MIDI.js - Unable to change instruments

Question

I am trying to initialize MIDI.js with a glockenspiel instead of the default acoustic piano. But I am getting no sounds

I have glockenspiel-ogg.js and glockenspiel-mp3.js (downloaded from https://github.com/gleitz/midi-js-soundfonts ) in a directory called soundfont.

I am running the following code on window.onload. Where am I going wrong?

MIDI.loadPlugin({
soundfontUrl: "soundfont/",
instrument: "glockenspiel",
callback: function() {
MIDI.programChange(0, 10); 
MIDI.noteOn(0, 35, 127, 0);
}
});

currently there is no more 'programChange' in midi.js. how else can i do so? — tjvg1991, Jan 19 '16 at 15:51

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 30 '14 at 18:48

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Sorry for answer an old question, but I found a better solution:

put this after the plugin load:

MIDI.programChange(0, MIDI.GeneralMIDI.byName["instrument_name"].number);

answered Dec 30 '14 at 18:48

Intronaut

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Mine doesn't have `MIDI.GeneralMIDI`, but rather `MIDI.GM`. Thanks – user24601 Apr 10 '15 at 03:36

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 18 '13 at 20:19

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Apparently, I was looking at a bad list for MIDI instrument codes. The Wikipedia page here has correct codes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_MIDI I was trying to use number 10, but glockenspiel is number 9. So, this line should be:

MIDI.programChange(0, 9);

answered Dec 18 '13 at 20:19

wolffmart

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currently there is no more 'programChange' in midi.js. how else can i do so? – tjvg1991 Jan 19 '16 at 15:50

MIDI.js - Unable to change instruments

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