Sequencer Events

Create, modify, query and destroy sequencer events.

Lifecycle Functions for Sequencer Event

`new_fluid_event()`

fluid_event_t * new_fluid_event(void)

Create a new sequencer event structure.

Returns: New sequencer event structure or NULL if out of memory

`delete_fluid_event()`

void delete_fluid_event(fluid_event_t *evt)

Delete a sequencer event structure.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure created by `new_fluid_event()`.

Enumerations

`fluid_seq_event_type`

Sequencer event type enumeration.

`FLUID_SEQ_NOTE = 0`

Note event with duration.

`FLUID_SEQ_NOTEON`

Note on event.

`FLUID_SEQ_NOTEOFF`

Note off event.

`FLUID_SEQ_ALLSOUNDSOFF`

All sounds off event.

`FLUID_SEQ_ALLNOTESOFF`

All notes off event.

`FLUID_SEQ_BANKSELECT`

Bank select message.

`FLUID_SEQ_PROGRAMCHANGE`

Program change message.

`FLUID_SEQ_PROGRAMSELECT`

Program select message.

`FLUID_SEQ_PITCHBEND`

Pitch bend message.

`FLUID_SEQ_PITCHWHEELSENS`

Pitch wheel sensitivity set message.

Since

1.1.0 was misspelled previously

`FLUID_SEQ_MODULATION`

Modulation controller event.

`FLUID_SEQ_SUSTAIN`

Sustain controller event.

`FLUID_SEQ_CONTROLCHANGE`

MIDI control change event.

`FLUID_SEQ_PAN`

Stereo pan set event.

`FLUID_SEQ_VOLUME`

Volume set event.

`FLUID_SEQ_REVERBSEND`

Reverb send set event.

`FLUID_SEQ_CHORUSSEND`

Chorus send set event.

`FLUID_SEQ_TIMER`

Timer event (useful for giving a callback at a certain time).

`FLUID_SEQ_CHANNELPRESSURE`

Channel aftertouch event.

Since

1.1.0

`FLUID_SEQ_KEYPRESSURE`

Polyphonic aftertouch event.

Since

2.0.0

`FLUID_SEQ_SYSTEMRESET`

System reset event.

Since

1.1.0

`FLUID_SEQ_UNREGISTERING`

Called when a sequencer client is being unregistered.

Since

1.1.0

`FLUID_SEQ_SCALE`

Sets a new time scale for the sequencer.

Since

2.2.0

`FLUID_SEQ_LASTEVENT`

Functions

`fluid_event_all_notes_off()`

void fluid_event_all_notes_off(fluid_event_t *evt, int channel)

Set a sequencer event to be a all notes off event.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`channel`	MIDI channel number

`fluid_event_all_sounds_off()`

void fluid_event_all_sounds_off(fluid_event_t *evt, int channel)

Set a sequencer event to be an all sounds off event.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`channel`	MIDI channel number

`fluid_event_bank_select()`

void fluid_event_bank_select(fluid_event_t *evt, int channel, short bank_num)

Set a sequencer event to be a bank select event.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`channel`	MIDI channel number
`bank_num`	MIDI bank number (0-16383)

`fluid_event_channel_pressure()`

void fluid_event_channel_pressure(fluid_event_t *evt, int channel, int val)

Set a sequencer event to be a channel-wide aftertouch event.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`channel`	MIDI channel number
`val`	Aftertouch amount (0-127)

Since

1.1.0

`fluid_event_chorus_send()`

void fluid_event_chorus_send(fluid_event_t *evt, int channel, int val)

Set a sequencer event to be a chorus send event.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`channel`	MIDI channel number
`val`	Chorus amount (0-127)

`fluid_event_control_change()`

void fluid_event_control_change(fluid_event_t *evt, int channel, short control, int val)

Set a sequencer event to be a MIDI control change event.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`channel`	MIDI channel number
`control`	MIDI control number (0-127)
`val`	MIDI control value (0-127)

`fluid_event_from_midi_event()`

int fluid_event_from_midi_event(fluid_event_t *, const fluid_midi_event_t *)

Transforms an incoming MIDI event (from a MIDI driver or MIDI router) to a sequencer event.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`event`	MIDI event

Returns: FLUID_OK or FLUID_FAILED

Note

This function copies the fields of the MIDI event into the provided sequencer event. Calling applications must create the sequencer event and set additional fields such as the source and destination of the sequencer event.

// ... get MIDI event, e.g. using player_callback()

// Send MIDI event to sequencer to play
fluid_event_t *evt = new_fluid_event();
fluid_event_set_source(evt, -1);
fluid_event_set_dest(evt, seqid);
fluid_event_from_midi_event(evt, event);
fluid_sequencer_send_at(sequencer, evt, 50, 0); // relative time
delete_fluid_event(evt);

Since

2.2.7

`fluid_event_get_bank()`

short fluid_event_get_bank(fluid_event_t *evt)

Get the MIDI bank field from a sequencer event structure.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure

Returns: MIDI bank number (0-16383)

Used by the FLUID_SEQ_BANKSELECT and FLUID_SEQ_PROGRAMSELECT event types.

