provided.player
Class SequencePlayer

java.lang.Object
  provided.player.SequencePlayer

public class SequencePlayer
extends java.lang.Object

Sequence Player to create and play MIDI music sequences.

Field Summary

private int	_bpm Tempo (beats per minute)
private int	_instrument MIDI Instrument
private static int[]	_offsets Half note steps from C in an octave
private javax.sound.midi.Sequence	_sequence Music sequence
private javax.sound.midi.Sequencer	_sequencer MIDI sequencer object
private javax.sound.midi.Synthesizer	_synthesizer MIDI synthesizer object
private int	_ticksPerDefaultNote Default note duration
private int	_ticksPerQuarterNote Definition of a tick
private javax.sound.midi.Track	_track Track within music sequence
static int	END_OF_TRACK End of track marker

Constructor Summary

SequencePlayer(int ticksPerQuarterNote, int instrument)
Create a new SequencePlayer to create and play music.

Method Summary

int	addNote(Note note, int start) Add a note to the MIDI sequence with a default velocity of 64 for middle volume
int	addNote(Note note, int start, int velocity) Add a note to the MIDI sequence.
int	getTempo() Accessor for the current tempo
int	getTicksPerDefaultNote() Accessor to get the current ticks per default note
int	getTicksPerQuarterNote() Accessor for the current number of ticks per quarter note.
boolean	init(int ticksPerQuarterNote, int instrument) Initialize the SequencePlayer as per the supplied ticksPerQuarterNote and instrument this SequencePlayer was instantiated with.
void	play() Play the created Sequence.
void	setTempo(int bpm) Set the tempo - can't change the tempo in the middle of a sequence, the last tempo set will be used for the whole sequence.
void	setTicksPerDefaultNote(int ticksPerDefaultNote) Accessor to set the current ticks per default note
void	stop() Stop playing music and close resources.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

END_OF_TRACK

public static final int END_OF_TRACK

End of track marker

See Also:

Constant Field Values

_sequence

private javax.sound.midi.Sequence _sequence

Music sequence

_track

private javax.sound.midi.Track _track

Track within music sequence

_bpm

private int _bpm

Tempo (beats per minute)

_ticksPerDefaultNote

private int _ticksPerDefaultNote

Default note duration

_ticksPerQuarterNote

private int _ticksPerQuarterNote

Definition of a tick

_instrument

private int _instrument

MIDI Instrument

_sequencer

private javax.sound.midi.Sequencer _sequencer

MIDI sequencer object

_synthesizer

private javax.sound.midi.Synthesizer _synthesizer

MIDI synthesizer object

_offsets

private static final int[] _offsets

Half note steps from C in an octave

Constructor Detail

SequencePlayer

public SequencePlayer(int ticksPerQuarterNote,
                      int instrument)

Create a new SequencePlayer to create and play music.

Parameters:

ticksPerQuarterNote - - tick definition

instrument - - MIDI instrument

Method Detail

init

public boolean init(int ticksPerQuarterNote,
                    int instrument)

Initialize the SequencePlayer as per the supplied ticksPerQuarterNote and instrument this SequencePlayer was instantiated with. This method is called by the constructor to initialize the player upon instantiation and can be called again to reinitialize the SequencePlayer.

Parameters:

ticksPerQuarterNote - - tick definition

instrument - - MIDI instrument

Returns:

- true if properly initialized, false otherwise

addNote

public int addNote(Note note,
                   int start)

Add a note to the MIDI sequence with a default velocity of 64 for middle volume

Parameters:

note - - the note to schedule in the sequence

start - - the tick at which this note should start playing

Returns:

- the tick at which this note stops playing

addNote

public int addNote(Note note,
                   int start,
                   int velocity)

Add a note to the MIDI sequence.

Parameters:

note - - the note to schedule in the sequence

start - - the tick at which this note should start playing

velocity - - the volume (0-127)

Returns:

- the tick at which this note stops playing

play

public void play()

Play the created Sequence.

stop

public void stop()

Stop playing music and close resources.

getTicksPerDefaultNote

public int getTicksPerDefaultNote()

Accessor to get the current ticks per default note

Returns:

the _ticksPerDefaultNote

setTicksPerDefaultNote

public void setTicksPerDefaultNote(int ticksPerDefaultNote)

Accessor to set the current ticks per default note

Parameters:

ticksPerDefaultNote - the _ticksPerDefaultNote to set

getTempo

public int getTempo()

Accessor for the current tempo

Returns:

the tempo (in beats per minute)

setTempo

public void setTempo(int bpm)

Set the tempo - can't change the tempo in the middle of a sequence, the last tempo set will be used for the whole sequence.

Parameters:

bpm - - beats per minute

getTicksPerQuarterNote

public int getTicksPerQuarterNote()

Accessor for the current number of ticks per quarter note.

Returns:

the number of ticks per quarter note