Is there a way to determine the tempo (bpm) of a MIDI file once it has been loaded into xeq? I tried sending a "tempo" message to the xeq_query object with no luck.
Also, is it possible to advance xeq playback one step (16th note or whatever interval) at a time? I can see how to jump from event to event, or how to playback the whole sequence, but I can't see how to advance one "time chunk" at a time.
Thanks, -Bill
hi,
William Fields wrote:
Is there a way to determine the tempo (bpm) of a MIDI file once it has been loaded into xeq? I tried sending a "tempo" message to the xeq_query object with no luck.
no, there is no notion of bpm tempo in xeq-0.1. The 'tempo' message sets just a playback speed multiplier (as in qlist).
All the original tempi loaded from a midi file are applied during ticks-to-ms conversion stage, but then the ``tempo map'' is discarded.
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Also, is it possible to advance xeq playback one step (16th note or whatever interval) at a time? I can see how to jump from event to event, or how to playback the whole sequence, but I can't see how to advance one "time chunk" at a time.
well, in theory this is what locators are for, positioned with 'locate', and 'locafter' messages, but these are buggy and unfinished. If a simple method of using a [delay]->'stop' is not enough, then you could play around with something like 'rewind, locate..., bang', 'stop, locafter..., bang', etc.
Krzysztof
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William Fields