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package javax.sound.midi;

import java.util.Vector;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashSet;
import com.sun.media.sound.MidiUtils;

A MIDI track is an independent stream of MIDI events (time-stamped MIDI data) that can be stored along with other tracks in a standard MIDI file. The MIDI specification allows only 16 channels of MIDI data, but tracks are a way to get around this limitation. A MIDI file can contain any number of tracks, each containing its own stream of up to 16 channels of MIDI data.

A Track occupies a middle level in the hierarchy of data played by a Sequencer: sequencers play sequences, which contain tracks, which contain MIDI events. A sequencer may provide controls that mute or solo individual tracks.

The timing information and resolution for a track is controlled by and stored in the sequence containing the track. A given Track is considered to belong to the particular Sequence that maintains its timing. For this reason, a new (empty) track is created by calling the Sequence.createTrack method, rather than by directly invoking a Track constructor.

The Track class provides methods to edit the track by adding or removing MidiEvent objects from it. These operations keep the event list in the correct time order. Methods are also included to obtain the track's size, in terms of either the number of events it contains or its duration in ticks.

Author:Kara Kytle, Florian Bomers
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/** * A MIDI track is an independent stream of MIDI events (time-stamped MIDI * data) that can be stored along with other tracks in a standard MIDI file. * The MIDI specification allows only 16 channels of MIDI data, but tracks * are a way to get around this limitation. A MIDI file can contain any number * of tracks, each containing its own stream of up to 16 channels of MIDI data. * <p> * A <code>Track</code> occupies a middle level in the hierarchy of data played * by a <code>{@link Sequencer}</code>: sequencers play sequences, which contain tracks, * which contain MIDI events. A sequencer may provide controls that mute * or solo individual tracks. * <p> * The timing information and resolution for a track is controlled by and stored * in the sequence containing the track. A given <code>Track</code> * is considered to belong to the particular <code>{@link Sequence}</code> that * maintains its timing. For this reason, a new (empty) track is created by calling the * <code>{@link Sequence#createTrack}</code> method, rather than by directly invoking a * <code>Track</code> constructor. * <p> * The <code>Track</code> class provides methods to edit the track by adding * or removing <code>MidiEvent</code> objects from it. These operations keep * the event list in the correct time order. Methods are also * included to obtain the track's size, in terms of either the number of events * it contains or its duration in ticks. * * @see Sequencer#setTrackMute * @see Sequencer#setTrackSolo * * @author Kara Kytle * @author Florian Bomers */
public class Track { // TODO: use arrays for faster access // the list containing the events private ArrayList eventsList = new ArrayList(); // use a hashset to detect duplicate events in add(MidiEvent) private HashSet set = new HashSet(); private MidiEvent eotEvent;
Package-private constructor. Constructs a new, empty Track object, which initially contains one event, the meta-event End of Track.
/** * Package-private constructor. Constructs a new, empty Track object, * which initially contains one event, the meta-event End of Track. */
Track() { // start with the end of track event MetaMessage eot = new ImmutableEndOfTrack(); eotEvent = new MidiEvent(eot, 0); eventsList.add(eotEvent); set.add(eotEvent); }
Adds a new event to the track. However, if the event is already contained in the track, it is not added again. The list of events is kept in time order, meaning that this event inserted at the appropriate place in the list, not necessarily at the end.
Params:
  • event – the event to add
Returns:true if the event did not already exist in the track and was added, otherwise false
/** * Adds a new event to the track. However, if the event is already * contained in the track, it is not added again. The list of events * is kept in time order, meaning that this event inserted at the * appropriate place in the list, not necessarily at the end. * * @param event the event to add * @return <code>true</code> if the event did not already exist in the * track and was added, otherwise <code>false</code> */
