I have several midi files that contain notes with 0 duration. There will be a note_on event, then the next event for the same note says note_off and the time attribute is 0. Is there a purpose to these 0-length midi notes?
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1Do you know what sound these notes are intended to trigger?– Нет войнеCommented Jun 12, 2020 at 6:49
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2One could suspect a lame editing software, which instead of delete a note, just put its length to zero…– TomCommented Jun 12, 2020 at 10:57
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@Tom_C That was my thought! I just wan't sure if somehow a 0-length note would get played for some microsecond, like a grace note or something...– duhaimeCommented Jun 12, 2020 at 12:36
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1To elaborate on topo Reinstate Monica's comment, are the 0-length notes for unpitched percussion instruments such as snare drums?– DekkadeciCommented Jun 12, 2020 at 14:04
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Many percussion instruments have a fixed-length sound and ignore note-off messages, but MIDI files must not omit note-off messages. So the timing of these messages does not matter.
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Thanks! Can I please ask you to say a little more about what you mean when you say some percussion instruments ignore note off messages? I'm not sure I follow yet...– duhaimeCommented Jun 12, 2020 at 19:00
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1Presumably they are “one-shots” where the whole sample is played no matter how long the midi note, hence taking no notice of the note off. Commented Jun 12, 2020 at 19:40