I've been making grandiose comments and hyperboles about[snip]
structure and abstraction and whatnot without putting up a lot
code. And admittedly, I'm not super experienced in javascript
per se compared to most of the regs here.
So here's my baloney. Following just the reference referred on
that old wotsit page, (http://www.idea2ic.com/File_Formats/midi.pdf)
I cooked up some javascript to try to create a midi stream.
Untested, and it doesn't use a priority queue. It doesn't have a UI.
It doesn't use MVC. But it does try to shove the bits and fiddly
stuff down to the bottom and present a higher-level interface
(inspired by combinators). But I hope it shows some of the
power of splitting the code into functions.
midi.js:
Nah Julio noone would like quantisation,
it is like saying you want your audio quantised and sure it is to "highest possible" bit and frequensy resolution.
RT using best resolution the clock of computer can perform.
On 28/11/2021 04:59, luserdroog wrote:Nah Julio noone would like quantisation, it is like saying you want your audio quantised and sure it is to "highest possible" bit and frequensy resolution.
On Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 5:12:02 PM UTC-6, luserdroog wrote:FYI, encapsulating logic in functions and, along the same line, avoiding shared state to the full extent possible, while already way better than anything Jonas keeps writing, still falls short of any actual code structuring proper (and, all the more so of any actual and explicitly functional use of JS). Indeed, code structuring, as the bottom line of software design, is not per se primarily nor immediately a matter of the specific language.
I've been making grandiose comments and hyperboles about
structure and abstraction and whatnot without putting up a lot
code. And admittedly, I'm not super experienced in javascript
per se compared to most of the regs here.
That said, maybe keep also in mind that you are hardly going to see or
do any significant structuring of code unless you get and go beyond the
500 (maybe even the 1000, YMMV) lines of code.
Well, dang. Foot indeed in mouth. A Midi file doesn't help you withUnless I have missed it, you have yet to say what requirement you are
the Web Midi API.
trying to implement exactly. Building a midi file in memory to simply
play it in the browser? What's difficult with that? Or rather playing
midi?
If it is playing midi, I think the approach has to be the exact opposite that you guys have shown so far: it's not the notes that should drive
the loop, it's time itself (your metronome) that should tick at a
certain frequency, call it your "resolution frequency" (in practice,
ticking the 32nds or the 64ths, depending on how precise vs fast you
manage to make it), then at certain ticks, i.e. as and when needed, you would send out midi events.
And the first iteration would be building such "metronome" and its loop
and making it tick with enough accuracy and not accumulating drift (a
least within some reasonable range of metronomic speeds, aka BPMs)...
Julio
On Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 5:12:02 PM UTC-6, luserdroog wrote:
I've been making grandiose comments and hyperboles about
structure and abstraction and whatnot without putting up a lot
code. And admittedly, I'm not super experienced in javascript
per se compared to most of the regs here.
Well, dang. Foot indeed in mouth. A Midi file doesn't help you with
the Web Midi API.
söndag 28 november 2021 kl. 17:29:23 UTC+1 skrev Jonas Thörnvall:Just did set playup timeout to zero no problem.
söndag 28 november 2021 kl. 13:08:47 UTC+1 skrev ju...@diegidio.name:
On Sunday, 28 November 2021 at 13:00:37 UTC+1, jonas.t...@gmail.com wrote:
Nah Julio noone would like quantisation,Nah, just you are a fucking idiot.
it is like saying you want your audio quantised and sure it is to "highest possible" bit and frequensy resolution.The best resolution *your code* manages.
RT using best resolution the clock of computer can perform.
A fucking idiot and an incorrigible one at that...
*Plonk*
stopRec=setInterval(recSomeNotes,5);JulioSo what resolution do you reckon my code manage, well it depends on the processor.
And i am still smarter then you in any IQ test, you may be the knowledgeable one but i am the smartone i prefer it that way.
function recSomeNotes(){
//Recordings are stopped in DrawSCROLLBAR REALTIME=performance.now()-browserLoadTIME;
while(REALTIME>schedTime){ outportarr[outportindex].send(noteMessage[playPos]);
if (echo && mode=="Play"){
pianoKeypressOut();
}
schedTime=copyEv[playPos]+schedTime;
playPos++;
}
}
On Sunday, 28 November 2021 at 13:00:37 UTC+1, jonas.t...@gmail.com wrote:
Nah Julio noone would like quantisation,Nah, just you are a fucking idiot.
it is like saying you want your audio quantised and sure it is to "highest possible" bit and frequensy resolution.The best resolution *your code* manages.
RT using best resolution the clock of computer can perform.
A fucking idiot and an incorrigible one at that...
*Plonk*
Julio
söndag 28 november 2021 kl. 13:08:47 UTC+1 skrev ju...@diegidio.name:
On Sunday, 28 November 2021 at 13:00:37 UTC+1, jonas.t...@gmail.com wrote:
Nah Julio noone would like quantisation,Nah, just you are a fucking idiot.
it is like saying you want your audio quantised and sure it is to "highest possible" bit and frequensy resolution.The best resolution *your code* manages.
RT using best resolution the clock of computer can perform.
A fucking idiot and an incorrigible one at that...
*Plonk*
JulioSo what resolution do you reckon my code manage, well it depends on the processor.
And i am still smarter then you in any IQ test, you may be the knowledgeable one but i am the smartone i prefer it that way.
On Sunday, 28 November 2021 at 13:00:37 UTC+1, jonas.t...@gmail.com wrote:
Nah Julio noone would like quantisation,Nah, just you are a fucking idiot.
it is like saying you want your audio quantised and sure it is to "highest possible" bit and frequensy resolution.The best resolution *your code* manages.
RT using best resolution the clock of computer can perform.
A fucking idiot and an incorrigible one at that...
*Plonk*
Julio
söndag 28 november 2021 kl. 17:29:23 UTC+1 skrev Jonas Thörnvall:Well Julio i just set rec to 0 timeout for playup during recording, it seem to record all notes "and playup animated scrollbar" just fine.
söndag 28 november 2021 kl. 13:08:47 UTC+1 skrev ju...@diegidio.name:
On Sunday, 28 November 2021 at 13:00:37 UTC+1, jonas.t...@gmail.com wrote:
Nah Julio noone would like quantisation,Nah, just you are a fucking idiot.
it is like saying you want your audio quantised and sure it is to "highest possible" bit and frequensy resolution.The best resolution *your code* manages.
RT using best resolution the clock of computer can perform.
A fucking idiot and an incorrigible one at that...
*Plonk*
stopRec=setInterval(recSomeNotes,5);JulioSo what resolution do you reckon my code manage, well it depends on the processor.
And i am still smarter then you in any IQ test, you may be the knowledgeable one but i am the smartone i prefer it that way.
function recSomeNotes(){
//Recordings are stopped in DrawSCROLLBAR REALTIME=performance.now()-browserLoadTIME;
while(REALTIME>schedTime){ outportarr[outportindex].send(noteMessage[playPos]);
if (echo && mode=="Play"){
pianoKeypressOut();
}
schedTime=copyEv[playPos]+schedTime;
playPos++;
}
}
On 28/11/2021 04:59, luserdroog wrote:
On Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 5:12:02 PM UTC-6, luserdroog wrote:FYI, encapsulating logic in functions and, along the same line, avoiding shared state to the full extent possible, while already way better than anything Jonas keeps writing, still falls short of any actual code structuring proper (and, all the more so of any actual and explicitly functional use of JS). Indeed, code structuring, as the bottom line of software design, is not per se primarily nor immediately a matter of the specific language.
I've been making grandiose comments and hyperboles about
structure and abstraction and whatnot without putting up a lot
code. And admittedly, I'm not super experienced in javascript
per se compared to most of the regs here.
That said, maybe keep also in mind that you are hardly going to see or
do any significant structuring of code unless you get and go beyond the
500 (maybe even the 1000, YMMV) lines of code.
Well, dang. Foot indeed in mouth. A Midi file doesn't help you withUnless I have missed it, you have yet to say what requirement you are
the Web Midi API.
trying to implement exactly. Building a midi file in memory to simply
play it in the browser? What's difficult with that? Or rather playing
midi?
If it is playing midi, I think the approach has to be the exact opposite
that you guys have shown so far: it's not the notes that should drive
the loop, it's time itself (your metronome) that should tick at a
certain frequency, call it your "resolution frequency" (in practice,
ticking the 32nds or the 64ths, depending on how precise vs fast you
manage to make it), then at certain ticks, i.e. as and when needed, you
would send out midi events.
And the first iteration would be building such "metronome" and its loop
and making it tick with enough accuracy and not accumulating drift (a
least within some reasonable range of metronomic speeds, aka BPMs)...
Julio
On Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 5:12:02 PM UTC-6, luserdroog wrote:
I've been making grandiose comments and hyperboles about
structure and abstraction and whatnot without putting up a lot
code. And admittedly, I'm not super experienced in javascript
per se compared to most of the regs here.
So here's my baloney. Following just the reference referred on
that old wotsit page, (http://www.idea2ic.com/File_Formats/midi.pdf)
I cooked up some javascript to try to create a midi stream.
Untested, and it doesn't use a priority queue. It doesn't have a UI.
It doesn't use MVC. But it does try to shove the bits and fiddly
stuff down to the bottom and present a higher-level interface
(inspired by combinators). But I hope it shows some of the
power of splitting the code into functions.
midi.js:[snip]
Well, dang. Foot indeed in mouth. A Midi file doesn't help you with
the Web Midi API. Well, I guess it helps. But all the time deltas
with the weird 7bit integer strings is gone. Instead you have to
coordinate the timing with whatever tools JavaScript has to offer.
