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Tempo message at negative tick

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Nikolai
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Hey, I would like to know. Is it possible for a midi 1.0 file to have tempo message at negative ticks? And if they can have that, should I assume that such a tempo is in effect at tick zero and forward or are they so illegal that I should ignore them and assume 120bpm?

 
Posted : 06/03/2025 1:55 am
Bavi_H
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A MIDI 1.0 standard MIDI file can't have "negative ticks". If you are seeing negative ticks in some MIDI file software, I suspect it is a bug or some strange handling of a unusual MIDI file.

I enjoy looking at unusual MIDI files that cause problems and bugs. If you can provide a link to the MIDI file or tell more about where it came from, I would enjoy taking a look at it.

 
Posted : 06/03/2025 6:13 am
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