untroublesome midi
What is this?
This is a class library for manipulating MIDI files. I wrote it because I couldn't find a good
.NET class library for manipulating MIDI files.
Details
The library extracts away a lot of the gritty internals of a MIDI file, but it still
requires you to understand a few of the basic concepts of a MIDI file: chunks, tracks, and events. Here
is some sample code you might write to produce a rather unremarkable MIDI file:
Dim mf As New MIDIFile
Dim t As New Track
mf.Chunks.Add(t)
t.Events.Add(New TimeSignature(0, 4, 4, 24, 8))
t.Events.Add(New ProgramChange(0, 1, 12))
t.Events.Add(New NoteOn(100, 1, 50, 127))
t.Events.Add(New NoteOff(100, 1, 50, 127))
t.Events.Add(New NoteOn(100, 1, 40, 127))
t.Events.Add(New NoteOff(100, 1, 40, 127))
t.Events.Add(New NoteOn(100, 1, 60, 127))
t.Events.Add(New NoteOff(100, 1, 60, 127))
t.Events.Add(New EndofTrack(100))
mf.WriteMIDI("test.mid")
I wrote this library by following some well-written outlines of the
MIDI specification and the
MIDI file format.
One day, I might extend this library with a few more classes that abstract away some of the
obscure knowledge required to construct a MIDI file. I can envision a MIDISong class that uses
traditional music notation, time signatures, and instrument listings.
Download
Download
a zip file containing the source.
I've also made the
documentation available, although you can build it yourself
using the
NDoc file I've included with the source.