I'm guessing it's same answer as for games and you have to use get_animation_frame() or whatever it's called. So I may return
when it can actually play something and is ready for a UI.
Any advice on doing the precise delays between sending events
would be helpful. I can factor out my functions so I don't need
to undo the weird delta integers. But I still will need to wait for
the appropriate period before sending the next event.
tisdag 30 november 2021 kl. 09:46:54 UTC+1 skrev Jonas Thörnvall:
tisdag 30 november 2021 kl. 08:33:52 UTC+1 skrev luser...@gmail.com:
On Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 9:59:16 PM UTC-6, luserdroog wrote:
On Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 5:12:02 PM UTC-6, luserdroog wrote:
I've been making grandiose comments and hyperboles about
structure and abstraction and whatnot without putting up a lot
code. And admittedly, I'm not super experienced in javascript
per se compared to most of the regs here.
So here's my baloney. Following just the reference referred on
that old wotsit page, (http://www.idea2ic.com/File_Formats/midi.pdf) I cooked up some javascript to try to create a midi stream.
Untested, and it doesn't use a priority queue. It doesn't have a UI. It doesn't use MVC. But it does try to shove the bits and fiddly stuff down to the bottom and present a higher-level interface (inspired by combinators). But I hope it shows some of the
power of splitting the code into functions.
midi.js:[snip]
Well, dang. Foot indeed in mouth. A Midi file doesn't help you with the Web Midi API. Well, I guess it helps. But all the time deltasI did some elaborating and reorganizing. I'm not sure I did all the calculations right. But at least this is something to talk about.
with the weird 7bit integer strings is gone. Instead you have to coordinate the timing with whatever tools JavaScript has to offer.
I'm guessing it's same answer as for games and you have to use get_animation_frame() or whatever it's called. So I may return
when it can actually play something and is ready for a UI.
Any advice on doing the precise delays between sending events
would be helpful. I can factor out my functions so I don't need
to undo the weird delta integers. But I still will need to wait for the appropriate period before sending the next event.
I think it's a little prettier now.
The WebMidi API wants milliseconds for its delays. But the numbers
I have are delta_ticks_per_quarter and milliseconds_per_quarter.
And the number I actually want to input is beats_per_minute.
So they all get multiplied and divided together somehow.
My tree data structure might not be very appropriate for evolving towards having a UI. That part is hard so I didn't want to do it yet.
At the very least, this presents "my understanding of MIDI" fwiw.
I'm unsure about my decision to introduce time information only
in the sequence() structure. It kinda makes sense but it's also
very weird. Time always builds up in even multiples of a unit,
but the user has to choose that unit. The rests are there to introduce pauses, but still it feels limiting but I don't see a better choice at the moment.
//mymidi.js
function note( name, octave ){
return { 'type' : 'note',
'pitch' : "CCDDEFFGGAAB".indexOf(name.slice(0,1))+
(name.length == 2 ? (name.charAt(1)=='#'?1:-1): 0)+
12*octave };
}
function drum( name ){
return { 'type' : 'note',
'pitch' : name };
}
function rest(){
return { 'type' : 'rest' };
}
function choir( ...args ){
return { 'type' : 'choir',
'kids' : args };
}
function sequence( delta, ...args ){
return { 'type' : 'seq',
'delta': delta,
'kids' : args };
}
function repeat( times, arg ){
var delta = duration( arg );
var buf = Array(times).fill(arg);
return sequence( delta, buf... );
}
function channel( chan, arg ){
return { 'type' : 'chan',
'channel': chan,
'kid' : arg };
}
function instrument( inst, arg ){
return { 'type' : 'inst',
'inst' : inst,
'kid' : arg };
}
function time_sig( sig, arg ){
return { 'type' : 'sig',
'sig' : sig,
'kid' : arg };
}
function tempo( mpq, arg ){
return { 'type' : 'tempo',
'mpq' : mpq,
'kid' : arg };
}
const ac_bass_drum = 35,
bass_drum = 36,
side_stick = 37,
ac_snare = 38,
hand_clap = 39,
el_snare = 40,
low_fl_tom = 41,
cl_hat = 42,
hi_fl_tom = 43,
ped_hat = 44,
lo_tom = 45,
op_hat = 46,
lo_mid_tom = 47,
hi_mid_tom = 48,
crash = 49,
hi_tom = 50,
ride = 51,
chinese_cymbal = 52,
ride_bell = 53,
tambourine = 54,
splash = 55,
cowbell = 56,
crash2 = 57,
vibraslap = 58,
ride2 = 59,
hi_bongo = 60,
lo_bongo = 61,
mute_hi_conga = 62,
open_lo_conga = 63,
lo_conga = 64,
hi_timbale = 65,
lo_timbale = 66,
hi_agogo = 67,
lo_agogo = 68,
cabasa = 69,
maracas = 70,
short_whistle = 71,
long_whistle = 72,
short_guiro = 73,
long_guiro = 74,
claves = 75,
hi_wood_block = 76,
lo_wood_block = 77,
mute_cuica = 78,
open_cuica = 79,
mute_triangle = 80,
open_triangle = 81;
const pianissimo = 0x33,
piano = 0x44,
mezzoforte = 0x55,
forte = 0x66,
fortissimo = 0x77;
const note_off = 0x80,
note_on = 0x90,
key_after_touch = 0xA0,
control_change = 0xB0,
program_change = 0xC0,
channel_after_touch = 0xD0,
pitch_wheel_change = 0xE0,
meta = 0xFF;
function duration( notes ){
if( notes.hasOwnProperty( 'delta' ) ){
return notes.delta * notes.kids.length;
} else if( notes.hasOwnProperty( 'kids' ) ){
return duration( notes.kids[0] );
} else if( notes.hasOwnProperty( 'kid' ){
return duration( notes.kid );
} else {
return 1;
}
}
function notes_to_events( notes, time = 0, duration = 1, channel = 0 ){ var events = [];
if( notes.type == 'rest' ){
//do nothing right here
} else if( notes.type == 'note' ){
events.push( { 'cmd' : note_on,
'channel' : channel,
'pitch' : notes.pitch,
'time' : time,
'velocity' : piano } );
events.push( { 'cmd' : note_off,
'channel' : channel,
'pitch' : notes.pitch,
'time' : time + duration,
'velocity' : piano } );
} else if( notes.type == 'choir' ){
notes.kids.forEach(
note=> events.concat( notes_to_events( note, time, duration, channel ) ) );
} else if( notes.type == 'sequence' ){
notes.kids.forEach(
(note,idx)=>
events.concat( notes_to_events( note, time+idx*notes.delta, notes.delta, channel ) )
);
} else if( notes.type == 'inst' ){
events.push( { 'cmd' : program_change,
'channel' : channel,
'prog' : notes.inst,
'time' : time } );
events.concat( notes_to_events( notes.kid, time, duration, channel ) ); } else if( notes.type == 'chan' ){
events.concat( notes_to_events( notes.kid, time, duration, notes.channel ) );
} else if( notes.type == 'sig' ){
events.push( { 'cmd' : meta,
'data' : String.fromCharCode( 0x58,
0x04, notes.sig.n, notes.sig.d, notes.sig.c, notes.sig.b ),
'time' : time } );
events.concat( notes_to_events( notes.kid, time, duration, channel ) ); } else if( notes.type == 'tempo' ){
events.push( { 'cmd' : meta,
'data' : String.fromCharCode( 0x51, 0x03 ) + bytes(3, notes.mpq ),
'mpq' : notes.mpq,
'time' : time } );
events.concat( notes_to_events( notes.kid, time, duration, channel ) ); }
return events;
}
function assemble( events ){
events.sort( (x,y)=> x.time < y.time ? -1 : x.time == y.time ? 0 : 1 ); var acc = '';
var time = 0;
events.forEach( function( event ){
acc = acc + gen_delta( event.time - time );
time = event.time;
acc = acc + event_bytes( event );
});
return acc + String.fromCharCode( meta, 0x2F, 0x00 ); //End of track marker
}
function event_bytes( event ){
return String.fromCharCode( event.cmd + (event.cmd != meta ? event.channel : 0) ) +
( event.cmd == note_on ? bytes(2, event.pitch) + bytes(2, event.velocity)
: event.cmd == note_off ? bytes(2, event.pitch) + bytes(2, event.velocity)
: event.cmd == program_change ? bytes(2, event.prog)
: event.cmd == meta ? event.data
: '' );
}
function bytes( w, num ){
var acc = [];
while( num > 255 ){
acc.shift( num % 256 );
num /= 256;
}
acc.shift( num );
var buf = Array(w).fill(0).concat(acc);
var buf2 = buf.slice( buf.length - w );
return String.fromCharCode( buf2... );
}
function gen_delta( dtime ){
var acc = [];
while( dtime > 127 ){
acc.shift( dtime % 128 );
dtime /= 128;
}
acc.shift( dtime );
var codes = acc.slice( 0, acc.length-1 ).map( x=>x+128 ).concat(acc.slice( acc.length-1 ));
return String.fromCharCode( codes... );
}
// initialize midi output
var midi = null;
var output_port_id = null;
function onMidiSuccess( midiAccess ){
midi = midiAccess;
for( var output in midi.outputs ){
console.log( "Output port: [type:'" + output.type + "'] id:'" + output.id +
"manufacturer:'" + output.manufacturer + "' name:'" + output.name +
"' version:'" + output.version "'" );
output_port_id = output.id;
}
}
function onMidiFailure( msg ){
console.log( "Failed to get MIDI Access -- " + msg );
}
navigator.requestMidiAccess().then( onMidiSuccess, onMidiFailure );
By the way go with foot in mouth, it seem to be the superior format telative to midi and easier.function play( notes, delta_ticks_per_quarter ){
var events = notes_to_events( notes );
events.sort( (x,y)=> x.time < y.time ? -1 : x.time == y.time ? 0 : 1 ); var mpq = events[ events.findIndex( e=> e.hasOwnProperty('mpq') ) ].mpq; var time = 0;
var time_scale = mpq / delta_ticks_per_quarter; // milliseconds per tick var loop_overhead = 0;
var output = midi.outputs.get(output_port_id);
var real_time = window.performance.now();
events.forEach( function( event ){
if( event.time == time ){
output.send( Array.from( event_bytes( event ) ) );
} else {
output.send( Array.from( event_bytes( event ) ),
real_time + (event.time - time) * time_scale );
time += loop_overhead;
}
});
}
const gen_header = (fmt,tracks,delta_ticks_per_quarter) =>
'MThd' + bytes(4,6) + bytes(2,fmt) + bytes(2,tracks) + bytes(2,delta_ticks_per_quarter);
const format_single = 0,
format_multi_sync = 1,
format_multi_async = 2;
const gen_track_header = (length) =>
'MTrk' + bytes(4,length);
function gen_midi_file( notes, delta_ticks_per_quarter ){
var events = assemble( notes_to_events( notes ) );
return gen_header( format_single, 1, delta_ticks_per_quarter )
+ gen_track_header( events.length )
+ events;
}
//bpm -> mpq
function bpm( beats ){
return beats * 1000.0 / 60.0;
}
// time_sig:: 'n':: numerator
// 'd':: denominator
// 'c':: "number of ticks in metronome click"
// 'b':: "how many 32nd notes in a quarter note?"
