Playback System

Overview of MIDI playback components in Maestro MPTK.

This section introduces the components and workflows involved in MIDI playback. The two main user-facing playback components are:

• MidiFilePlayer for complete MIDI file playback,
• MidiStreamPlayer for real-time event-driven playback.

Playback-related features typically include:

• selecting MIDI files,
• loading MIDI content,
• controlling playback,
• inspecting timing and position,
• reacting to playback events,
• sending real-time MIDI events and stopping notes,
• building chords and scale-based harmony (Maestro Pro),
• using extended Maestro Pro playback features.

Quick Start

MidiFilePlayer player = FindObjectOfType<MidiFilePlayer>();
player.MPTK_MidiName = "Bach_Prelude";
player.MPTK_Play();

Related Pages

Read these pages in the following order:

• MidiFilePlayer Overview
• Loading and Inspecting MIDI Content
• Playback Control Workflow
• Position and Timing
• Playback Events and Unity Callbacks
• MidiFilePlayer Pro Extensions
• MidiStreamPlayer Overview
• Real-Time MIDI Messages Workflow
• Chords, Scales, and Live Harmony
• MidiStreamPlayer Pro Extensions
• MPTKEvent Concept and Data Model
• MPTKChannels and MPTKChannel Concepts
• MPTKWriter Authoring Workflow (Pro)
• Maestro Pro Features

Related Modules

• Playback and Sequencing from MIDI Files
• MidiFilePlayer
• MidiStreamPlayer
• MIDI Data Model
• Runtime Services
• Pro Playback Prefabs
• Diagnostics and Tools
• Synth Engine (MidiSynth)

Next Steps

• Getting Started
• Detailed Guides
• Workflows