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86 lines
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TITLE:: MIDIClient
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summary:: Basic access to MIDI on your computer
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categories:: External Control>MIDI
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related:: Classes/MIDIIn, Classes/MIDIOut, Classes/MIDIFunc, Classes/MIDIdef, Guides/MIDI, Guides/UsingMIDI
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DESCRIPTION::
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MIDIClient is the core class that provides access to the MIDI subsystem on your computer.
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See the link::Guides/UsingMIDI:: helpfile for practical considerations and techniques for using MIDI in SC.
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CLASSMETHODS::
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private:: prInit, prDisposeClient, prInitClient, prList
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METHOD:: init
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Initializes the MIDIClient, checks which available MIDI sources and destinations there are, and opens as many connections as desired.
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ARGUMENT:: inports
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the number of MIDI input connections to open; if code::nil:: then opens as many inports as there are MIDI sources.
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ARGUMENT:: outports
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the number of MIDI output connections to open; if code::nil:: then opens as many outports as there are MIDI destinations.
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ARGUMENT:: verbose
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A flag whether or not to post the MIDI sources and destinations that were found. Default is true.
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METHOD:: initialized
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A flag that tells whether of not the MIDIClient has been initialized.
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METHOD:: disposeClient
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Cleans up the MIDIClient. After using this method, you will have to reinitialize the MIDIClient before you can use MIDI again.
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METHOD:: list
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Created the list of available sources and destinations.
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METHOD:: sources
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The list of available MIDI sources, including SuperCollider's own sources.
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returns:: A code::List:: of code::MIDIEndPoints::
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METHOD:: externalSources
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The list of available MIDI sources, excluding SuperCollider's own sources. Only on Linux the list of code::sources:: and code::externalSources:: differs.
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returns:: A code::List:: of code::MIDIEndPoints::
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METHOD:: destinations
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The list of available MIDI destinations, including SuperCollider's own destinations.
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returns:: A code::List:: of code::MIDIEndPoints::
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METHOD:: externalDestinations
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The list of available MIDI destinations, excluding SuperCollider's own destinations. Only on Linux the list of code::destinations:: and code::externalDestinations:: differs.
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returns:: A code::List:: of code::MIDIEndPoints::
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METHOD:: restart
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Restart the MIDIClient.
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METHOD:: myinports
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The number of input ports that SuperCollider created. This is mainly useful to know on the Linux platform.
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METHOD:: myoutports
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The number of output ports that SuperCollider created. This is mainly useful to know on the Linux platform.
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METHOD:: getClientID
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Linux only. This gets the client ID by which the MIDIClient is defined in the ALSA subsystem. It can be used to identify whether a port is belonging to this client or another one.
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On non-linux systems, this posts a warning and reutrns nil.
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EXAMPLES::
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code::
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MIDIClient.init;
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MIDIClient.disposeClient;
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MIDIClient.init( verbose: false );
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