//q 8 q 12 q 12 q 18
//e e e e e e e e e e
//s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
//tttttttt tttttttttttt tttttttttttt tttttttttttttttttt
//usage
var q = 120,
e = 60,
s = 30;
var riff = sequence( s, choir(note('A',4),note('C',5),note('E',5)), note('A',3),
choir(note('A',4),note('C',5),note('E',5)),
rest() );
var piano_riff = channel( 0,
instrument( 1,
repeat( 4,
riff ) ) );
var drum_pat = channel( 9,
choir( sequence( e, drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat),
drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat), drum(op_hat) ),
sequence( q, drum(bass_drum), drum(ac_snare),
drum(bass_drum), drum(ac_snare) ) ) );
var song = tempo( bpm(30),
time_sig( {'n':4,'d':4,'c':q,'b':8},
choir( piano_riff, drum_pat ) ) );
var midi_file = gen_midi_file( song, q );Yeah that is what is weird with midi, the shortest event distance i"n ms", in a song is a result depending on PPQ and BPM.
play( song, q );
Lets say 120 beats per minute BPM and 24 parts per quarter note "PPQ" First 60/120=0.5 sec per beat
Then 0.5sec / 24 ticks = 0.02083333333 sec/tick
Thats it.So then you calculate bar lets say 4/4
1 beat was 0.5
Then follow one bar is 4*0.5=2 sec
You said you wanted 32 parts per full note "that is a bar of 2 sec length above"
we calculate 2/32 =0.0625 " that is a 32 part per full note, of length 0.0625 seconds.
On Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 9:59:16 PM UTC-6, luserdroog wrote:
On Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 5:12:02 PM UTC-6, luserdroog wrote:
I've been making grandiose comments and hyperboles about
structure and abstraction and whatnot without putting up a lot
code. And admittedly, I'm not super experienced in javascript
per se compared to most of the regs here.
So here's my baloney. Following just the reference referred on
that old wotsit page, (http://www.idea2ic.com/File_Formats/midi.pdf)
I cooked up some javascript to try to create a midi stream.
Untested, and it doesn't use a priority queue. It doesn't have a UI.
It doesn't use MVC. But it does try to shove the bits and fiddly
stuff down to the bottom and present a higher-level interface
(inspired by combinators). But I hope it shows some of the
power of splitting the code into functions.
midi.js:[snip]
Well, dang. Foot indeed in mouth. A Midi file doesn't help you withI did some elaborating and reorganizing. I'm not sure I did all the calculations right. But at least this is something to talk about.
the Web Midi API. Well, I guess it helps. But all the time deltas
with the weird 7bit integer strings is gone. Instead you have to
coordinate the timing with whatever tools JavaScript has to offer.
I'm guessing it's same answer as for games and you have to use get_animation_frame() or whatever it's called. So I may return
when it can actually play something and is ready for a UI.
Any advice on doing the precise delays between sending events
would be helpful. I can factor out my functions so I don't need
to undo the weird delta integers. But I still will need to wait for
the appropriate period before sending the next event.
I think it's a little prettier now.
The WebMidi API wants milliseconds for its delays. But the numbers
I have are delta_ticks_per_quarter and milliseconds_per_quarter.
And the number I actually want to input is beats_per_minute.
So they all get multiplied and divided together somehow.
My tree data structure might not be very appropriate for evolving
towards having a UI. That part is hard so I didn't want to do it yet.
At the very least, this presents "my understanding of MIDI" fwiw.
I'm unsure about my decision to introduce time information only
in the sequence() structure. It kinda makes sense but it's also
very weird. Time always builds up in even multiples of a unit,
but the user has to choose that unit. The rests are there to introduce pauses, but still it feels limiting but I don't see a better choice at
the moment.
//mymidi.js
function note( name, octave ){
return { 'type' : 'note',
'pitch' : "CCDDEFFGGAAB".indexOf(name.slice(0,1))+
(name.length == 2 ? (name.charAt(1)=='#'?1:-1): 0)+
12*octave };
}
function drum( name ){
return { 'type' : 'note',
'pitch' : name };
}
function rest(){
return { 'type' : 'rest' };
}
function choir( ...args ){
return { 'type' : 'choir',
'kids' : args };
}
function sequence( delta, ...args ){
return { 'type' : 'seq',
'delta': delta,
'kids' : args };
}
function repeat( times, arg ){
var delta = duration( arg );
var buf = Array(times).fill(arg);
return sequence( delta, buf... );
}
function channel( chan, arg ){
return { 'type' : 'chan',
'channel': chan,
'kid' : arg };
}
function instrument( inst, arg ){
return { 'type' : 'inst',
'inst' : inst,
'kid' : arg };
}
function time_sig( sig, arg ){
return { 'type' : 'sig',
'sig' : sig,
'kid' : arg };
}
function tempo( mpq, arg ){
return { 'type' : 'tempo',
'mpq' : mpq,
'kid' : arg };
}
const ac_bass_drum = 35,
bass_drum = 36,
side_stick = 37,
ac_snare = 38,
hand_clap = 39,
el_snare = 40,
low_fl_tom = 41,
cl_hat = 42,
hi_fl_tom = 43,
ped_hat = 44,
lo_tom = 45,
op_hat = 46,
lo_mid_tom = 47,
hi_mid_tom = 48,
crash = 49,
hi_tom = 50,
ride = 51,
chinese_cymbal = 52,
ride_bell = 53,
tambourine = 54,
splash = 55,
cowbell = 56,
crash2 = 57,
vibraslap = 58,
ride2 = 59,
hi_bongo = 60,
lo_bongo = 61,
mute_hi_conga = 62,
open_lo_conga = 63,
lo_conga = 64,
hi_timbale = 65,
lo_timbale = 66,
hi_agogo = 67,
lo_agogo = 68,
cabasa = 69,
maracas = 70,
short_whistle = 71,
long_whistle = 72,
short_guiro = 73,
long_guiro = 74,
claves = 75,
hi_wood_block = 76,
lo_wood_block = 77,
mute_cuica = 78,
open_cuica = 79,
mute_triangle = 80,
open_triangle = 81;
const pianissimo = 0x33,
piano = 0x44,
mezzoforte = 0x55,
forte = 0x66,
fortissimo = 0x77;
const note_off = 0x80,
note_on = 0x90,
key_after_touch = 0xA0,
control_change = 0xB0,
program_change = 0xC0,
channel_after_touch = 0xD0,
pitch_wheel_change = 0xE0,
meta = 0xFF;
function duration( notes ){
if( notes.hasOwnProperty( 'delta' ) ){
return notes.delta * notes.kids.length;
} else if( notes.hasOwnProperty( 'kids' ) ){
return duration( notes.kids[0] );
} else if( notes.hasOwnProperty( 'kid' ){
return duration( notes.kid );
} else {
return 1;
}
}
function notes_to_events( notes, time = 0, duration = 1, channel = 0 ){
var events = [];
if( notes.type == 'rest' ){
//do nothing right here
} else if( notes.type == 'note' ){
events.push( { 'cmd' : note_on,
'channel' : channel,
'pitch' : notes.pitch,
'time' : time,
'velocity' : piano } );
events.push( { 'cmd' : note_off,
'channel' : channel,
'pitch' : notes.pitch,
'time' : time + duration,
'velocity' : piano } );
} else if( notes.type == 'choir' ){
notes.kids.forEach(
note=> events.concat( notes_to_events( note, time, duration, channel ) )
);
} else if( notes.type == 'sequence' ){
notes.kids.forEach(
(note,idx)=>
events.concat( notes_to_events( note, time+idx*notes.delta, notes.delta, channel ) )
);
} else if( notes.type == 'inst' ){
events.push( { 'cmd' : program_change,
'channel' : channel,
'prog' : notes.inst,
'time' : time } );
events.concat( notes_to_events( notes.kid, time, duration, channel ) );
} else if( notes.type == 'chan' ){
