Feature Request: Count in

[KeithSBB]

Feature Request:

Proposal: Use a separate "count in" midi file so that I can generate a click track before the song midi file plays.

Use Case: I practice using this app as a drum machine that plays drum midi files for each song. I need a count in so that I can start playing at the right time along with the drum track.

[pedrolcl]

Playing two (or more) midi files in sequence is already possible using the "Playlist" feature. You may also want to activate two Settings->Preferences:

• Start Playback Automatically after Loading
• Advance Automatically to the Next Playlist Item

The problem is that playlist introduces a small gap between the songs. This time gap should be configurable with another preferences/settings, but this would be a different ticket.

In my opinion, your best option is to edit your songs with a suitable editor, and insert your preferred "count in" before the actual song. Doing this automatically would be very complex, because...

• What percussion instrument(s) to choose for the count-in sounds? Perhaps metronome-click (GM #33), or metronome-bell (GM #34), but also sticks (GM #31) would be preferred by somebody, or a combination of several instruments . An user choice is needed here.
• Tempo and time signature should match the beginning of the song, but...
• How many beats to count in? The same as the song's bar length? What if the song begins with anacrusis?