window.onload = function () { MIDI.loadPlugin({ soundfontUrl: "./soundfont/", instrument: "acoustic_grand_piano", callback: function() { $(window).trigger('ready'); //trigger an event to know when the plugin is loaded. } }); }; $(window).on('ready', function() { //here we are listening for the ready event. assignHandlers(); }); /** * @method assignHandlers creates the click, keydown and keyup event handlers when the font is loaded */ function assignHandlers() { $('#piano').on('click', function(event) { var note = $(event.target).data('note'); playNote(note); }); $(document).on('keydown', parseAction); $(document).on('keyup', releaseAction); } /** * @method method to execute whenever the user triggers a keyup event. * @param event */ function releaseAction(event) { $(".anchor").removeClass('active'); //make the piano keys look like they're being pressed when user is using a keyboard } /** * @method parseAction handles keydown events by detecting the user's event keycode and playing the proper note. * @param event */ function parseAction(event) { var keycode = event.keyCode; switch (keycode) { case 81: triggerAction(60) break; case 87: triggerAction(62) break; case 69: triggerAction(64); break; case 82: triggerAction(65); break; case 84: triggerAction(67); break; case 89: triggerAction(69); break; case 85: triggerAction(71); break; case 73: triggerAction(72); break; } } /** * @method triggerAction method to trigger UI change to make the key look pressed and to play the note. * @param note */ function triggerAction(note) { $(".anchor[data-note="+note+"]").addClass('active'); playNote(note); } /** * @method playNote plays the note. * @param note the midi number of the key the user wants to press. */ function playNote(note) { var delay = 0; // play one note every quarter second var velocity = 127; // how hard the note hits MIDI.setVolume(0, 127); MIDI.noteOn(0, note, velocity, delay); MIDI.noteOff(0, note, delay + 0.75); } /** * @playRootMajor play the major chord in the root position * @param note */ function playRootMajor(note) { var major3rd = note + 4; var dom = note +7; MIDI.noteOn(0, note, velocity, delay); MIDI.noteOn(0, major3rd, velocity, delay); MIDI.noteOn(0, dom, velocity, delay); } /** * playFirstMajorInversion play the major chord in the first inversion * @param note */ function playFirstMajorInversion(note) { var root = note+4; var third = root+3; var fifth = root+5; } /** * @playSecondMajorInversion play the major chord in teh second inversion * @param note */ function playSecondMajorInversion(note) { var root = note+7; var third = root+5; var fifth = root+4; }