Java Sound

[cyberia]

hey
so I'm trying to make a program that can play sounds with different notes and instruments and stuff using javax.sound.midi. long story.

anyway, have set this up in eclipse but no matter what I change the instrument loaded into the synth to, it only plays the same piano.

changing channels changes the instrument but there's only 16 in that and the instruments array says its length is 411... where have the others gone/how do i access them?

help would be much appreciated. not total java noob but have never used sound and there is little to go on online.

ta

import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.io.File;

import javax.sound.midi.*;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;

/**
 * @author Terry
 *	
 */
public class Note {

	MidiChannel[] mc = null;

	/**
	 * @return 
	 */
	public Note(){

		try {
			
			Synthesizer synth = MidiSystem.getSynthesizer();
			synth.open(); 
			
			//synth.loadAllInstruments(MidiSystem.getSoundbank(new File("C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jre6\\lib\\audio\\" +
			//"soundbank.gm")));
			
			//System.out.println(syn.isSoundbankSupported(MidiSystem.getSoundbank(new File("C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jre7\\lib\\audio\\" +
			//"soundbank.gm"))));
			
			mc = synth.getChannels();
			
			//changing the soundbank gives different instruments?/my one is shit
			Instrument[] instr = synth.getDefaultSoundbank().getInstruments();
			
			//System.out.println("\n\nSOUNDBANK\n"+syn.getDefaultSoundbank().getDescription());
			//System.out.println("\n\nINSTRUMENTS\n"+instr.length);
			//for(int i=0;i<instr.length;i++)
				//System.out.println(i+"  "+instr[i].getName());
			
			//supposed to change instrument, but doesnt
			synth.loadInstrument(instr[85]);
			System.out.println(instr[85].getName());
			
			JFrame frame = new JFrame("Sound1");                
			JPanel pane = new JPanel();                         
			JButton button1 = new JButton("Click me!");            
			frame.getContentPane().add(pane);                   
			pane.add(button1);                                     
			frame.pack();                                       
			frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(frame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
			frame.show();

			button1.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
				public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
					
					//changing index changes the instrument version
					
					//changing first is note pitch, second is how hard it is hit 
					mc[5].noteOn(60,600);
					
					//change the wait to alter note duration
					try {Thread.sleep(1000);} catch (InterruptedException e1) {e1.printStackTrace();}
					
					//pull off to stop note
					mc[5].noteOff(60,600);
				}
			}); 

		} catch (Exception e) {e.printStackTrace();}

	}

	/**
	 * @param args
	 */
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		new Note();   
	}

}

[cyberia]

fixed

mc[5].programChange(instr[200].getPatch().getProgram());

[DarrylBurke]

//changing the soundbank gives different instruments?/my one is shit

May be useful or at least relevant:
https://forums.oracle.com/forums/thr...89625&#5389625

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