Hi Ziggy and Todor. I get the digest so I dunno if this reply will go to the list correctly. Oh well, everyone else seems to quote HERKIN messages with no editing so I won't bother feeling guilty if this looks ugly :) >From: "Ziggy" <ziggy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: [directmusic] Reference_Time & Tempo >Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 11:47:42 +0100 > >Since Todor told me i can't get a periodic advise from the clock , i try >to use the ReferenceTime timestamp on my midi events. >But there is few things I want to know: >... If you want to do your own sequencer (as I do), you can check out some of the code I've posted on another list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidiDev/join (you'll have to sign up for a yahooid and join the group) It has a c++ win32 API class (hack) to use DirectMusic's timer and do your own tempo/timestampin biz... What you and I are DOING, is basically reinventing the wheel, but oh well, sometimes that's worthwhile - even if it's just for the fun of crafting that second wheel :) My version of the wheel will never hold a candle to Todor's, but heck, it's a fun way to spend my time... Why should Microsoft guys be the only ones to have fun with this? ;) >From: "Todor Fay" <todor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: [directmusic] Re: Reference_Time & Tempo >Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 09:02:28 -0800 >... >But, it looks like you are working at a lower a level, essentially >writing your own sequencing engine, which is also what we expected some >people would want to do. In that case you don't need the performance at >all. But, one responsibility of a sequencing engine is to maintain its >own tempo map and do its own reference to music time conversions. So how did you expect other sequencer engine developers to work with timing? What clock would be best to listen to? I guess not the DirectMusic one or the multimedia timer one... Which should I use? Please point me in the right direction :) ...Steve _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963