events.concat( notes_to_events( notes.kid, time, duration, notes.channel ) ); } else if( notes.type == 'sig' ){
events.push( { 'cmd' : meta,
'data' : String.fromCharCode( 0x58,
0x04, notes.sig.n, notes.sig.d, notes.sig.c, notes.sig.b ),
'time' : time } );
events.concat( notes_to_events( notes.kid, time, duration, channel ) );
} else if( notes.type == 'tempo' ){
events.push( { 'cmd' : meta,
'data' : String.fromCharCode( 0x51, 0x03 ) + bytes(3, notes.mpq ),
'mpq' : notes.mpq,
'time' : time } );
events.concat( notes_to_events( notes.kid, time, duration, channel ) );
}
return events;
}
function assemble( events ){
events.sort( (x,y)=> x.time < y.time ? -1 : x.time == y.time ? 0 : 1 );
var acc = '';
var time = 0;
events.forEach( function( event ){
acc = acc + gen_delta( event.time - time );
time = event.time;
acc = acc + event_bytes( event );
});
return acc + String.fromCharCode( meta, 0x2F, 0x00 ); //End of track marker
}
function event_bytes( event ){
return String.fromCharCode( event.cmd + (event.cmd != meta ? event.channel : 0) ) +
( event.cmd == note_on ? bytes(2, event.pitch) + bytes(2, event.velocity)
: event.cmd == note_off ? bytes(2, event.pitch) + bytes(2, event.velocity)
: event.cmd == program_change ? bytes(2, event.prog)
: event.cmd == meta ? event.data
: '' );
}
function bytes( w, num ){
var acc = [];
while( num > 255 ){
acc.shift( num % 256 );
num /= 256;
}
acc.shift( num );
var buf = Array(w).fill(0).concat(acc);
var buf2 = buf.slice( buf.length - w );
return String.fromCharCode( buf2... );
}
function gen_delta( dtime ){
var acc = [];
while( dtime > 127 ){
acc.shift( dtime % 128 );
dtime /= 128;
}
acc.shift( dtime );
var codes = acc.slice( 0, acc.length-1 ).map( x=>x+128 ).concat(acc.slice( acc.length-1 ));
return String.fromCharCode( codes... );
}
// initialize midi output
var midi = null;
var output_port_id = null;
function onMidiSuccess( midiAccess ){
midi = midiAccess;
for( var output in midi.outputs ){
console.log( "Output port: [type:'" + output.type + "'] id:'" + output.id + "manufacturer:'" + output.manufacturer + "' name:'" + output.name +
"' version:'" + output.version "'" );
output_port_id = output.id;
}
}
function onMidiFailure( msg ){
console.log( "Failed to get MIDI Access -- " + msg );
}
navigator.requestMidiAccess().then( onMidiSuccess, onMidiFailure );
function play( notes, delta_ticks_per_quarter ){
var events = notes_to_events( notes );
events.sort( (x,y)=> x.time < y.time ? -1 : x.time == y.time ? 0 : 1 );
var mpq = events[ events.findIndex( e=> e.hasOwnProperty('mpq') ) ].mpq;
var time = 0;
var time_scale = mpq / delta_ticks_per_quarter; // milliseconds per tick
var loop_overhead = 0;
var output = midi.outputs.get(output_port_id);
var real_time = window.performance.now();
events.forEach( function( event ){
if( event.time == time ){
output.send( Array.from( event_bytes( event ) ) );
} else {
output.send( Array.from( event_bytes( event ) ),
real_time + (event.time - time) * time_scale );
time += loop_overhead;
}
});
}
const gen_header = (fmt,tracks,delta_ticks_per_quarter) =>
'MThd' + bytes(4,6) + bytes(2,fmt) + bytes(2,tracks) + bytes(2,delta_ticks_per_quarter);
const format_single = 0,
format_multi_sync = 1,
format_multi_async = 2;
const gen_track_header = (length) =>
'MTrk' + bytes(4,length);
function gen_midi_file( notes, delta_ticks_per_quarter ){
var events = assemble( notes_to_events( notes ) );
return gen_header( format_single, 1, delta_ticks_per_quarter )
+ gen_track_header( events.length )
+ events;
}
//bpm -> mpq
function bpm( beats ){
return beats * 1000.0 / 60.0;
}
// time_sig:: 'n':: numerator
// 'd':: denominator
// 'c':: "number of ticks in metronome click"
// 'b':: "how many 32nd notes in a quarter note?"
//q 8 q 12 q 12 q 18
//e e e e e e e e e e
//s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
//tttttttt tttttttttttt tttttttttttt tttttttttttttttttt
//usage
var q = 120,
e = 60,
s = 30;
var riff = sequence( s, choir(note('A',4),note('C',5),note('E',5)), note('A',3),
choir(note('A',4),note('C',5),note('E',5)),
rest() );
var piano_riff = channel( 0,
instrument( 1,
repeat( 4,
riff ) ) );
var drum_pat = channel( 9,
choir( sequence( e, drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat), drum(op_hat) ),
sequence( q, drum(bass_drum), drum(ac_snare),
drum(bass_drum), drum(ac_snare) ) ) );
var song = tempo( bpm(30),
time_sig( {'n':4,'d':4,'c':q,'b':8},
choir( piano_riff, drum_pat ) ) );
var midi_file = gen_midi_file( song, q );
play( song, q );
tisdag 30 november 2021 kl. 08:33:52 UTC+1 skrev luser...@gmail.com:
On Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 9:59:16 PM UTC-6, luserdroog wrote:
On Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 5:12:02 PM UTC-6, luserdroog wrote:
I've been making grandiose comments and hyperboles about
structure and abstraction and whatnot without putting up a lot
code. And admittedly, I'm not super experienced in javascript
per se compared to most of the regs here.
So here's my baloney. Following just the reference referred on
that old wotsit page, (http://www.idea2ic.com/File_Formats/midi.pdf)
I cooked up some javascript to try to create a midi stream.
Untested, and it doesn't use a priority queue. It doesn't have a UI. It doesn't use MVC. But it does try to shove the bits and fiddly
stuff down to the bottom and present a higher-level interface (inspired by combinators). But I hope it shows some of the
power of splitting the code into functions.
midi.js:[snip]
Well, dang. Foot indeed in mouth. A Midi file doesn't help you withI did some elaborating and reorganizing. I'm not sure I did all the calculations right. But at least this is something to talk about.
the Web Midi API. Well, I guess it helps. But all the time deltas
with the weird 7bit integer strings is gone. Instead you have to coordinate the timing with whatever tools JavaScript has to offer.
I'm guessing it's same answer as for games and you have to use get_animation_frame() or whatever it's called. So I may return
when it can actually play something and is ready for a UI.
Any advice on doing the precise delays between sending events
would be helpful. I can factor out my functions so I don't need
to undo the weird delta integers. But I still will need to wait for
the appropriate period before sending the next event.
I think it's a little prettier now.
The WebMidi API wants milliseconds for its delays. But the numbers
I have are delta_ticks_per_quarter and milliseconds_per_quarter.
And the number I actually want to input is beats_per_minute.
So they all get multiplied and divided together somehow.
My tree data structure might not be very appropriate for evolving
towards having a UI. That part is hard so I didn't want to do it yet.
At the very least, this presents "my understanding of MIDI" fwiw.
I'm unsure about my decision to introduce time information only
in the sequence() structure. It kinda makes sense but it's also
very weird. Time always builds up in even multiples of a unit,
but the user has to choose that unit. The rests are there to introduce pauses, but still it feels limiting but I don't see a better choice at
the moment.
