diff --git a/src/MIDI.cpp b/src/MIDI.cpp
index 24bb14c..590f8d3 100644
--- a/src/MIDI.cpp
+++ b/src/MIDI.cpp
@@ -52,5 +52,67 @@
 
 BEGIN_MIDI_NAMESPACE
 
+/*! \brief Encode System Exclusive messages.
+ SysEx messages are encoded to guarantee transmission of data bytes higher than
+ 127 without breaking the MIDI protocol. Use this static method to convert the  
+ data you want to send.
+ \param inData The data to encode.
+ \param outSysEx The output buffer where to store the encoded message.
+ \param inLength The lenght of the input buffer.
+ \return The lenght of the encoded output buffer.
+ @see decodeSysEx
+ */
+byte encodeSysEx(const byte* inData, byte* outSysEx, byte inLength)
+{
+    byte retlen = 0;
+    byte compteur;
+    byte count7 = 0;
+    
+    outSysEx[0] = 0;
+    for (compteur = 0; compteur < inLength; compteur++) {
+        byte c = inData[compteur] & 0x7F;
+        byte msb = inData[compteur] >> 7;
+        outSysEx[0] |= msb << count7;
+        outSysEx[1 + count7] = c;
+        
+        if (count7++ == 6) {
+            outSysEx += 8;
+            retlen += 8;
+            outSysEx[0] = 0;
+            count7 = 0;
+        }
+    }
+    return retlen + count7 + ((count7 != 0)?1:0);
+}
+
+/*! \brief Decode System Exclusive messages.
+ SysEx messages are encoded to guarantee transmission of data bytes higher than
+ 127 without breaking the MIDI protocol. Use this static method to reassemble 
+ your received message.
+ \param inSysEx The SysEx data received from MIDI in.
+ \param outData    The output buffer where to store the decrypted message.
+ \param inLength The lenght of the input buffer.
+ \return The lenght of the output buffer.
+ @see encodeSysEx @see getSysExArrayLength
+ */
+byte decodeSysEx(const byte* inSysEx, byte* outData, byte inLength)
+{
+    byte cnt;
+    byte cnt2 = 0;
+    byte bits = 0;
+    
+    for (cnt = 0; cnt < inLength; ++cnt) {
+        
+        if ((cnt % 8) == 0) {
+            bits = inSysEx[cnt];
+        } 
+        else {
+            outData[cnt2++] = inSysEx[cnt] | ((bits & 1) << 7);
+            bits >>= 1;
+        }
+        
+    }
+    return cnt2;
+}
 
 END_MIDI_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/MIDI.h b/src/MIDI.h
index b672808..421447a 100644
--- a/src/MIDI.h
+++ b/src/MIDI.h
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ public:
               DataByte inData2,
               Channel inChannel);
    
-public:
-	static byte decodeSysEx(const byte* inSysEx, byte* outData, byte inLenght);
-	
 private:
     inline StatusByte getStatus(MidiType inType,
                                 Channel inChannel) const;
@@ -113,7 +110,6 @@ public:
     
 public:
     static inline MidiType getTypeFromStatusByte(const byte inStatus);
-    static byte encodeSysEx(const byte* inData, byte* outSysEx, byte inLenght);
 	
 private:
     bool inputFilter(Channel inChannel);
@@ -220,6 +216,11 @@ private:
     SerialPort& mSerial;
 };
 
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+byte encodeSysEx(const byte* inData, byte* outSysEx, byte inLenght);
+byte decodeSysEx(const byte* inSysEx, byte* outData, byte inLenght);
+
 END_MIDI_NAMESPACE
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/midi_Inline.hpp b/src/midi_Inline.hpp
index d8d919d..2838091 100644
--- a/src/midi_Inline.hpp
+++ b/src/midi_Inline.hpp
@@ -164,42 +164,6 @@ void MidiInterface<SerialPort>::send(MidiType inType,
         sendRealTime(inType); // System Real-time and 1 byte.
 }
 
-/*! \brief Encode System Exclusive messages.
- SysEx messages are encoded to guarantee transmission of data bytes higher than
- 127 without breaking the MIDI protocol. Use this static method to convert the  
- data you want to send.
- \param inData The data to encode.
- \param outSysEx The output buffer where to store the encoded message.
- \param inLength The lenght of the input buffer.
- \return The lenght of the encoded output buffer.
- @see decodeSysEx
- */
-template<class SerialPort>
-byte MidiInterface<SerialPort>::encodeSysEx(const byte* inData,
-                                byte* outSysEx,
-                                byte inLength)
-{
-    byte retlen = 0;
-    byte compteur;
-    byte count7 = 0;
-    
-    outSysEx[0] = 0;
-    for (compteur = 0; compteur < inLength; compteur++) {
-        byte c = inData[compteur] & 0x7F;
-        byte msb = inData[compteur] >> 7;
-        outSysEx[0] |= msb << count7;
-        outSysEx[1 + count7] = c;
-        
-        if (count7++ == 6) {
-            outSysEx += 8;
-            retlen += 8;
-            outSysEx[0] = 0;
-            count7 = 0;
-        }
-    }
-    return retlen + count7 + ((count7 != 0)?1:0);
-}
-
 #endif // MIDI_BUILD_OUTPUT
 
 
@@ -628,42 +592,6 @@ void MidiInterface<SerialPort>::launchCallback()
 
 #endif // MIDI_USE_CALLBACKS
 
-// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-/*! \brief Decode System Exclusive messages.
- SysEx messages are encoded to guarantee transmission of data bytes higher than
- 127 without breaking the MIDI protocol. Use this static method to reassemble 
- your received message.
- \param inSysEx The SysEx data received from MIDI in.
- \param outData    The output buffer where to store the decrypted message.
- \param inLength The lenght of the input buffer.
- \return The lenght of the output buffer.
- @see encodeSysEx @see getSysExArrayLength
- */
-template<class SerialPort>
-byte MidiInterface<SerialPort>::decodeSysEx(const byte* inSysEx,
-                                byte* outData,
-                                byte inLength)
-{
-    
-    byte cnt;
-    byte cnt2 = 0;
-    byte bits = 0;
-    
-    for (cnt = 0; cnt < inLength; ++cnt) {
-        
-        if ((cnt % 8) == 0) {
-            bits = inSysEx[cnt];
-        } 
-        else {
-            outData[cnt2++] = inSysEx[cnt] | ((bits & 1) << 7);
-            bits >>= 1;
-        }
-        
-    }
-    return cnt2;
-}
-
 #endif // MIDI_BUILD_INPUT