public class

Sequence

extends Object
java.lang.Object
   ↳ javax.sound.midi.Sequence

Class Overview

A Sequence is a data structure containing musical information (often an entire song or composition) that can be played back by a Sequencer object. Specifically, the Sequence contains timing information and one or more tracks. Each track consists of a series of MIDI events (such as note-ons, note-offs, program changes, and meta-events). The sequence's timing information specifies the type of unit that is used to time-stamp the events in the sequence.

A Sequence can be created from a MIDI file by reading the file into an input stream and invoking one of the getSequence methods of MidiSystem. A sequence can also be built from scratch by adding new Tracks to an empty Sequence, and adding MidiEvent objects to these Tracks.

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Summary

Constants
float PPQ The tempo-based timing type, for which the resolution is expressed in pulses (ticks) per quarter note.
float SMPTE_24 The SMPTE-based timing type with 24 frames per second (resolution is expressed in ticks per frame).
float SMPTE_25 The SMPTE-based timing type with 25 frames per second (resolution is expressed in ticks per frame).
float SMPTE_30 The SMPTE-based timing type with 30 frames per second (resolution is expressed in ticks per frame).
float SMPTE_30DROP The SMPTE-based timing type with 29.97 frames per second (resolution is expressed in ticks per frame).
Fields
protected float divisionType The timing division type of the sequence.
protected int resolution The timing resolution of the sequence.
protected Vector<Track> tracks The MIDI tracks in this sequence.
Public Constructors
Sequence(float divisionType, int resolution)
Constructs a new MIDI sequence with the specified timing division type and timing resolution.
Sequence(float divisionType, int resolution, int numTracks)
Constructs a new MIDI sequence with the specified timing division type, timing resolution, and number of tracks.
Public Methods
Track createTrack()
Creates a new, initially empty track as part of this sequence.
boolean deleteTrack(Track track)
Removes the specified track from the sequence.
float getDivisionType()
Obtains the timing division type for this sequence.
long getMicrosecondLength()
Obtains the duration of this sequence, expressed in microseconds.
Patch[] getPatchList()
Obtains a list of patches referenced in this sequence.
int getResolution()
Obtains the timing resolution for this sequence.
long getTickLength()
Obtains the duration of this sequence, expressed in MIDI ticks.
Track[] getTracks()
Obtains an array containing all the tracks in this sequence.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object

Constants

public static final float PPQ

The tempo-based timing type, for which the resolution is expressed in pulses (ticks) per quarter note.

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Constant Value: 0.0

public static final float SMPTE_24

The SMPTE-based timing type with 24 frames per second (resolution is expressed in ticks per frame).

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Constant Value: 24.0

public static final float SMPTE_25

The SMPTE-based timing type with 25 frames per second (resolution is expressed in ticks per frame).

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Constant Value: 25.0

public static final float SMPTE_30

The SMPTE-based timing type with 30 frames per second (resolution is expressed in ticks per frame).

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Constant Value: 30.0

public static final float SMPTE_30DROP

The SMPTE-based timing type with 29.97 frames per second (resolution is expressed in ticks per frame).

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Constant Value: 29.97

Fields

protected float divisionType

The timing division type of the sequence.

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protected int resolution

The timing resolution of the sequence.

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protected Vector<Track> tracks

The MIDI tracks in this sequence.

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Public Constructors

public Sequence (float divisionType, int resolution)

Constructs a new MIDI sequence with the specified timing division type and timing resolution. The division type must be one of the recognized MIDI timing types. For tempo-based timing, divisionType is PPQ (pulses per quarter note) and the resolution is specified in ticks per beat. For SMTPE timing, divisionType specifies the number of frames per second and the resolution is specified in ticks per frame. The sequence will contain no initial tracks. Tracks may be added to or removed from the sequence using createTrack() and deleteTrack(Track).

Parameters
divisionType the timing division type (PPQ or one of the SMPTE types)
resolution the timing resolution
Throws
InvalidMidiDataException if divisionType is not valid
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public Sequence (float divisionType, int resolution, int numTracks)

Constructs a new MIDI sequence with the specified timing division type, timing resolution, and number of tracks. The division type must be one of the recognized MIDI timing types. For tempo-based timing, divisionType is PPQ (pulses per quarter note) and the resolution is specified in ticks per beat. For SMTPE timing, divisionType specifies the number of frames per second and the resolution is specified in ticks per frame. The sequence will be initialized with the number of tracks specified by numTracks. These tracks are initially empty (i.e. they contain only the meta-event End of Track). The tracks may be retrieved for editing using the getTracks() method. Additional tracks may be added, or existing tracks removed, using createTrack() and deleteTrack(Track).

Parameters
divisionType the timing division type (PPQ or one of the SMPTE types)
resolution the timing resolution
numTracks the initial number of tracks in the sequence.
Throws
InvalidMidiDataException if divisionType is not valid
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Public Methods

public Track createTrack ()

Creates a new, initially empty track as part of this sequence. The track initially contains the meta-event End of Track. The newly created track is returned. All tracks in the sequence may be retrieved using getTracks(). Tracks may be removed from the sequence using deleteTrack(Track).

Returns
  • the newly created track

public boolean deleteTrack (Track track)

Removes the specified track from the sequence.

Parameters
track the track to remove
Returns
  • true if the track existed in the track and was removed, otherwise false.
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public float getDivisionType ()

Obtains the timing division type for this sequence.

Returns
  • the division type (PPQ or one of the SMPTE types)
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public long getMicrosecondLength ()

Obtains the duration of this sequence, expressed in microseconds.

Returns
  • this sequence's duration in microseconds.

public Patch[] getPatchList ()

Obtains a list of patches referenced in this sequence. This patch list may be used to load the required Instrument objects into a Synthesizer.

Returns
  • an array of Patch objects used in this sequence
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public int getResolution ()

Obtains the timing resolution for this sequence. If the sequence's division type is PPQ, the resolution is specified in ticks per beat. For SMTPE timing, the resolution is specified in ticks per frame.

Returns
  • the number of ticks per beat (PPQ) or per frame (SMPTE)
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public long getTickLength ()

Obtains the duration of this sequence, expressed in MIDI ticks.

Returns
  • this sequence's length in ticks
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public Track[] getTracks ()

Obtains an array containing all the tracks in this sequence. If the sequence contains no tracks, an array of length 0 is returned.

Returns
  • the array of tracks
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