[gmpi] Re: 3.15 MIDI
- From: Steve Harris <S.W.Harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 17:40:11 +0100
On Wed, Jun 16, 2004 at 06:21:50 +0100, Martijn Sipkema wrote:
> > "how much data did it use" is grasping at straws as far as I'm concerned.
> > IIRC you cant reliably answer this question by inspection of the MIDI byte
> > stream either, and I can't see what you'd use it for. I'd need a use-case
> > that didnt extend the NRPN specification before I seriously considered it
> > as a requirement.
>
> You can send a "canonical" (N)RPN message every time, possibly even
> resetting the current parameter at the end, or just send a single data change
> or increment message. This may be useful information.
You can, but requiring it would mean changing the NRPN specification, and
I'm not sure theres that much agreement as to what a canonical NRPN looks
like (eg. does it include the null marker or not).
I'm not sure you should change your behaviour depending on what "kind" of
NRPN has been received.
- Steve
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