//mymidi.js
function note( name, octave ){
return { 'type' : 'note',
'pitch' : "CCDDEFFGGAAB".indexOf(name.slice(0,1))+
(name.length == 2 ? (name.charAt(1)=='#'?1:-1): 0)+
12*octave };
}
function drum( name ){
return { 'type' : 'note',
'pitch' : name };
}
function rest(){
return { 'type' : 'rest' };
}
function choir( ...args ){
return { 'type' : 'choir',
'kids' : args };
}
function sequence( delta, ...args ){
return { 'type' : 'seq',
'delta': delta,
'kids' : args };
}
function repeat( times, arg ){
var delta = duration( arg );
var buf = Array(times).fill(arg);
return sequence( delta, buf... );
}
function channel( chan, arg ){
return { 'type' : 'chan',
'channel': chan,
'kid' : arg };
}
function instrument( inst, arg ){
return { 'type' : 'inst',
'inst' : inst,
'kid' : arg };
}
function time_sig( sig, arg ){
return { 'type' : 'sig',
'sig' : sig,
'kid' : arg };
}
function tempo( mpq, arg ){
return { 'type' : 'tempo',
'mpq' : mpq,
'kid' : arg };
}
const ac_bass_drum = 35,
bass_drum = 36,
side_stick = 37,
ac_snare = 38,
hand_clap = 39,
el_snare = 40,
low_fl_tom = 41,
cl_hat = 42,
hi_fl_tom = 43,
ped_hat = 44,
lo_tom = 45,
op_hat = 46,
lo_mid_tom = 47,
hi_mid_tom = 48,
crash = 49,
hi_tom = 50,
ride = 51,
chinese_cymbal = 52,
ride_bell = 53,
tambourine = 54,
splash = 55,
cowbell = 56,
crash2 = 57,
vibraslap = 58,
ride2 = 59,
hi_bongo = 60,
lo_bongo = 61,
mute_hi_conga = 62,
open_lo_conga = 63,
lo_conga = 64,
hi_timbale = 65,
lo_timbale = 66,
hi_agogo = 67,
lo_agogo = 68,
cabasa = 69,
maracas = 70,
short_whistle = 71,
long_whistle = 72,
short_guiro = 73,
long_guiro = 74,
claves = 75,
hi_wood_block = 76,
lo_wood_block = 77,
mute_cuica = 78,
open_cuica = 79,
mute_triangle = 80,
open_triangle = 81;
const pianissimo = 0x33,
piano = 0x44,
mezzoforte = 0x55,
forte = 0x66,
fortissimo = 0x77;
const note_off = 0x80,
note_on = 0x90,
key_after_touch = 0xA0,
control_change = 0xB0,
program_change = 0xC0,
channel_after_touch = 0xD0,
pitch_wheel_change = 0xE0,
meta = 0xFF;
function duration( notes ){
if( notes.hasOwnProperty( 'delta' ) ){
return notes.delta * notes.kids.length;
} else if( notes.hasOwnProperty( 'kids' ) ){
return duration( notes.kids[0] );
} else if( notes.hasOwnProperty( 'kid' ){
return duration( notes.kid );
} else {
return 1;
}
}
function notes_to_events( notes, time = 0, duration = 1, channel = 0 ){ var events = [];
if( notes.type == 'rest' ){
//do nothing right here
} else if( notes.type == 'note' ){
events.push( { 'cmd' : note_on,
'channel' : channel,
'pitch' : notes.pitch,
'time' : time,
'velocity' : piano } );
events.push( { 'cmd' : note_off,
'channel' : channel,
'pitch' : notes.pitch,
'time' : time + duration,
'velocity' : piano } );
} else if( notes.type == 'choir' ){
notes.kids.forEach(
note=> events.concat( notes_to_events( note, time, duration, channel ) ) );
} else if( notes.type == 'sequence' ){
notes.kids.forEach(
(note,idx)=>
events.concat( notes_to_events( note, time+idx*notes.delta, notes.delta, channel ) )
);
} else if( notes.type == 'inst' ){
events.push( { 'cmd' : program_change,
'channel' : channel,
'prog' : notes.inst,
'time' : time } );
events.concat( notes_to_events( notes.kid, time, duration, channel ) );
} else if( notes.type == 'chan' ){
events.concat( notes_to_events( notes.kid, time, duration, notes.channel ) );
} else if( notes.type == 'sig' ){
events.push( { 'cmd' : meta,
'data' : String.fromCharCode( 0x58,
0x04, notes.sig.n, notes.sig.d, notes.sig.c, notes.sig.b ),
'time' : time } );
events.concat( notes_to_events( notes.kid, time, duration, channel ) );
} else if( notes.type == 'tempo' ){
events.push( { 'cmd' : meta,
'data' : String.fromCharCode( 0x51, 0x03 ) + bytes(3, notes.mpq ),
'mpq' : notes.mpq,
'time' : time } );
events.concat( notes_to_events( notes.kid, time, duration, channel ) );
}
return events;
}
function assemble( events ){
events.sort( (x,y)=> x.time < y.time ? -1 : x.time == y.time ? 0 : 1 ); var acc = '';
var time = 0;
events.forEach( function( event ){
acc = acc + gen_delta( event.time - time );
time = event.time;
acc = acc + event_bytes( event );
});
return acc + String.fromCharCode( meta, 0x2F, 0x00 ); //End of track marker
}
function event_bytes( event ){
return String.fromCharCode( event.cmd + (event.cmd != meta ? event.channel : 0) ) +
( event.cmd == note_on ? bytes(2, event.pitch) + bytes(2, event.velocity) : event.cmd == note_off ? bytes(2, event.pitch) + bytes(2, event.velocity) : event.cmd == program_change ? bytes(2, event.prog)
: event.cmd == meta ? event.data
: '' );
}
function bytes( w, num ){
var acc = [];
while( num > 255 ){
acc.shift( num % 256 );
num /= 256;
}
acc.shift( num );
var buf = Array(w).fill(0).concat(acc);
var buf2 = buf.slice( buf.length - w );
return String.fromCharCode( buf2... );
}
function gen_delta( dtime ){
var acc = [];
while( dtime > 127 ){
acc.shift( dtime % 128 );
dtime /= 128;
}
acc.shift( dtime );
var codes = acc.slice( 0, acc.length-1 ).map( x=>x+128 ).concat(acc.slice( acc.length-1 ));
return String.fromCharCode( codes... );
}
// initialize midi output
var midi = null;
var output_port_id = null;
function onMidiSuccess( midiAccess ){
midi = midiAccess;
for( var output in midi.outputs ){
console.log( "Output port: [type:'" + output.type + "'] id:'" + output.id +
"manufacturer:'" + output.manufacturer + "' name:'" + output.name +
"' version:'" + output.version "'" );
output_port_id = output.id;
}
}
function onMidiFailure( msg ){
console.log( "Failed to get MIDI Access -- " + msg );
}
navigator.requestMidiAccess().then( onMidiSuccess, onMidiFailure );
So then you calculate bar lets say 4/4function play( notes, delta_ticks_per_quarter ){
var events = notes_to_events( notes );
events.sort( (x,y)=> x.time < y.time ? -1 : x.time == y.time ? 0 : 1 ); var mpq = events[ events.findIndex( e=> e.hasOwnProperty('mpq') ) ].mpq; var time = 0;
var time_scale = mpq / delta_ticks_per_quarter; // milliseconds per tick var loop_overhead = 0;
var output = midi.outputs.get(output_port_id);
var real_time = window.performance.now();
events.forEach( function( event ){
if( event.time == time ){
output.send( Array.from( event_bytes( event ) ) );
} else {
output.send( Array.from( event_bytes( event ) ),
real_time + (event.time - time) * time_scale );
time += loop_overhead;
}
});
}
const gen_header = (fmt,tracks,delta_ticks_per_quarter) =>
'MThd' + bytes(4,6) + bytes(2,fmt) + bytes(2,tracks) + bytes(2,delta_ticks_per_quarter);
const format_single = 0,
format_multi_sync = 1,
format_multi_async = 2;
const gen_track_header = (length) =>
'MTrk' + bytes(4,length);
function gen_midi_file( notes, delta_ticks_per_quarter ){
var events = assemble( notes_to_events( notes ) );
return gen_header( format_single, 1, delta_ticks_per_quarter )
+ gen_track_header( events.length )
+ events;
}
//bpm -> mpq
function bpm( beats ){
return beats * 1000.0 / 60.0;
}
// time_sig:: 'n':: numerator
// 'd':: denominator
// 'c':: "number of ticks in metronome click"
// 'b':: "how many 32nd notes in a quarter note?"
//q 8 q 12 q 12 q 18
//e e e e e e e e e e
//s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
//tttttttt tttttttttttt tttttttttttt tttttttttttttttttt
//usage
var q = 120,
e = 60,
s = 30;
var riff = sequence( s, choir(note('A',4),note('C',5),note('E',5)), note('A',3),
choir(note('A',4),note('C',5),note('E',5)),
rest() );
var piano_riff = channel( 0,
instrument( 1,
repeat( 4,
riff ) ) );
var drum_pat = channel( 9,
choir( sequence( e, drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat),
drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat), drum(op_hat) ),
sequence( q, drum(bass_drum), drum(ac_snare),
drum(bass_drum), drum(ac_snare) ) ) );
var song = tempo( bpm(30),
time_sig( {'n':4,'d':4,'c':q,'b':8},
choir( piano_riff, drum_pat ) ) );
var midi_file = gen_midi_file( song, q );Yeah that is what is weird with midi, the shortest event distance i"n ms", in a song is a result depending on PPQ and BPM.
play( song, q );
Lets say 120 beats per minute BPM and 24 parts per quarter note "PPQ"
First 60/120=0.5 sec per beat
Then 0.5sec / 24 ticks = 0.02083333333 sec/tick
Thats it.
tisdag 30 november 2021 kl. 10:00:41 UTC+1 skrev Jonas Thörnvall:
tisdag 30 november 2021 kl. 09:57:01 UTC+1 skrev Jonas Thörnvall:
tisdag 30 november 2021 kl. 09:46:54 UTC+1 skrev Jonas Thörnvall:
tisdag 30 november 2021 kl. 08:33:52 UTC+1 skrev luser...@gmail.com:
On Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 9:59:16 PM UTC-6, luserdroog wrote:
On Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 5:12:02 PM UTC-6, luserdroog wrote:
I've been making grandiose comments and hyperboles about structure and abstraction and whatnot without putting up a lot code. And admittedly, I'm not super experienced in javascript per se compared to most of the regs here.
So here's my baloney. Following just the reference referred on that old wotsit page, (http://www.idea2ic.com/File_Formats/midi.pdf)
I cooked up some javascript to try to create a midi stream.
Untested, and it doesn't use a priority queue. It doesn't have a UI.