`fluid_event_get_channel()`

int fluid_event_get_channel(fluid_event_t *evt)

Get the MIDI channel field from a sequencer event structure.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure

Returns: MIDI zero-based channel number

`fluid_event_get_control()`

short fluid_event_get_control(fluid_event_t *evt)

Get the MIDI control number field from a sequencer event structure.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure

Returns: MIDI control number (0-127)

`fluid_event_get_data()`

void * fluid_event_get_data(fluid_event_t *evt)

Get the data field from a sequencer event structure.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure

Returns: Data field of event.

Used by the FLUID_SEQ_TIMER event type.

`fluid_event_get_dest()`

fluid_seq_id_t fluid_event_get_dest(fluid_event_t *evt)

Get the dest sequencer client from a sequencer event structure.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure

Returns: dest field of the sequencer event

`fluid_event_get_duration()`

unsigned int fluid_event_get_duration(fluid_event_t *evt)

Get the duration field from a sequencer event structure.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure

Returns: Note duration value in the time scale used by the sequencer (by default milliseconds)

Used by the FLUID_SEQ_NOTE event type.

`fluid_event_get_key()`

short fluid_event_get_key(fluid_event_t *evt)

Get the MIDI note field from a sequencer event structure.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure

Returns: MIDI note number (0-127)

`fluid_event_get_pitch()`

int fluid_event_get_pitch(fluid_event_t *evt)

Get the pitch field from a sequencer event structure.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure

Returns: MIDI pitch bend pitch value (0-16383, 8192 = no bend)

Used by the FLUID_SEQ_PITCHBEND event type.

`fluid_event_get_program()`

int fluid_event_get_program(fluid_event_t *evt)

Get the MIDI program field from a sequencer event structure.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure

Returns: MIDI program number (0-127)

Used by the FLUID_SEQ_PROGRAMCHANGE and FLUID_SEQ_PROGRAMSELECT event types.

`fluid_event_get_scale()`

double fluid_event_get_scale(fluid_event_t *evt)

Gets time scale field from a sequencer event structure.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure

Returns: SoundFont identifier value.

Used by the FLUID_SEQ_SCALE event type.

`fluid_event_get_sfont_id()`

unsigned int fluid_event_get_sfont_id(fluid_event_t *evt)

Get the SoundFont ID field from a sequencer event structure.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure

Returns: SoundFont identifier value.

Used by the FLUID_SEQ_PROGRAMSELECT event type.

`fluid_event_get_source()`

fluid_seq_id_t fluid_event_get_source(fluid_event_t *evt)

Get the source sequencer client from a sequencer event structure.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure

Returns: source field of the sequencer event

`fluid_event_get_type()`

int fluid_event_get_type(fluid_event_t *evt)

Get the event type (fluid_seq_event_type) field from a sequencer event structure.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure

Returns: Event type (fluid_seq_event_type).

`fluid_event_get_value()`

int fluid_event_get_value(fluid_event_t *evt)

Get the value field from a sequencer event structure.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure

Returns: Value field of event.

The Value field is used by the following event types: FLUID_SEQ_PROGRAMCHANGE, FLUID_SEQ_PROGRAMSELECT (preset_num), FLUID_SEQ_PITCHWHEELSENS, FLUID_SEQ_MODULATION, FLUID_SEQ_SUSTAIN, FLUID_SEQ_CONTROLCHANGE, FLUID_SEQ_PAN, FLUID_SEQ_VOLUME, FLUID_SEQ_REVERBSEND, FLUID_SEQ_CHORUSSEND.

`fluid_event_get_velocity()`

short fluid_event_get_velocity(fluid_event_t *evt)

Get the MIDI velocity field from a sequencer event structure.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure

Returns: MIDI velocity value (0-127)

`fluid_event_key_pressure()`

void fluid_event_key_pressure(fluid_event_t *evt, int channel, short key, int val)

Set a sequencer event to be a polyphonic aftertouch event.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`channel`	MIDI channel number
`key`	MIDI note number (0-127)
`val`	Aftertouch amount (0-127)

Since

2.0.0

`fluid_event_modulation()`

void fluid_event_modulation(fluid_event_t *evt, int channel, int val)

Set a sequencer event to be a modulation event.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`channel`	MIDI channel number
`val`	MIDI modulation value (0-127)

`fluid_event_note()`

void fluid_event_note(fluid_event_t *evt, int channel, short key, short vel, unsigned int duration)

Set a sequencer event to be a note duration event.

