key pressed and key released

[lovesjavamuch]

hi! i now implementing laptop playing guitar where my touchpad is to do strumming and keyboard keys is to change chords. when i pressed a key and moving the mouse cursor i can do the strumming, now my problem is when i released the key i still can do the strumming when i moving the mouse cursor. any ideas that i able to cut/stop the midi when i released the key? thanks in advance!

import javax.sound.midi.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class Testing extends JFrame
{	MidiChannel mc;
	boolean downA = false;
	
	void setDownA()
	{ this.downA = true;
	}
	
	void resetDownA()
	{ this.downA = false;
	}
	
	boolean getDownA()
	{ return downA;
	}
 
	public void paint(Graphics g)
	{	g.drawLine(0, 121, 1280, 121);
		g.drawLine(0, 242, 1280, 242);
		g.drawLine(0, 363, 1280, 363);
		g.drawLine(0, 484, 1280, 484);
		g.drawLine(0, 605, 1280, 605);
		g.drawLine(0, 726, 1280, 726);
	}

 	public static void main(String[  ] args) throws MidiUnavailableException
	{	Synthesizer synthesizer = MidiSystem.getSynthesizer( );
		synthesizer.open( );
	   JFrame frame = new Testing(synthesizer);
		  
		frame.setSize(1280, 800);
		frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
	   frame.setVisible(true);
	} 
 
	public Testing(Synthesizer synth)
	{
	 	mc = synth.getChannels( )[1];
  
	 	addKeyListener(new MyKeyListener(this));
		addMouseMotionListener(new MyMouseMotionListener(this));
	}
	
	private class MyKeyListener extends KeyAdapter
	{	Testing myTesting;
	
		public MyKeyListener(Testing testing)
		{	myTesting = testing;
		}
	
		public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e)
		{	if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_A)
				myTesting.setDownA();
		}
		
		public void keyRelease(KeyEvent e)
		{	if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_A)
				myTesting.resetDownA();
		}
	}
		
	private class MyMouseMotionListener extends MouseMotionAdapter
	{	Testing myTesting;
	
		public MyMouseMotionListener(Testing testing)
		{	myTesting = testing;
		}		 
		
		int x = -1;
		int y = -1;
						
		public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent me)
		{	if (myTesting.getDownA())
			{	int cx = me.getX();
				int cy = me.getY();
					  
		  		if( x == -1 && y == -1)
		  		{	x = cx;
					y = cy;
	   			return;	 
	   		}	 
		  					  
		  		int dx = cx - x;
		  		int dy = cy - y;
		  
		  		double d = Math.sqrt((dx*dx) + (dy*dy));
		 
		 		int n1 = 60;
		 		int n2 = 65;
		 		int n3 = 70;
		 		int n4 = 75;
		 		int n5 = 80;
		 		int n6 = 85;
					
				System.out.println(d);
						
				if ( d > 30 && d < 50)
				{	mc.noteOn(n1,100);
					mc.noteOff(n1,100);
				}									  
										
 				if ( d > 80 && d < 100)
				{	mc.noteOn(n2,100);
					mc.noteOff(n2,100);
				}
						
				if ( d > 130 && d < 150)
				{	mc.noteOn(n3,100);
					mc.noteOff(n3,100);
				}
						
				if ( d > 180 && d < 200)
				{	mc.noteOn(n4,100);
					mc.noteOff(n4,100);
				}
						
				if ( d > 230 && d < 250)
				{	mc.noteOn(n5,100);
					mc.noteOff(n5,100);
				}
						
				if ( d > 280 && d < 300)
				{	mc.noteOn(n6,100);
					mc.noteOff(n6,100);
				}
		
				try
				{	Thread.sleep(1);
				}
				catch (InterruptedException e)
				{	e.printStackTrace();
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

[BestJewSinceJC]

In the mouse moved method, say "if(downA == false)return;" as the first statement in the method.

[lovesjavamuch]

wow thanks!

[BestJewSinceJC]

No problem, mark solved threads as solved

[lovesjavamuch]

by the way do you have any idea to make the strumming function becomes more sensitive? because when i move my mouse cursor very fast the program tends to skip notes..

[JasonDoyle]

how exactly do you run this? seems interesting i would like to try it.