It doesn't use MVC. But it does try to shove the bits and fiddly stuff down to the bottom and present a higher-level interface (inspired by combinators). But I hope it shows some of the
power of splitting the code into functions.
midi.js:[snip]
Well, dang. Foot indeed in mouth. A Midi file doesn't help you withI did some elaborating and reorganizing. I'm not sure I did all the calculations right. But at least this is something to talk about.
the Web Midi API. Well, I guess it helps. But all the time deltas with the weird 7bit integer strings is gone. Instead you have to coordinate the timing with whatever tools JavaScript has to offer. I'm guessing it's same answer as for games and you have to use get_animation_frame() or whatever it's called. So I may return when it can actually play something and is ready for a UI.
Any advice on doing the precise delays between sending events would be helpful. I can factor out my functions so I don't need
to undo the weird delta integers. But I still will need to wait for
the appropriate period before sending the next event.
I think it's a little prettier now.
The WebMidi API wants milliseconds for its delays. But the numbers
I have are delta_ticks_per_quarter and milliseconds_per_quarter.
And the number I actually want to input is beats_per_minute.
So they all get multiplied and divided together somehow.
My tree data structure might not be very appropriate for evolving towards having a UI. That part is hard so I didn't want to do it yet.
At the very least, this presents "my understanding of MIDI" fwiw. I'm unsure about my decision to introduce time information only
in the sequence() structure. It kinda makes sense but it's also
very weird. Time always builds up in even multiples of a unit,
but the user has to choose that unit. The rests are there to introduce
pauses, but still it feels limiting but I don't see a better choice at
the moment.
//mymidi.js
function note( name, octave ){
return { 'type' : 'note',
'pitch' : "CCDDEFFGGAAB".indexOf(name.slice(0,1))+
(name.length == 2 ? (name.charAt(1)=='#'?1:-1): 0)+
12*octave };
}
function drum( name ){
return { 'type' : 'note',
'pitch' : name };
}
function rest(){
return { 'type' : 'rest' };
}
function choir( ...args ){
return { 'type' : 'choir',
'kids' : args };
}
function sequence( delta, ...args ){
return { 'type' : 'seq',
'delta': delta,
'kids' : args };
}
function repeat( times, arg ){
var delta = duration( arg );
var buf = Array(times).fill(arg);
return sequence( delta, buf... );
}
function channel( chan, arg ){
return { 'type' : 'chan',
'channel': chan,
'kid' : arg };
}
function instrument( inst, arg ){
return { 'type' : 'inst',
'inst' : inst,
'kid' : arg };
}
function time_sig( sig, arg ){
return { 'type' : 'sig',
'sig' : sig,
'kid' : arg };
}
function tempo( mpq, arg ){
return { 'type' : 'tempo',
'mpq' : mpq,
'kid' : arg };
}
const ac_bass_drum = 35,
bass_drum = 36,
side_stick = 37,
ac_snare = 38,
hand_clap = 39,
el_snare = 40,
low_fl_tom = 41,
cl_hat = 42,
hi_fl_tom = 43,
ped_hat = 44,
lo_tom = 45,
op_hat = 46,
lo_mid_tom = 47,
hi_mid_tom = 48,
crash = 49,
hi_tom = 50,
ride = 51,
chinese_cymbal = 52,
ride_bell = 53,
tambourine = 54,
splash = 55,
cowbell = 56,
crash2 = 57,
vibraslap = 58,
ride2 = 59,
hi_bongo = 60,
lo_bongo = 61,
mute_hi_conga = 62,
open_lo_conga = 63,
lo_conga = 64,
hi_timbale = 65,
lo_timbale = 66,
hi_agogo = 67,
lo_agogo = 68,
cabasa = 69,
maracas = 70,
short_whistle = 71,
long_whistle = 72,
short_guiro = 73,
long_guiro = 74,
claves = 75,
hi_wood_block = 76,
lo_wood_block = 77,
mute_cuica = 78,
open_cuica = 79,
mute_triangle = 80,
open_triangle = 81;
const pianissimo = 0x33,
piano = 0x44,
mezzoforte = 0x55,
forte = 0x66,
fortissimo = 0x77;
const note_off = 0x80,
note_on = 0x90,
key_after_touch = 0xA0,
control_change = 0xB0,
program_change = 0xC0,
channel_after_touch = 0xD0,
pitch_wheel_change = 0xE0,
meta = 0xFF;
function duration( notes ){
if( notes.hasOwnProperty( 'delta' ) ){
return notes.delta * notes.kids.length;
} else if( notes.hasOwnProperty( 'kids' ) ){
return duration( notes.kids[0] );
} else if( notes.hasOwnProperty( 'kid' ){
return duration( notes.kid );
} else {
return 1;
}
}
function notes_to_events( notes, time = 0, duration = 1, channel = 0 ){
var events = [];
if( notes.type == 'rest' ){
//do nothing right here
} else if( notes.type == 'note' ){
events.push( { 'cmd' : note_on,
'channel' : channel,
'pitch' : notes.pitch,
'time' : time,
'velocity' : piano } );
events.push( { 'cmd' : note_off,
'channel' : channel,
'pitch' : notes.pitch,
'time' : time + duration,
'velocity' : piano } );
} else if( notes.type == 'choir' ){
notes.kids.forEach(
note=> events.concat( notes_to_events( note, time, duration, channel ) )
);
} else if( notes.type == 'sequence' ){
notes.kids.forEach(
(note,idx)=>
events.concat( notes_to_events( note, time+idx*notes.delta, notes.delta, channel ) )
);
} else if( notes.type == 'inst' ){
events.push( { 'cmd' : program_change,
'channel' : channel,
'prog' : notes.inst,
'time' : time } );
events.concat( notes_to_events( notes.kid, time, duration, channel ) );
} else if( notes.type == 'chan' ){
events.concat( notes_to_events( notes.kid, time, duration, notes.channel ) );
} else if( notes.type == 'sig' ){
events.push( { 'cmd' : meta,
'data' : String.fromCharCode( 0x58,
0x04, notes.sig.n, notes.sig.d, notes.sig.c, notes.sig.b ),
'time' : time } );
events.concat( notes_to_events( notes.kid, time, duration, channel ) );
} else if( notes.type == 'tempo' ){
events.push( { 'cmd' : meta,
'data' : String.fromCharCode( 0x51, 0x03 ) + bytes(3, notes.mpq ), 'mpq' : notes.mpq,
'time' : time } );
events.concat( notes_to_events( notes.kid, time, duration, channel ) );
}
return events;
}
function assemble( events ){
events.sort( (x,y)=> x.time < y.time ? -1 : x.time == y.time ? 0 : 1 );
var acc = '';
var time = 0;
events.forEach( function( event ){
acc = acc + gen_delta( event.time - time );
time = event.time;
acc = acc + event_bytes( event );
});
return acc + String.fromCharCode( meta, 0x2F, 0x00 ); //End of track marker
}
function event_bytes( event ){
return String.fromCharCode( event.cmd + (event.cmd != meta ? event.channel : 0) ) +
( event.cmd == note_on ? bytes(2, event.pitch) + bytes(2, event.velocity)
: event.cmd == note_off ? bytes(2, event.pitch) + bytes(2, event.velocity)
: event.cmd == program_change ? bytes(2, event.prog)
: event.cmd == meta ? event.data
: '' );
}
function bytes( w, num ){
var acc = [];
while( num > 255 ){
acc.shift( num % 256 );
num /= 256;
}
acc.shift( num );
var buf = Array(w).fill(0).concat(acc);
var buf2 = buf.slice( buf.length - w );
return String.fromCharCode( buf2... );
}
function gen_delta( dtime ){
var acc = [];
while( dtime > 127 ){
acc.shift( dtime % 128 );
dtime /= 128;
}
acc.shift( dtime );
var codes = acc.slice( 0, acc.length-1 ).map( x=>x+128 ).concat(acc.slice( acc.length-1 ));
return String.fromCharCode( codes... );
}
// initialize midi output
var midi = null;
var output_port_id = null;
function onMidiSuccess( midiAccess ){
midi = midiAccess;
for( var output in midi.outputs ){
console.log( "Output port: [type:'" + output.type + "'] id:'" + output.id +
"manufacturer:'" + output.manufacturer + "' name:'" + output.name + "' version:'" + output.version "'" );
output_port_id = output.id;
}
}
function onMidiFailure( msg ){
console.log( "Failed to get MIDI Access -- " + msg );
}
navigator.requestMidiAccess().then( onMidiSuccess, onMidiFailure );
If you want to synch gear up, you probably should implement PPQfunction play( notes, delta_ticks_per_quarter ){
var events = notes_to_events( notes );
events.sort( (x,y)=> x.time < y.time ? -1 : x.time == y.time ? 0 : 1 );
var mpq = events[ events.findIndex( e=> e.hasOwnProperty('mpq') ) ].mpq;
var time = 0;
var time_scale = mpq / delta_ticks_per_quarter; // milliseconds per tick
var loop_overhead = 0;
var output = midi.outputs.get(output_port_id);
var real_time = window.performance.now();
events.forEach( function( event ){
if( event.time == time ){
output.send( Array.from( event_bytes( event ) ) );
} else {
output.send( Array.from( event_bytes( event ) ),
real_time + (event.time - time) * time_scale );
time += loop_overhead;
}
});
}
const gen_header = (fmt,tracks,delta_ticks_per_quarter) =>
'MThd' + bytes(4,6) + bytes(2,fmt) + bytes(2,tracks) + bytes(2,delta_ticks_per_quarter);
const format_single = 0,
format_multi_sync = 1,
format_multi_async = 2;
const gen_track_header = (length) =>
'MTrk' + bytes(4,length);
function gen_midi_file( notes, delta_ticks_per_quarter ){
var events = assemble( notes_to_events( notes ) );
return gen_header( format_single, 1, delta_ticks_per_quarter )
+ gen_track_header( events.length )
+ events;
}
//bpm -> mpq
function bpm( beats ){
return beats * 1000.0 / 60.0;
}
// time_sig:: 'n':: numerator
// 'd':: denominator
// 'c':: "number of ticks in metronome click"
// 'b':: "how many 32nd notes in a quarter note?"
