Music Encoding Initiative Guidelines

Module

Used by

Attribute ClassesThese class-based attributes use data.MIDIBPM

att.midiTempo/@midi.bpmCaptures 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*.

Declaration


                                 <macroSpec ident="data.MIDIBPM" module="MEI" type="dt">
                                    
                                    <desc xml:lang="en">Tempo expressed as "beats" per minute, where "beat" is always defined as a quarter
                                       note,
                                       *not the numerator of the time signature or the metronomic indication*.</desc>
                                    
                                    <content>
                                       
                                       <rng:data type="decimal">
                                          
                                          <rng:param name="minExclusive">0</rng:param>
                                          </rng:data>
                                       </content>
                                    </macroSpec>