Xref: utzoo comp.sys.atari.st:36533 comp.music:2897
Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcsun!ukc!strath-cs!glasgow!kcl-cs!bointon
From: bointon@kcl-cs.UUCP (Marcus "Bru" Bointon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.music
Subject: Re: Midi file format (Used by several midi programs).
Keywords: MIDI, MIDI file format, atari, samplers, sound processing
Message-ID: <2133@xenon.kcl-cs.UUCP>
Date: 22 Mar 91 12:51:13 GMT
References: <1482@ahds.UUCP> <10189@pitt.UUCP>
Organization: Department of Computing, King's College London
Lines: 45

In article <10189@pitt.UUCP> bogdan@neuronet.pitt.edu (Bogdan Kosanovic) writes:
>In article <1482@ahds.UUCP> geert@ahds.UUCP (Geert W.T. Jonkheer CCS/TS) writes:
>>...
>>I am writing a midi program for the atari ST. As many other programs,
>>I would like to use the standard Midi file format to store  
>>midi data on disk. However, I don't know what the terms on this 
>>format are. Where can I find information about the midi file format?
>>... etc.
>
>Thank you on asking that question. I have started a year ago interesting
>project (see below), not supported from any institution (as in majority of
>computer music projects), which led me to the similar questions.
>
>I don't think that there exists a Standard MIDI File Format. It is also
>important to define what kinds of information you would like to see
>in such file (multitrack recording of MIDI events, MIDI dump of patch
>parameters, music scores of composition, live performance protocol file,
>etc., etc.)

Sorry, not true. There is an official standard MIDI file format, specifically
for storing sequences. This is supported by meny mainstream packages such
as Master tracks Pro, Pro-24, Cubase, Realtime, M, Notator etc. It has three
modes, depending on how many tracks you want to store and how they are
arranged. It also stores any time signatures, tempos, lyrics, timecode,
patch changes etc. It is also very easy to write programs to deal with it.
I got the info from the Emusic server- ask in rec.music.synth. 
There is a set of files covering all of the MIDI standard- sample dump,
midifiles, midi time code, and of course, the normal MIDI stuff. Nicely
written too.
 
>Bogdan R. Kosanovic
>4705 Fifth Ave, Apt 1-L
>Pittsburgh, PA 15213
>U.S.A.
>(412)-681-2019
>E-Mail: bogdan@neuronet.pitt.edu     (please use this address)

glad to be of service...

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<=Marcus Bointon=>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
<<  Consultant, Campaign for the Reduction of Entropy (C.R.E. Group(U.K.))  >>
<<    Campaign HQ: JANET%ZDAC810@UK.AC.KCL.CC.OAK or bointon@kcl.cs.UUCP    >>
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
<< Disclaimer: This message has been treated with flame-resistant chemicals >>
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>