Music Encoding Initiative Guidelines

Module

Attributes

compact
full definition
by class
by module

midi.bpm, midi.mspb

midi.bpm(optional)Captures the number of *quarter notes* per minute. In MIDI, a beat is always defined as a quarter note, *not the numerator of the time signature or the metronomic indication*. Value conforms to data.MIDIBPM.

midi.mspb(optional)Records the number of microseconds per *quarter note*. In MIDI, a beat is always defined as a quarter note, *not the numerator of the time signature or the metronomic indication*. At 120 quarter notes per minute, each quarter note will last 500,000 microseconds. Value conforms to data.MIDIMSPB.

direct children

midi.bpm(optional)Captures the number of *quarter notes* per minute. In MIDI, a beat is always defined as a quarter note, *not the numerator of the time signature or the metronomic indication*. Value conforms to data.MIDIBPM.

midi.mspb(optional)Records the number of microseconds per *quarter note*. In MIDI, a beat is always defined as a quarter note, *not the numerator of the time signature or the metronomic indication*. At 120 quarter notes per minute, each quarter note will last 500,000 microseconds. Value conforms to data.MIDIMSPB.

MEI.midiMIDI component declarations.

midi.bpm(optional)Captures the number of *quarter notes* per minute. In MIDI, a beat is always defined as a quarter note, *not the numerator of the time signature or the metronomic indication*. Value conforms to data.MIDIBPM.

midi.mspb(optional)Records the number of microseconds per *quarter note*. In MIDI, a beat is always defined as a quarter note, *not the numerator of the time signature or the metronomic indication*. At 120 quarter notes per minute, each quarter note will last 500,000 microseconds. Value conforms to data.MIDIMSPB.

Available at

compact
by class
by module

scoreDef, tempo

att.midiTempo

att.scoreDef.ges

scoreDefContainer for score meta-information.

att.tempo.ges

tempoText and symbols descriptive of tempo, mood, or style, e.g., "allarg.", "a tempo", "cantabile", "Moderato", "♩=60", "Moderato ♩ =60").

MEI.sharedComponent declarations that are shared between two or more modules.

scoreDefContainer for score meta-information.

tempoText and symbols descriptive of tempo, mood, or style, e.g., "allarg.", "a tempo", "cantabile", "Moderato", "♩=60", "Moderato ♩ =60").

Declaration


                                 <classSpec ident="att.midiTempo" module="MEI.midi" type="atts">
                                    
                                    <desc xml:lang="en">Attributes that record MIDI tempo information.</desc>
                                    
                                    <attList>
                                       
                                       <attDef ident="midi.bpm" usage="opt">
                                          
                                          <desc xml:lang="en">Captures the number of *quarter notes* per minute. In MIDI, a beat is always defined
                                             as a quarter note, *not the numerator of the time signature or the metronomic
                                             indication*.</desc>
                                          
                                          <datatype>
                                             
                                             <rng:ref name="data.MIDIBPM"/>
                                             </datatype>
                                          </attDef>
                                       
                                       <attDef ident="midi.mspb" usage="opt">
                                          
                                          <desc xml:lang="en">Records the number of microseconds per *quarter note*. In MIDI, a beat is always
                                             defined as a quarter note, *not the numerator of the time signature or the metronomic
                                             indication*. At 120 quarter notes per minute, each quarter note will last 500,000
                                             microseconds.</desc>
                                          
                                          <datatype>
                                             
                                             <rng:ref name="data.MIDIMSPB"/>
                                             </datatype>
                                          </attDef>
                                       </attList>
                                    </classSpec>