Re: ShortMessage.setmessage arguments

From: joe zobkiw (google_at_triplesoft.com)
Date: 11/03/03

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    Date: 3 Nov 2003 13:48:10 -0800

    james.shipton@bbc.co.uk (James) wrote in message news:<7822003a.0310290208.62bd2f55@posting.google.com>...
    > Hi
    > I am creating a new ShortMessage object with the following arguments:
    >
    > ShortMessage a = new ShortMessage();
    > a.setMessage(144, 9, 35, 100);
    >
    > This is for a noteOn for a Bass Drum using channel 9. I am not sure
    > what the final argument does? What does 100 refer to? The Java API is
    > not very clear.

    In this case the Java API does not need to be clear because the
    parameter is based on the MIDI spec. Depending on what channel message
    you are sending, it may require one or two data bytes. The Java API
    states: If the message only takes one data byte, the second data byte
    value passed should be 0. Look to the MIDI spec to find out what you
    need to set the second data byte to.

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