >> compliant, >> they are all extensions of the GM standard hence work the same way give >> or >> take manufacturer specific features like RPNs and NRPN which is all done >> through sysex essentially. >> >> Hope this helps clarify things. >> >> Stephane RIchard >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Maarten de Vries" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "REALbasic NUG" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 6:10 AM >> Subject: MIDI type 1 >> >> >> > Ok, so the difference between a MIDI file of type 0 and 1 is that type >> one >> > can have multiple tracks. Those tracks are all played at the same time. >> > But >> > is it possible for one track to play things on more than one channel? >> > Or >> > better put, is it supported? Or is there a rule not to do that? And >> > lets >> > say >> > you got an array of 16 NotePlayers (MIDI has 16 channels), how would >> > you >> > load a MIDI type 1 file? Just merge all the tracks into one? Or could >> that >> > give trouble? >> > >> > Thanks in advance, >> > Maarten >> > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: > <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> > > Search the archives of this list here: > <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.8/414 - Release Date: 8/9/2006 > > _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
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