Comments on: MIDI and XML for a drum machine http://www.hisschemoller.com/2009/midi-and-xml/ Flash actionscript and audio programming Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:01:13 +0000 hourly 1 By: Wouter http://www.hisschemoller.com/2009/midi-and-xml/comment-page-1/#comment-1142 Wouter Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:20:02 +0000 http://www.hisschemoller.com/?p=78#comment-1142 Hi Martin, Thanks for the kind words! About the trackCount in the example XML: I really don't remember why I used only one track. Now that I look at it again to use twelve tracks seems much clearer and easier to work with. Maybe I just wanted to keep it as basic as possible and use a MIDI type 0 file that can only have one track. About indicating the number of bars: I wanted to only use information that is part of the official MIDI standard. So that the XML files could theoretically be translated back to real MIDI files, should that be desirable. And there is no 'Bars' element in MIDI. The only timing information is <b>'Ticks Per Beat'</b> since the start of the song. Cheers, Wouter Hi Martin,
Thanks for the kind words!

About the trackCount in the example XML: I really don’t remember why I used only one track. Now that I look at it again to use twelve tracks seems much clearer and easier to work with. Maybe I just wanted to keep it as basic as possible and use a MIDI type 0 file that can only have one track.

About indicating the number of bars: I wanted to only use information that is part of the official MIDI standard. So that the XML files could theoretically be translated back to real MIDI files, should that be desirable.
And there is no ‘Bars’ element in MIDI. The only timing information is ‘Ticks Per Beat’ since the start of the song.

Cheers,
Wouter

]]> By: Martin http://www.hisschemoller.com/2009/midi-and-xml/comment-page-1/#comment-823 Martin Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:00:36 +0000 http://www.hisschemoller.com/?p=78#comment-823 Hi Wouter, Once again, great work, and wise initiative to find inspiration in MusicXml. I just wonder why your example uses TrackCount=1 whereas your file contains 12 tracks. Moreover, your XML header does not indicate number of bars. What about considering a Bars element in the header, and even a BeatPerBar (which would force to have songs made of equal length bar, but that's not a eavy limitation in my opinion). Regards, Martin Hi Wouter,
Once again, great work, and wise initiative to find inspiration in MusicXml.

I just wonder why your example uses TrackCount=1 whereas your file contains 12 tracks.

Moreover, your XML header does not indicate number of bars. What about considering a Bars element in the header, and even a BeatPerBar (which would force to have songs made of equal length bar, but that’s not a eavy limitation in my opinion).

Regards,
Martin

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