Instrument JDK 1.6)

Description

publicabstract abstract class 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.

See also: Soundbank Soundbank.getInstruments() Patch Synthesizer.loadInstrument(Instrument) MidiChannel.programChange(int, int)

Constructors

protected Instrument (Soundbank soundbank, Patch patch, String name, Class<Object> dataClass)

Constructs a new MIDI instrument from the specified Patch.

Constructs a new MIDI instrument from the specified Patch.
When a subsequent request is made to load the
instrument, the sound bank will search its contents for this instrument's Patch,
and the instrument will be loaded into the synthesizer at the
bank and program location indicated by the Patch object.
Parameters:
- soundbank - sound bank containing the instrument
- patch - the patch of this instrument
- name - the name of this instrument
- dataClass - the class used to represent the sample's data.
See Also: Synthesizer.loadInstrument(Instrument),

Methods

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publicabstract Object getData () [Inherited From SoundbankResource]

Obtains the sampled audio that is stored in this SoundbankResource.

Obtains the sampled audio that is stored in this SoundbankResource.
The type of object returned depends on the implementation of the
concrete class, and may be queried using getDataClass.
Returns: an object containing the sampled audio data
See Also: SoundbankResource.getDataClass(),

public Class<Object> getDataClass () [Inherited From SoundbankResource]

Obtains the class used by this sample to represent its data.

Obtains the class used by this sample to represent its data.
The object returned by getData will be of this
class. If this SoundbankResource object does not support
direct access to its data, returns null.
Returns: the class used to represent the sample's data, or null if the data is not accessible

public String getName () [Inherited From SoundbankResource]

Obtains the name of the resource.

public Patch getPatch ()

Obtains the Patch object that indicates the bank and program numbers where this instrument is to be stored in the synthesizer.

Obtains the Patch object that indicates the bank and program
numbers where this instrument is to be stored in the synthesizer.
Returns: this instrument's patch

public Soundbank getSoundbank () [Inherited From SoundbankResource]

Obtains the sound bank that contains this SoundbankResource.

Obtains the sound bank that contains this SoundbankResource.
Returns: the sound bank in which this SoundbankResource is stored