Re: understanding midi files

[Richard Shann]

On Tue, 2014-01-28 at 13:42 +0100, Johan Vromans wrote:
> 
> >   'ticks'  => 192,
> >     # Track #0 ...
> >         ['set_tempo', 0, 500000],
> >         ['time_signature', 0, 1, 3, 24, 8],
> 
> Weird time sig. 1/8 ? 

I have seen used in a MIDI file to indicate a 1/8 upbeat (anacrusis,
pickup), the generator of that MIDI however placed the succeeding 4/4
time signature at the same time rather than after a 1/8th note's
duration.

HTH

Richard