On 10/13/05, mh <m.hatzold@xxxxxx> wrote: > I would like to have a better knowlege about the midi protocol, to > understand better what is stored in a midi file and how it is stored. I > am not that much interested in bits and bytes, but in how a description > of a note works in midi, i.e. is a note defined by a start point and a > duration ( and the end point is a consequence) or is midi a start and an > end point ( and the duration is a consequence). What is a pause? Is it a > silent note? How does a notation application calculate ties or what > remains of tied notes? The duration only? And so on... > > If anyone of you knows some URL where to find usefull information about > the theme in question, I would like it very much to see it posted here. > If it is in german, even better ;-) Google is your friend. Here's on to get you started: http://www.hinton-instruments.co.uk/midi/midicode.html -- Brett -- Programmer by Day, Guitarist by Night http://www.chapelperilous.net http://www.alhazred.com http://www.revelmoon.com