public boolean add(MidiEvent event) { if (event == null) { return false; } synchronized(eventsList) { if (!set.contains(event)) { int eventsCount = eventsList.size(); // get the last event MidiEvent lastEvent = null; if (eventsCount > 0) { lastEvent = (MidiEvent) eventsList.get(eventsCount - 1); } // sanity check that we have a correct end-of-track if (lastEvent != eotEvent) { // if there is no eot event, add our immutable instance again if (lastEvent != null) { // set eotEvent's tick to the last tick of the track eotEvent.setTick(lastEvent.getTick()); } else { // if the events list is empty, just set the tick to 0 eotEvent.setTick(0); } // we needn't check for a duplicate of eotEvent in "eventsList", // since then it would appear in the set. eventsList.add(eotEvent); set.add(eotEvent); eventsCount = eventsList.size(); } // first see if we are trying to add // and endoftrack event. if (MidiUtils.isMetaEndOfTrack(event.getMessage())) { // since end of track event is useful // for delays at the end of a track, we want to keep // the tick value requested here if it is greater // than the one on the eot we are maintaining. // Otherwise, we only want a single eot event, so ignore. if (event.getTick() > eotEvent.getTick()) { eotEvent.setTick(event.getTick()); } return true; } // prevent duplicates set.add(event); // insert event such that events is sorted in increasing // tick order int i = eventsCount; for ( ; i > 0; i--) { if (event.getTick() >= ((MidiEvent)eventsList.get(i-1)).getTick()) { break; } } if (i == eventsCount) { // we're adding an event after the // tick value of our eot, so push the eot out. // Always add at the end for better performance: // this saves all the checks and arraycopy when inserting // overwrite eot with new event eventsList.set(eventsCount - 1, event); // set new time of eot, if necessary if (eotEvent.getTick() < event.getTick()) { eotEvent.setTick(event.getTick()); } // add eot again at the end eventsList.add(eotEvent); } else { eventsList.add(i, event); } return true; } } return false; }
Removes the specified event from the track.
Params:
  • event – the event to remove
Returns:true if the event existed in the track and was removed, otherwise false
/** * Removes the specified event from the track. * @param event the event to remove * @return <code>true</code> if the event existed in the track and was removed, * otherwise <code>false</code> */
public boolean remove(MidiEvent event) { // this implementation allows removing the EOT event. // pretty bad, but would probably be too risky to // change behavior now, in case someone does tricks like: // // while (track.size() > 0) track.remove(track.get(track.size() - 1)); // also, would it make sense to adjust the EOT's time // to the last event, if the last non-EOT event is removed? // Or: document that the ticks() length will not be reduced // by deleting events (unless the EOT event is removed) synchronized(eventsList) { if (set.remove(event)) { int i = eventsList.indexOf(event); if (i >= 0) { eventsList.remove(i); return true; } } } return false; }
Obtains the event at the specified index.
Params:
  • index – the location of the desired event in the event vector
Throws:
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Returns:the event at the specified index
/** * Obtains the event at the specified index. * @param index the location of the desired event in the event vector * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if the * specified index is negative or not less than the current size of * this track. * @see #size * @return the event at the specified index */
public MidiEvent get(int index) throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException { try { synchronized(eventsList) { return (MidiEvent)eventsList.get(index); } } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException ioobe) { throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException(ioobe.getMessage()); } }
Obtains the number of events in this track.
Returns:the size of the track's event vector
/** * Obtains the number of events in this track. * @return the size of the track's event vector */
public int size() { synchronized(eventsList) { return eventsList.size(); } }
Obtains the length of the track, expressed in MIDI ticks. (The duration of a tick in seconds is determined by the timing resolution of the Sequence containing this track, and also by the tempo of the music as set by the sequencer.)
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Returns:the duration, in ticks
/** * Obtains the length of the track, expressed in MIDI ticks. (The * duration of a tick in seconds is determined by the timing resolution * of the <code>Sequence</code> containing this track, and also by * the tempo of the music as set by the sequencer.) * @return the duration, in ticks * @see Sequence#Sequence(float, int) * @see Sequencer#setTempoInBPM(float) * @see Sequencer#getTickPosition() */
public long ticks() { long ret = 0; synchronized (eventsList) { if (eventsList.size() > 0) { ret = ((MidiEvent)eventsList.get(eventsList.size() - 1)).getTick(); } } return ret; } private static class ImmutableEndOfTrack extends MetaMessage { private ImmutableEndOfTrack() { super(new byte[3]); data[0] = (byte) META; data[1] = MidiUtils.META_END_OF_TRACK_TYPE; data[2] = 0; } public void setMessage(int type, byte[] data, int length) throws InvalidMidiDataException { throw new InvalidMidiDataException("cannot modify end of track message"); } } }