rsc3/doc-schelp/HelpSource/Classes/MIDIClient.scrbl

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#lang scribble/manual
@(require (for-label racket))
@title{MIDIClient}
Basic access to MIDI on your computer@section{categories}
External Control>MIDI
@section{related}
Classes/MIDIIn, Classes/MIDIOut, Classes/MIDIFunc, Classes/MIDIdef, Guides/MIDI, Guides/UsingMIDI
@section{description}
MIDIClient is the core class that provides access to the MIDI subsystem on your computer.
See the link::Guides/UsingMIDI:: helpfile for practical considerations and techniques for using MIDI in SC.
@section{CLASSMETHODS}
@section{private}
prInit, prDisposeClient, prInitClient, prList
@section{METHOD}
init
Initializes the MIDIClient, checks which available MIDI sources and destinations there are, and opens as many connections as desired.
@section{ARGUMENT}
inports
the number of MIDI input connections to open; if
@racketblock[nil:: then opens as many inports as there are MIDI sources.
]
@section{ARGUMENT}
outports
the number of MIDI output connections to open; if
@racketblock[nil:: then opens as many outports as there are MIDI destinations.
]
@section{ARGUMENT}
verbose
A flag whether or not to post the MIDI sources and destinations that were found. Default is true.
@section{METHOD}
initialized
A flag that tells whether of not the MIDIClient has been initialized.
@section{METHOD}
disposeClient
Cleans up the MIDIClient. After using this method, you will have to reinitialize the MIDIClient before you can use MIDI again.
@section{METHOD}
list
Created the list of available sources and destinations.
@section{METHOD}
sources
The list of available MIDI sources, including SuperCollider's own sources.
@section{returns}
A
@racketblock[]
@section{List}
of
@racketblock[MIDIEndPoints::
]
@section{METHOD}
externalSources
The list of available MIDI sources, excluding SuperCollider's own sources. Only on Linux the list of
@racketblock[sources:: and ]
@racketblock[externalSources:: differs.
]
@section{returns}
A
@racketblock[]
@section{List}
of
@racketblock[MIDIEndPoints::
]
@section{METHOD}
destinations
The list of available MIDI destinations, including SuperCollider's own destinations.
@section{returns}
A
@racketblock[]
@section{List}
of
@racketblock[MIDIEndPoints::
]
@section{METHOD}
externalDestinations
The list of available MIDI destinations, excluding SuperCollider's own destinations. Only on Linux the list of
@racketblock[destinations:: and ]
@racketblock[externalDestinations:: differs.
]
@section{returns}
A
@racketblock[]
@section{List}
of
@racketblock[MIDIEndPoints::
]
@section{METHOD}
restart
Restart the MIDIClient.
@section{METHOD}
myinports
The number of input ports that SuperCollider created. This is mainly useful to know on the Linux platform.
@section{METHOD}
myoutports
The number of output ports that SuperCollider created. This is mainly useful to know on the Linux platform.
@section{METHOD}
getClientID
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.
On non-linux systems, this posts a warning and reutrns nil.
@section{EXAMPLES}
@racketblock[
MIDIClient.init;
MIDIClient.disposeClient;
MIDIClient.init( verbose: false );
]