aud_midi_state_matrix 0.1.1

Matrices of the active MIDI notes and the current controller values per channel: velocity slots, midiOut callback, retrigger per channel

aud_midi_state_matrix

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Matrices of the active MIDI notes and the current controller values per channel: velocity slots, midiOut callback, retrigger per channel. Both matrices hand the messages they process to a midiOut callback, so they sit in a chain in front of an output.

Part of the aud_midi family, see aud_midi.

Motivation

A MIDI stream leaves state behind: which notes sound on which channel, and the current value of every controller. Without that state, two inputs playing the same note end it with the first Note Off, repeated Note Ons stack up at the output, and a Note Off that never arrives leaves a note hanging forever. This package holds that state in two matrices:

• Count how many Note Ons hold a note, so merged inputs release it only with the last Note Off
• Retrigger a repeated Note On, or leave the sounding note alone, per channel
• Keep the list of active notes ready without scanning the matrix
• Remember the last value of every controller per channel
• Pure Dart without I/O; the only dependency is aud_midi_standard

Installation

dart pub add aud_midi_state_matrix

Usage

A chain of the note matrix and the controller matrix in front of a printing output, the same code as example/aud_midi_state_matrix_example.dart:

import 'package:aud_midi_standard/aud_midi_standard.dart';
import 'package:aud_midi_state_matrix/aud_midi_state_matrix.dart';

void main() {
  // A chain: note matrix -> controller matrix -> output
  final controllers = MidiControllerMatrix(
    midiOut: (messages) => print('out: $messages'),
  );
  final notes = MidiNoteMatrix(midiOut: controllers.midiIn);

  const on50 = MidiNoteOn(channel: 9, note: 67, velocity: 50);
  const on60 = MidiNoteOn(channel: 9, note: 67, velocity: 60);
  const off = MidiNoteOff(channel: 9, note: 67);

  // Two Note Ons hold the note, only the last Note Off releases it.
  notes.midiIn([on50]); // out: the Note On
  notes.midiIn([on60]); // out: a Note Off, then the new Note On
  print(notes.slots(channel: 9, note: 67)); // [50, 60, 0, 0, 0]
  print(notes.activeNotes); // [MidiKey(channel: 9, note: 67)]
  notes.midiIn([off]); // nothing, the note is still held
  notes.midiIn([off]); // out: the Note Off

  // Without retrigger a sounding note is left alone.
  notes.setRetriggerRepeatedNoteOns(channel: 9, value: false);
  notes.midiIn([on50, on60, off, off]); // out: the Note On, the Note Off

  // Controller values are remembered on the way through.
  notes.midiIn([
    const MidiControlChange(channel: 9, controller: 1, value: 100),
  ]);
  print(controllers.value(channel: 9, controller: 1)); // 100
  print(controllers.entries);
}

It prints:

out: [MidiNoteOn(channel: 9, note: 67, velocity: 50)]
out: [MidiNoteOff(channel: 9, note: 67, velocity: 64), MidiNoteOn(channel: 9, note: 67, velocity: 60)]
[50, 60, 0, 0, 0]
[MidiKey(channel: 9, note: 67)]
out: [MidiNoteOff(channel: 9, note: 67, velocity: 64)]
out: [MidiNoteOn(channel: 9, note: 67, velocity: 50), MidiNoteOff(channel: 9, note: 67, velocity: 64)]
out: [MidiControlChange(channel: 9, controller: 1, value: 100)]
100
[MidiControlChange(channel: 9, controller: 1, value: 100)]

Limitations

• Not yet: Reset All Controllers (CC 121) in the controller matrix, 14-bit controller pairs, RPN/NRPN, MIDI 2.0 messages
• A cell counts at most maxSlots Note Ons (default 10); a further Note On only replaces the velocity of the slot filled last
• No I/O: the matrices sit between a port and an output, they open none

Documentation

• Plan of ticket aud_midi_02
• Decision state-001: note cells are stacks of velocity slots
• Guides
• Blog

How it works

• MidiNoteMatrix: 16 channels × 128 notes, velocity slots per cell (initially 5, doubled when full, at most 10), midiIn and midiOut, retriggerRepeatedNoteOns per channel, activeNotes as a list of MidiKey, release, releaseChannel, releaseAll, reset
• All Sound Off, All Notes Off and the mode messages that imply it (CC 120, 123 to 127) release the held notes of their channel
• MidiControllerMatrix: 16 channels × 128 controllers, the last value per cell, midiIn and midiOut pass-through, value, set, entries as a list of MidiControlChange, reset, resetChannel
• midiOut is a MidiMessageCallback; MidiKey, MidiControlChange and the callback type come from aud_midi_standard

Every cell of MidiNoteMatrix is a stack of velocity slots. A Note On writes its velocity into the first free slot, a Note Off frees the slot filled last, so the number of occupied slots says how many Note Ons hold the note. The rules towards midiOut, n being the occupied slots before the message:

Input	State	Retrigger on	Retrigger off
Note On	n = 0	send the Note On	send the Note On
Note On	n ≥ 1	Note Off (release 64), then the new Note On	nothing
Note Off	n ≥ 2	nothing	nothing
Note Off	n = 1	send the Note Off as received	same
Note Off	n = 0	forward unchanged, so no note gets stuck	same

A Note On with velocity 0 counts as Note Off. Every other message passes through unchanged and in order. A cell counts at most maxSlots Note Ons (default 10): a further Note On is sent by the rules above, but only replaces the velocity of the slot filled last, so a stream of Note Ons without Note Offs cannot grow the matrix.

A Note Off that never arrives would leave a note sounding forever. Three things end such notes: All Sound Off, All Notes Off and the mode messages that imply it (CC 120, 123 to 127) send a Note Off for every held note of their channel before they pass through; release, releaseChannel and releaseAll do the same on request, e.g. when a port disappears or the app loses focus. MidiControllerMatrix records every Control Change and passes all messages through, so both matrices chain.

Status

Before 1.0 — the API may change between minor versions. 100 % test coverage.

Contributing

See doc/guides/develop-guide.md.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.