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<h1>About the TSE3 library</h1>
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TSE3 is a portable open source 'sequencer engine' written in C++.
It provides programmers with rich and powerful sequencing capabilities.
It is a 'sequencer engine' becuase it provides the actual driving force
elements of a sequencer but provides no form of user interface.
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TSE3 is a mature library based on a lot of experience. Versions of TSE have
been in use for a number of years. Whilst not providing the user interface, it
provides a lot of assistance to a UI, attempting to provide as much functionality
as possible in as generic a manner as possible.
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TSE3 is a product of Trax Software, written by Pete Goodliffe.
<h3>Features</h3>
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TSE3 provides a feature packed system, with a simple coherent API for application useage.
It's advanced sequencer engine features include:
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<li>Powerful linear sequencer
<li>Flexible object-oriented song structure
<li>Handles import and export of standard MIDI files (both type 0 and type 1)
<li>Provides own extensible song format (TSE3MDL)
<li>Threading support for background playback
<li>Playback with real time effects (remapping, quantise, velocity window clipping,
repeat, offset etc)
<li>GM/GS/XG support
<li>Synchro start of playback
<li>Powerful utilities for song manipulation: power quantise, arpeggiator etc.
<li>Highly configurable metronome
<li>MIDI echo facility
<li>MIDI command filters
<li>Imports Cakewalk instrument definition files
<li>Flag points in timeline
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Addtionally, TSE3 provides a level of application support. Common tasks that a sequencing
application would implement that can be taken out of the user interface logic and placed at
a higher level are provided within the TSE3 library. It therefore also offers the following
facilities:
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<li>Command pattern for operations, providing a flexible undo/redo facility.
<li>Support for an extensible choices file that can be saved on program start/stop or
at any other time. Common TSE3 features are saved, and the application can attach
further blocks of specific choices.
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<h3>tse3play - the multi-format playback utility</h3>
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The TSE3 library also comes with a sample application that uses the library,
<b>tse3play</b>. This program is a command-line TSE3MDL and MIDI file player
with a host of control features.
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