MidiInputDeviceStart Method

public bool Start()

Public Function Start As Boolean

private MidiInputDevice _inDevice;
...
_inDevice = new MidiInputDevice(0);
_inDevice.MessageReceived += new MidiMessageEventHandler(InDevice_MessageReceived);
if (_inDevice.Open())
{
  if (!_inDevice.Start())
    MessageBox.Show(this, "Midi device could not be started! Error " + _inDevice.LastErrorCode.ToString(), "Midi Error");
}
else
  MessageBox.Show(this, "Midi device could not be opened! Error " + _inDevice.LastErrorCode.ToString(), "Midi Error");
...
// when done
if (_inDevice.IsStarted)
  _inDevice.Stop();
if (_inDevice.IsOpened)
  _inDevice.Close();
...
private void InDevice_MessageReceived(object sender, MidiMessageEventArgs e)
{
  if (e.IsShortMessage)
  {
    Console.WriteLine("{0} : {1}", e.ShortMessage.ID, e.ShortMessage.ToString());
  }
  else if (e.IsSysExMessage)
  {
    Console.WriteLine("{0} : {1}", e.SysExMessage.ID, e.SysExMessage.ToString());
  }
}

Private _inDevice As MidiInputDevice
...
_inDevice = New MidiInputDevice(0)
AddHandler _inDevice.MessageReceived, AddressOf InDevice_MessageReceived
If _inDevice.Open() Then
  If Not _inDevice.Start() Then
    MessageBox.Show(Me, "Midi device could not be started! Error " + _inDevice.LastErrorCode.ToString(), "Midi Error")
  End If
Else
  MessageBox.Show(Me, "Midi device could not be opened! Error " + _inDevice.LastErrorCode.ToString(), "Midi Error")
End If 
...
' when done
If _inDevice.IsStarted Then
  _inDevice.Stop()
End If
If _inDevice.IsOpened Then
  _inDevice.Close()
End If
...
Private Sub InDevice_MessageReceived(sender As Object, e As MidiMessageEventArgs)
  If e.IsShortMessage Then
    Console.WriteLine("{0} : {1}", e.ShortMessage.ID, e.ShortMessage.ToString())
  Else
    If e.IsSysExMessage Then
      Console.WriteLine("{0} : {1}", e.SysExMessage.ID, e.SysExMessage.ToString())
    End If
  End If
End Sub