MidiExternalPlayer is a Prefab able to play Midi music from Midi outside MPTK: from a folder on your desktop or from a web site.

• This Prefab is available with MPTK Pro.
• No line of script is necessary to use this Prefab.
• But an API exists for a more complex integration in your application. See an example with source code at the end of this page.

Inspector parameters

When running:

• Midi URL or file path type a file path or un URL, select from a folder, clear the content.
• Volume set the default volume of the playing.
• Pause with distance if checked, automatically pause the play if distance between the gameobject MidiFilePlayer and the AudioListener is greater than MaxDistance.
• MaxDistance distance for the pause with distance function.
• Transpose transpose the music by half tone.
• Play At Startup if checked, start playing when your application starts.
• Send To Synth if not checked, Midi file is read but no Midi events are send to the synthesizer. Nevertheless, The Unity event
  OnEventNotesMidi is fired.
• Loop if checked, restart playing automatically when the end of the Midi file is reached.
• Time / Position current time position of the playing Midi and total length. The value can change if a tempo change is received from the Midi sequencer. The slider can be used to change this position when playing.
• Ticks / Position current ticks position of the playing Midi and total length. The value is independant of the tempo change. The slider can be used to change this position when playing.
• Play / Pause / Stop / Restart, change the current playing status.
• Previous / Next load previous or next Midi in the MPTK Midi list.

Others Foldout

• Foldout Midi Parameters See here
• Foldout Events See here
• Foldout Midi Info See here
• Synth Parameters See here
• Default Editor See here

Integration of MidiExternalPlayer in your script

See TestMidiExternalPlayer.cs and events associated in the canvas gameobjects of TestExternalMidiPlay scene for the whole example.

using MidiPlayerTK;
...
// MPTK component able to play a Midi file from an external source.
// This PreFab must be present in your scene.
public MidiExternalPlayer midiExternalPlayer;...
...
// This method is fired from button (with predefined URI) 
// or input field in the screen.
public void Play(string uri)
{
    Debug.Log("Play from script:" + uri);
    midiExternalPlayer.MPTK_Stop();
    midiExternalPlayer.MPTK_MidiName = uri;
    midiExternalPlayer.MPTK_Play();
}
// Play a predefined Midi from the web
public void PlayStatic()
{
    midiExternalPlayer.MPTK_Stop();
    midiExternalPlayer.MPTK_MidiName = "http://www.midiworld.com/midis/other/bach/bwv1060b.mid";
    midiExternalPlayer.MPTK_Play();
}