//q 8 q 12 q 12 q 18
//e e e e e e e e e e
//s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
//tttttttt tttttttttttt tttttttttttt tttttttttttttttttt
//usage
var q = 120,
e = 60,
s = 30;
var riff = sequence( s, choir(note('A',4),note('C',5),note('E',5)), note('A',3),
choir(note('A',4),note('C',5),note('E',5)),
rest() );
var piano_riff = channel( 0,
instrument( 1,
repeat( 4,
riff ) ) );
var drum_pat = channel( 9,
choir( sequence( e, drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat),
drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat), drum(op_hat) ),
sequence( q, drum(bass_drum), drum(ac_snare),
drum(bass_drum), drum(ac_snare) ) ) );
var song = tempo( bpm(30),
time_sig( {'n':4,'d':4,'c':q,'b':8},
choir( piano_riff, drum_pat ) ) );
var midi_file = gen_midi_file( song, q );Yeah that is what is weird with midi, the shortest event distance i"n ms", in a song is a result depending on PPQ and BPM.
play( song, q );
Lets say 120 beats per minute BPM and 24 parts per quarter note "PPQ" First 60/120=0.5 sec per beat
Then 0.5sec / 24 ticks = 0.02083333333 sec/tick
Thats it.So then you calculate bar lets say 4/4
1 beat was 0.5
Then follow one bar is 4*0.5=2 sec
Ok so lets do the last step with i find idiotic and to not do, lets quantise the 32th note into ppqYou said you wanted 32 parts per full note "that is a bar of 2 sec length above"By the way go with foot in mouth, it seem to be the superior format telative to midi and easier.
we calculate 2/32 =0.0625 " that is a 32 part per full note, of length 0.0625 seconds.
0.0625 /0.02083333333=3.00000000048
That is 3 ticks per 32th note in 24 PPQ and 120 BPM
So now Julio our proud PPQ embracer can feel proud over himself quantized music unrecognizable.
Lets just say it has historical reasons that had to do with processor speeds, and is obsolete just like Julio LoL
tisdag 30 november 2021 kl. 09:57:01 UTC+1 skrev Jonas Thörnvall:
tisdag 30 november 2021 kl. 09:46:54 UTC+1 skrev Jonas Thörnvall:
tisdag 30 november 2021 kl. 08:33:52 UTC+1 skrev luser...@gmail.com:
On Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 9:59:16 PM UTC-6, luserdroog wrote:
On Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 5:12:02 PM UTC-6, luserdroog wrote:
I've been making grandiose comments and hyperboles about
structure and abstraction and whatnot without putting up a lot code. And admittedly, I'm not super experienced in javascript
per se compared to most of the regs here.
So here's my baloney. Following just the reference referred on that old wotsit page, (http://www.idea2ic.com/File_Formats/midi.pdf)
I cooked up some javascript to try to create a midi stream.
Untested, and it doesn't use a priority queue. It doesn't have a UI.
It doesn't use MVC. But it does try to shove the bits and fiddly stuff down to the bottom and present a higher-level interface (inspired by combinators). But I hope it shows some of the
power of splitting the code into functions.
midi.js:[snip]
Well, dang. Foot indeed in mouth. A Midi file doesn't help you with the Web Midi API. Well, I guess it helps. But all the time deltas with the weird 7bit integer strings is gone. Instead you have to coordinate the timing with whatever tools JavaScript has to offer. I'm guessing it's same answer as for games and you have to use get_animation_frame() or whatever it's called. So I may returnI did some elaborating and reorganizing. I'm not sure I did all the calculations right. But at least this is something to talk about.
when it can actually play something and is ready for a UI.
Any advice on doing the precise delays between sending events
would be helpful. I can factor out my functions so I don't need
to undo the weird delta integers. But I still will need to wait for the appropriate period before sending the next event.
I think it's a little prettier now.
The WebMidi API wants milliseconds for its delays. But the numbers
I have are delta_ticks_per_quarter and milliseconds_per_quarter.
And the number I actually want to input is beats_per_minute.
So they all get multiplied and divided together somehow.
My tree data structure might not be very appropriate for evolving towards having a UI. That part is hard so I didn't want to do it yet. At the very least, this presents "my understanding of MIDI" fwiw.
I'm unsure about my decision to introduce time information only
in the sequence() structure. It kinda makes sense but it's also
very weird. Time always builds up in even multiples of a unit,
but the user has to choose that unit. The rests are there to introduce pauses, but still it feels limiting but I don't see a better choice at the moment.
//mymidi.js
function note( name, octave ){
return { 'type' : 'note',
'pitch' : "CCDDEFFGGAAB".indexOf(name.slice(0,1))+
(name.length == 2 ? (name.charAt(1)=='#'?1:-1): 0)+
12*octave };
}
function drum( name ){
return { 'type' : 'note',
'pitch' : name };
}
function rest(){
return { 'type' : 'rest' };
}
function choir( ...args ){
return { 'type' : 'choir',
'kids' : args };
}
function sequence( delta, ...args ){
return { 'type' : 'seq',
'delta': delta,
'kids' : args };
}
function repeat( times, arg ){
var delta = duration( arg );
var buf = Array(times).fill(arg);
return sequence( delta, buf... );
}
function channel( chan, arg ){
return { 'type' : 'chan',
'channel': chan,
'kid' : arg };
}
function instrument( inst, arg ){
return { 'type' : 'inst',
'inst' : inst,
'kid' : arg };
}
function time_sig( sig, arg ){
return { 'type' : 'sig',
'sig' : sig,
'kid' : arg };
}
function tempo( mpq, arg ){
return { 'type' : 'tempo',
'mpq' : mpq,
'kid' : arg };
}
const ac_bass_drum = 35,
bass_drum = 36,
side_stick = 37,
ac_snare = 38,
hand_clap = 39,
el_snare = 40,
low_fl_tom = 41,
cl_hat = 42,
hi_fl_tom = 43,
ped_hat = 44,
lo_tom = 45,
op_hat = 46,
lo_mid_tom = 47,
hi_mid_tom = 48,
crash = 49,
hi_tom = 50,
ride = 51,
chinese_cymbal = 52,
ride_bell = 53,
tambourine = 54,
splash = 55,
cowbell = 56,
crash2 = 57,
vibraslap = 58,
ride2 = 59,
hi_bongo = 60,
lo_bongo = 61,
mute_hi_conga = 62,
open_lo_conga = 63,
lo_conga = 64,
hi_timbale = 65,
lo_timbale = 66,
hi_agogo = 67,
lo_agogo = 68,
cabasa = 69,
maracas = 70,
short_whistle = 71,
long_whistle = 72,
short_guiro = 73,
long_guiro = 74,
claves = 75,
hi_wood_block = 76,
lo_wood_block = 77,
mute_cuica = 78,
open_cuica = 79,
mute_triangle = 80,
open_triangle = 81;
const pianissimo = 0x33,
piano = 0x44,
mezzoforte = 0x55,
forte = 0x66,
fortissimo = 0x77;
const note_off = 0x80,
note_on = 0x90,
key_after_touch = 0xA0,
control_change = 0xB0,
program_change = 0xC0,
channel_after_touch = 0xD0,
pitch_wheel_change = 0xE0,
meta = 0xFF;
function duration( notes ){
if( notes.hasOwnProperty( 'delta' ) ){
return notes.delta * notes.kids.length;
} else if( notes.hasOwnProperty( 'kids' ) ){
return duration( notes.kids[0] );
} else if( notes.hasOwnProperty( 'kid' ){
return duration( notes.kid );
} else {
return 1;
}
}
function notes_to_events( notes, time = 0, duration = 1, channel = 0 ){
var events = [];
if( notes.type == 'rest' ){
//do nothing right here
} else if( notes.type == 'note' ){
events.push( { 'cmd' : note_on,
'channel' : channel,
'pitch' : notes.pitch,
'time' : time,
'velocity' : piano } );
events.push( { 'cmd' : note_off,
'channel' : channel,
'pitch' : notes.pitch,
'time' : time + duration,
'velocity' : piano } );
} else if( notes.type == 'choir' ){
notes.kids.forEach(
note=> events.concat( notes_to_events( note, time, duration, channel ) )
);
} else if( notes.type == 'sequence' ){
notes.kids.forEach(
(note,idx)=>
events.concat( notes_to_events( note, time+idx*notes.delta, notes.delta, channel ) )
);
} else if( notes.type == 'inst' ){
events.push( { 'cmd' : program_change,
'channel' : channel,
'prog' : notes.inst,
'time' : time } );
events.concat( notes_to_events( notes.kid, time, duration, channel ) );
} else if( notes.type == 'chan' ){
events.concat( notes_to_events( notes.kid, time, duration, notes.channel ) );
} else if( notes.type == 'sig' ){
events.push( { 'cmd' : meta,
'data' : String.fromCharCode( 0x58,
0x04, notes.sig.n, notes.sig.d, notes.sig.c, notes.sig.b ),
'time' : time } );
events.concat( notes_to_events( notes.kid, time, duration, channel ) );
} else if( notes.type == 'tempo' ){
events.push( { 'cmd' : meta,
'data' : String.fromCharCode( 0x51, 0x03 ) + bytes(3, notes.mpq ), 'mpq' : notes.mpq,
'time' : time } );
events.concat( notes_to_events( notes.kid, time, duration, channel ) );
}
return events;
}
function assemble( events ){