Before fluidsynth 2.2.0, this event type was naively implemented when used in conjunction with fluid_sequencer_register_fluidsynth(), because it simply enqueued a fluid_event_noteon() and fluid_event_noteoff(). A handling for overlapping notes was not implemented. Starting with 2.2.0, this changes: If a fluid_event_note() is already playing, while another fluid_event_note() arrives on the same channel and key, the earlier event will be canceled. Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`channel`	MIDI channel number
`key`	MIDI note number (0-127)
`vel`	MIDI velocity value (1-127)
`duration`	Duration of note in the time scale used by the sequencer

Note

The application should decide whether to use only Notes with duration, or separate NoteOn and NoteOff events.

Warning

Calling this function with vel or duration being zero results in undefined behavior!

`fluid_event_noteoff()`

void fluid_event_noteoff(fluid_event_t *evt, int channel, short key)

Set a sequencer event to be a note off event.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`channel`	MIDI channel number
`key`	MIDI note number (0-127)

`fluid_event_noteon()`

void fluid_event_noteon(fluid_event_t *evt, int channel, short key, short vel)

Set a sequencer event to be a note on event.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`channel`	MIDI channel number
`key`	MIDI note number (0-127)
`vel`	MIDI velocity value (0-127)

Note

Since fluidsynth 2.2.2, this function will give you a FLUID_SEQ_NOTEOFF when called with vel being zero.

`fluid_event_pan()`

void fluid_event_pan(fluid_event_t *evt, int channel, int val)

Set a sequencer event to be a stereo pan event.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`channel`	MIDI channel number
`val`	MIDI panning value (0-127, 0=left, 64 = middle, 127 = right)

`fluid_event_pitch_bend()`

void fluid_event_pitch_bend(fluid_event_t *evt, int channel, int val)

Set a sequencer event to be a pitch bend event.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`channel`	MIDI channel number
`pitch`	MIDI pitch bend value (0-16383, 8192 = no bend)

`fluid_event_pitch_wheelsens()`

void fluid_event_pitch_wheelsens(fluid_event_t *evt, int channel, int val)

Set a sequencer event to be a pitch wheel sensitivity event.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`channel`	MIDI channel number
`value`	MIDI pitch wheel sensitivity value in semitones

`fluid_event_program_change()`

void fluid_event_program_change(fluid_event_t *evt, int channel, int preset_num)

Set a sequencer event to be a program change event.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`channel`	MIDI channel number
`val`	MIDI program number (0-127)

`fluid_event_program_select()`

void fluid_event_program_select(fluid_event_t *evt, int channel, unsigned int sfont_id, short bank_num, short preset_num)

Set a sequencer event to be a program select event.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`channel`	MIDI channel number
`sfont_id`	SoundFont ID number
`bank_num`	MIDI bank number (0-16383)
`preset_num`	MIDI preset number (0-127)

`fluid_event_reverb_send()`

void fluid_event_reverb_send(fluid_event_t *evt, int channel, int val)

Set a sequencer event to be a reverb send event.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`channel`	MIDI channel number
`val`	Reverb amount (0-127)

`fluid_event_scale()`

void fluid_event_scale(fluid_event_t *evt, double new_scale)

Set a sequencer event to be a scale change event.

Useful for scheduling tempo changes. Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`new_scale`	The new time scale to apply to the sequencer, see `fluid_sequencer_set_time_scale()`

Since

2.2.0

`fluid_event_set_dest()`

void fluid_event_set_dest(fluid_event_t *evt, fluid_seq_id_t dest)

Set destination of this sequencer event, i.e.

the sequencer client this event will be sent to. dest must be a unique sequencer ID. Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`dest`	The destination unique sequencer ID

`fluid_event_set_source()`

void fluid_event_set_source(fluid_event_t *evt, fluid_seq_id_t src)

Set source of a sequencer event.

src must be a unique sequencer ID or -1 if not set. Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`src`	Unique sequencer ID

`fluid_event_sustain()`

void fluid_event_sustain(fluid_event_t *evt, int channel, int val)

Set a sequencer event to be a MIDI sustain event.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`channel`	MIDI channel number
`val`	MIDI sustain value (0-127)

`fluid_event_system_reset()`

void fluid_event_system_reset(fluid_event_t *evt)

Set a sequencer event to be a midi system reset event.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure

Since

1.1.0

`fluid_event_timer()`

void fluid_event_timer(fluid_event_t *evt, void *data)

Set a sequencer event to be a timer event.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`data`	User supplied data pointer

`fluid_event_unregistering()`

void fluid_event_unregistering(fluid_event_t *evt)

Set a sequencer event to be an unregistering event.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure

Since

1.1.0

`fluid_event_volume()`

void fluid_event_volume(fluid_event_t *evt, int channel, int val)

Set a sequencer event to be a volume event.

Parameters:

Name	Description
`evt`	Sequencer event structure
`channel`	MIDI channel number
`val`	Volume value (0-127)