# Package javax.sound.midi

Provides interfaces and classes for I/O, sequencing, and synthesis of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) data.

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- Interface Summary
  Interface | Description
  --- | ---
  ControllerEventListener | The `ControllerEventListener` interface should be implemented by classes whose instances need to be notified when a `Sequencer` has processed a requested type of MIDI control-change event.
  MetaEventListener | The `MetaEventListener` interface should be implemented by classes whose instances need to be notified when a ``Sequencer`` has processed a ``MetaMessage``.
  MidiChannel | A `MidiChannel` object represents a single MIDI channel.
  MidiDevice | `MidiDevice` is the base interface for all MIDI devices.
  MidiDeviceReceiver | `MidiDeviceReceiver` is a `Receiver` which represents a MIDI input connector of a `MidiDevice` (see `MidiDevice.getReceiver()`).
  MidiDeviceTransmitter | `MidiDeviceTransmitter` is a `Transmitter` which represents a MIDI input connector of a `MidiDevice` (see `MidiDevice.getTransmitter()`).
  Receiver | A `Receiver` receives ``MidiEvent`` objects and typically does something useful in response, such as interpreting them to generate sound or raw MIDI output.
  Sequencer | A hardware or software device that plays back a MIDI ``sequence`` is known as a sequencer.
  Soundbank | A `Soundbank` contains a set of `Instruments` that can be loaded into a `Synthesizer`.
  Synthesizer | A `Synthesizer` generates sound.
  Transmitter | A `Transmitter` sends ``MidiEvent`` objects to one or more ``Receivers``.

- Class Summary
  Class | Description
  --- | ---
  Instrument | An instrument is a sound-synthesis algorithm with certain parameter settings, usually designed to emulate a specific real-world musical instrument or to achieve a specific sort of sound effect.
  MetaMessage | A `MetaMessage` is a ``MidiMessage`` that is not meaningful to synthesizers, but that can be stored in a MIDI file and interpreted by a sequencer program.
  MidiDevice.Info | A `MidiDevice.Info` object contains assorted data about a ``MidiDevice``, including its name, the company who created it, and descriptive text.
  MidiEvent | MIDI events contain a MIDI message and a corresponding time-stamp expressed in ticks, and can represent the MIDI event information stored in a MIDI file or a ``Sequence`` object.
  MidiFileFormat | A `MidiFileFormat` object encapsulates a MIDI file's type, as well as its length and timing information.
  MidiMessage | `MidiMessage` is the base class for MIDI messages.
  MidiSystem | The `MidiSystem` class provides access to the installed MIDI system resources, including devices such as synthesizers, sequencers, and MIDI input and output ports.
  Patch | A `Patch` object represents a location, on a MIDI synthesizer, into which a single instrument is stored (loaded).
  Sequence | A `Sequence` is a data structure containing musical information (often an entire song or composition) that can be played back by a ``Sequencer`` object.
  Sequencer.SyncMode | A `SyncMode` object represents one of the ways in which a MIDI sequencer's notion of time can be synchronized with a master or slave device.
  ShortMessage | A `ShortMessage` contains a MIDI message that has at most two data bytes following its status byte.
  SoundbankResource | A `SoundbankResource` represents any audio resource stored in a ``Soundbank``.
  SysexMessage | A `SysexMessage` object represents a MIDI system exclusive message.
  Track | A MIDI track is an independent stream of MIDI events (time-stamped MIDI data) that can be stored along with other tracks in a standard MIDI file.
  VoiceStatus | A `VoiceStatus` object contains information about the current status of one of the voices produced by a `Synthesizer`.

- Exception Summary
  Exception | Description
  --- | ---
  InvalidMidiDataException | An `InvalidMidiDataException` indicates that inappropriate MIDI data was encountered.
  MidiUnavailableException | A `MidiUnavailableException` is thrown when a requested MIDI component cannot be opened or created because it is unavailable.

## Package javax.sound.midi Description

Provides interfaces and classes for I/O, sequencing, and synthesis of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) data.

## Related Documentation

For overviews, tutorials, examples, and guides, please see:

- Sound

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  1.3

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