diff --git a/cmMidiFile.h b/cmMidiFile.h
index b65dd8a..6bb4f0c 100644
--- a/cmMidiFile.h
+++ b/cmMidiFile.h
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ extern "C" {
     } u;
   } cmMidiTrackMsg_t;
 
+#define cmMidiFileIsNoteOn(m)         (cmMidiIsNoteOn((m)->status) && (m)->u.chMsgPtr->d1>0)
+#define cmMidiFileIsNoteOff(m)        (cmMidiIsNoteOff((m)->status,(m)->u.chMsgPtr->d1))
+#define cmMidiFileIsSustainPedal(m)   (cmMidiIsSustainPedal((m)->status,(m)->u.chMsgPtr->d0))
+#define cmMidiFileIsSostenutoPedal(m) (cmMidiIsSostenutoPedal((m)->status,(m)->u.chMsgPtr->d0))
+#define cmMidiFileIsPedalDown(m)      (cmMidiIsPedalDown((m)->status, (m)->u.chMsgPtr->d0, (m)->u.chMsgPtr->d1))
+#define cmMidiFileIsPedalUp(m)        (cmMidiIsPedalUp(  (m)->status, (m)->u.chMsgPtr->d0, (m)->u.chMsgPtr->d1))  
+  
   enum
   {
     kOkMfRC = cmOkRC,    //  0
@@ -101,7 +108,8 @@ extern "C" {
     kMissingNoteOffMfRC, //  8
     kInvalidStatusMfRC,  //  9
     kSustainPedalMfRC,   // 10
-    kLargeDeltaTickMfRC  // 11 (a large delta tick value was filtered)
+    kSostenutoPedalMfRC, // 11
+    kLargeDeltaTickMfRC  // 12 (a large delta tick value was filtered)
   };
 
   extern cmMidiFileH_t cmMidiFileNullHandle;