events.sort( (x,y)=> x.time < y.time ? -1 : x.time == y.time ? 0 : 1 );
var acc = '';
var time = 0;
events.forEach( function( event ){
acc = acc + gen_delta( event.time - time );
time = event.time;
acc = acc + event_bytes( event );
});
return acc + String.fromCharCode( meta, 0x2F, 0x00 ); //End of track marker
}
function event_bytes( event ){
return String.fromCharCode( event.cmd + (event.cmd != meta ? event.channel : 0) ) +
( event.cmd == note_on ? bytes(2, event.pitch) + bytes(2, event.velocity)
: event.cmd == note_off ? bytes(2, event.pitch) + bytes(2, event.velocity)
: event.cmd == program_change ? bytes(2, event.prog)
: event.cmd == meta ? event.data
: '' );
}
function bytes( w, num ){
var acc = [];
while( num > 255 ){
acc.shift( num % 256 );
num /= 256;
}
acc.shift( num );
var buf = Array(w).fill(0).concat(acc);
var buf2 = buf.slice( buf.length - w );
return String.fromCharCode( buf2... );
}
function gen_delta( dtime ){
var acc = [];
while( dtime > 127 ){
acc.shift( dtime % 128 );
dtime /= 128;
}
acc.shift( dtime );
var codes = acc.slice( 0, acc.length-1 ).map( x=>x+128 ).concat(acc.slice( acc.length-1 ));
return String.fromCharCode( codes... );
}
// initialize midi output
var midi = null;
var output_port_id = null;
function onMidiSuccess( midiAccess ){
midi = midiAccess;
for( var output in midi.outputs ){
console.log( "Output port: [type:'" + output.type + "'] id:'" + output.id +
"manufacturer:'" + output.manufacturer + "' name:'" + output.name +
"' version:'" + output.version "'" );
output_port_id = output.id;
}
}
function onMidiFailure( msg ){
console.log( "Failed to get MIDI Access -- " + msg );
}
navigator.requestMidiAccess().then( onMidiSuccess, onMidiFailure );
Ok so lets do the last step with i find idiotic and to not do, lets quantise the 32th note into ppqfunction play( notes, delta_ticks_per_quarter ){
var events = notes_to_events( notes );
events.sort( (x,y)=> x.time < y.time ? -1 : x.time == y.time ? 0 : 1 );
var mpq = events[ events.findIndex( e=> e.hasOwnProperty('mpq') ) ].mpq;
var time = 0;
var time_scale = mpq / delta_ticks_per_quarter; // milliseconds per tick
var loop_overhead = 0;
var output = midi.outputs.get(output_port_id);
var real_time = window.performance.now();
events.forEach( function( event ){
if( event.time == time ){
output.send( Array.from( event_bytes( event ) ) );
} else {
output.send( Array.from( event_bytes( event ) ),
real_time + (event.time - time) * time_scale );
time += loop_overhead;
}
});
}
const gen_header = (fmt,tracks,delta_ticks_per_quarter) =>
'MThd' + bytes(4,6) + bytes(2,fmt) + bytes(2,tracks) + bytes(2,delta_ticks_per_quarter);
const format_single = 0,
format_multi_sync = 1,
format_multi_async = 2;
const gen_track_header = (length) =>
'MTrk' + bytes(4,length);
function gen_midi_file( notes, delta_ticks_per_quarter ){
var events = assemble( notes_to_events( notes ) );
return gen_header( format_single, 1, delta_ticks_per_quarter )
+ gen_track_header( events.length )
+ events;
}
//bpm -> mpq
function bpm( beats ){
return beats * 1000.0 / 60.0;
}
// time_sig:: 'n':: numerator
// 'd':: denominator
// 'c':: "number of ticks in metronome click"
// 'b':: "how many 32nd notes in a quarter note?"
//q 8 q 12 q 12 q 18
//e e e e e e e e e e
//s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
//tttttttt tttttttttttt tttttttttttt tttttttttttttttttt
//usage
var q = 120,
e = 60,
s = 30;
var riff = sequence( s, choir(note('A',4),note('C',5),note('E',5)), note('A',3),
choir(note('A',4),note('C',5),note('E',5)),
rest() );
var piano_riff = channel( 0,
instrument( 1,
repeat( 4,
riff ) ) );
var drum_pat = channel( 9,
choir( sequence( e, drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat),
drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat), drum(cl_hat), drum(op_hat) ),
sequence( q, drum(bass_drum), drum(ac_snare),
drum(bass_drum), drum(ac_snare) ) ) );
var song = tempo( bpm(30),
time_sig( {'n':4,'d':4,'c':q,'b':8},
choir( piano_riff, drum_pat ) ) );
var midi_file = gen_midi_file( song, q );Yeah that is what is weird with midi, the shortest event distance i"n ms", in a song is a result depending on PPQ and BPM.
play( song, q );
Lets say 120 beats per minute BPM and 24 parts per quarter note "PPQ" First 60/120=0.5 sec per beat
Then 0.5sec / 24 ticks = 0.02083333333 sec/tick
Thats it.So then you calculate bar lets say 4/4
1 beat was 0.5
Then follow one bar is 4*0.5=2 sec
You said you wanted 32 parts per full note "that is a bar of 2 sec length above"By the way go with foot in mouth, it seem to be the superior format telative to midi and easier.
we calculate 2/32 =0.0625 " that is a 32 part per full note, of length 0.0625 seconds.
On Sunday, November 28, 2021 at 5:21:56 AM UTC-6, ju...@diegidio.name wrote:
On 28/11/2021 04:59, luserdroog wrote:
On Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 5:12:02 PM UTC-6, luserdroog wrote:FYI, encapsulating logic in functions and, along the same line, avoiding shared state to the full extent possible, while already way better than anything Jonas keeps writing, still falls short of any actual code structuring proper (and, all the more so of any actual and explicitly functional use of JS). Indeed, code structuring, as the bottom line of software design, is not per se primarily nor immediately a matter of the specific language.
I've been making grandiose comments and hyperboles about
structure and abstraction and whatnot without putting up a lot
code. And admittedly, I'm not super experienced in javascript
per se compared to most of the regs here.
That said, maybe keep also in mind that you are hardly going to see or
do any significant structuring of code unless you get and go beyond the
500 (maybe even the 1000, YMMV) lines of code.
Well, dang. Foot indeed in mouth. A Midi file doesn't help you withUnless I have missed it, you have yet to say what requirement you are trying to implement exactly. Building a midi file in memory to simply
the Web Midi API.
play it in the browser? What's difficult with that? Or rather playing
midi?
If it is playing midi, I think the approach has to be the exact opposite that you guys have shown so far: it's not the notes that should drive
the loop, it's time itself (your metronome) that should tick at a
certain frequency, call it your "resolution frequency" (in practice, ticking the 32nds or the 64ths, depending on how precise vs fast you
manage to make it), then at certain ticks, i.e. as and when needed, you would send out midi events.
And the first iteration would be building such "metronome" and its loop
and making it tick with enough accuracy and not accumulating drift (a
least within some reasonable range of metronomic speeds, aka BPMs)...
All true. I have purposefully been vague about the requirements for the program because I've been focused entirely on just typing some code
rather than bad poetry or bibliographic entries from the 60s and 70s.
I do kind of want to play the midi data in the browser. I somehow thought
the api would supply more out of the box. But it looks like it does provide more than I first suspected.
In the spec, example 9.5 https://www.w3.org/TR/2015/WD-webmidi-20150317/#sending-midi-messages-to-an-output-device
function sendMiddleC( midiAccess, portID ) {
var noteOnMessage = [0x90, 60, 0x7f]; // note on, middle C, full velocity
var output = midiAccess.outputs.get(portID);
output.send( noteOnMessage ); //omitting the timestamp means send immediately.
output.send( [0x80, 60, 0x40], window.performance.now() + 1000.0 ); // Inlined array creation- note off, middle C,
// release velocity = 64, timestamp = now + 1000ms.
}
So you can just pass a timestamp along with the midi bytes. Just need
to scale my ticks value to milliseconds.
But even that, it seems is only half the battle. Because then you also
need to set up a sound module on the other end of the midi port
to interpret the events. Either a synthesizer or sample player.
On Tuesday, 30 November 2021 at 06:53:06 UTC+1, luser...@gmail.com wrote:[snip]
On Sunday, November 28, 2021 at 5:21:56 AM UTC-6, ju...@diegidio.name wrote:
On 28/11/2021 04:59, luserdroog wrote:
On Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 5:12:02 PM UTC-6, luserdroog wrote:
I've been making grandiose comments and hyperboles about
structure and abstraction and whatnot without putting up a lot
code. And admittedly, I'm not super experienced in javascript
per se compared to most of the regs here.
*Plonk*
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