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MIDI Reference

This section describes the functions, macros, messages, and structures associated with the Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI). These elements are grouped as follows.

Allocating and Managing Buffers

• MIDIHDR
• midiInAddBuffer
• midiInPrepareHeader
• midiInUnprepareHeader
• midiOutPrepareHeader
• midiOutUnprepareHeader

Callback Functions

• MidiInProc
• MidiOutProc

Device Capabilities

• MIDIINCAPS
• midiInGetDevCaps
• midiInGetID
• midiInGetNumDevs
• MIDIOUTCAPS
• midiOutGetDevCaps
• midiOutGetID
• midiOutGetNumDevs
• MIDISTRMBUFFVER

Error Processing

• midiInGetErrorText
• midiOutGetErrorText
• MIM_ERROR
• MIM_LONGERROR
• MM_MIM_ERROR
• MM_MIM_LONGERROR

Managing MIDI Streams

• midiStreamClose
• midiStreamOpen
• midiStreamOut
• midiStreamPause
• midiStreamPosition
• midiStreamProperty
• midiStreamRestart
• midiStreamStop

Opening and Closing Devices

• midiInClose
• midiInOpen
• midiOutClose
• midiOutOpen
• MIM_CLOSE
• MIM_OPEN
• MM_MIM_CLOSE
• MM_MIM_OPEN
• MM_MOM_CLOSE
• MM_MOM_OPEN
• MOM_CLOSE
• MOM_OPEN

Output Devices

• KEYARRAY
• midiOutCacheDrumPatches
• midiOutCachePatches
• midiOutGetVolume
• midiOutSetVolume
• PATCHARRAY

Playing a Message or Messages

• MEVT_EVENTPARM
• MEVT_EVENTTYPE
• MIDIEVENT
• midiOutLongMsg
• midiOutReset
• midiOutShortMsg
• midiStreamOut
• midiStreamPause
• midiStreamRestart
• midiStreamStop
• MM_MOM_DONE
• MM_MOM_POSITIONCB
• MOM_DONE
• MOM_POSITIONCB

Recording

• midiConnect
• midiDisconnect
• midiInReset
• midiInStart
• midiInStop
• MIDIPROPTEMPO
• MIDIPROPTIMEDIV
• MIM_DATA
• MIM_LONGDATA
• MIM_MOREDATA
• MM_MIM_DATA
• MM_MIM_MOREDATA
• MM_MIM_LONGDATA

Sending Messages to Devices

• midiInMessage
• midiOutMessage

Related topics

Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)