musiccreator
Class Song

java.lang.Object
  musiccreator.Song

All Implemented Interfaces:

MidiOutputable, MusicXmlOutputable

public class Song
extends java.lang.Object
implements MusicXmlOutputable, MidiOutputable

Implements the Song class, which is the main product of the MusicCreator program. A Song object should not be produced directly, but by a SongFactory object. A song contains a Key, a TimeSignature, and a BeatArray.

Method Summary

static Song	createSong(TimeSignature ts, int n, DefinitionArray da) Generates the song using a ChordArrayFactory
Key	getKey()
int	getTempo() Get the tempo of the song in beats per minute
void	outputToConsole() Outputs the song beat array to the console.
void	outputToMidi(javax.sound.midi.Track track) Outputs the song to the specified MIDI track
void	outputToMusicXml(java.io.PrintWriter out) Outputs the song beat array to MusicXML.
static void	setKey(Key k)
void	setKey(java.lang.String keyname) Sets the key of the song
void	setTempo(int tempo) Sets the tempo of the song, automatically correcting for time-signature.
static void	setTimeSignature(TimeSignature ts) Set the time signature of the song as specified by ts

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

setKey

public void setKey(java.lang.String keyname)

Sets the key of the song

Parameters:

keyname - getName of key to put the song in

setKey

public static void setKey(Key k)

getKey

public Key getKey()

Returns:

Key the song is in

outputToConsole

public void outputToConsole()

Outputs the song beat array to the console.

outputToMusicXml

public void outputToMusicXml(java.io.PrintWriter out)

Outputs the song beat array to MusicXML.

Specified by:

outputToMusicXml in interface MusicXmlOutputable

Parameters:

out - The file stream to write to

createSong

public static Song createSong(TimeSignature ts,
                              int n,
                              DefinitionArray da)

Generates the song using a ChordArrayFactory

Parameters:

ts - Time-signature to use.

n - Number of measures in the song.

Returns:

The generated song.

setTimeSignature

public static void setTimeSignature(TimeSignature ts)

Set the time signature of the song as specified by ts

Parameters:

ts -

getTempo

public int getTempo()

Get the tempo of the song in beats per minute

Returns:

Tempo in beats per minute

setTempo

public void setTempo(int tempo)

Sets the tempo of the song, automatically correcting for time-signature.

Parameters:

tempo - Tempo in beats per minute.

outputToMidi

public void outputToMidi(javax.sound.midi.Track track)

Outputs the song to the specified MIDI track

Specified by:

outputToMidi in interface MidiOutputable

Parameters:

track -