Track

A MIDI track is an independent stream of MIDI events (time-stamped MIDI data) that can be stored along with other tracks in a standard MIDI file. The MIDI specification allows only 16 channels of MIDI data, but tracks are a way to get around this limitation. A MIDI file can contain any number of tracks, each containing its own stream of up to 16 channels of MIDI data.

A Track occupies a middle level in the hierarchy of data played by a Sequencer: sequencers play sequences, which contain tracks, which contain MIDI events. A sequencer may provide controls that mute or solo individual tracks.

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