I want to write C/C++ programs that take input from a MIDI device. The MIDI device connects to my PC using a USB connector. I'm looking for a (C/C++ implemented) library that I can use to read the MIDI signals from the MIDI device through the USB port. I'm happy manipulating the MIDI data once I get it, I just don't want to have to ...
I'm trying to rebuild an old metronome application that was originally written using MFC in C++ to be written in .NET using C#. One of the issues I'm running into is playing the midi files that are used to represent the metronome "clicks". I've found a few articles online about playing MIDI in .NET, but most of them seem to rely on cust...
I am making a simple game in order to learn a new language. I am in the process of collecting some music for the game and would like to use the MIDI format so that I can control the flow of the track (i.e., I would like to have an introduction that only plays once and does not play again when the song loops.) I am having a tough time f...
I'm using DirectMusic for MIDI playback in an application I'm developing. Does anyone know if it's possible to use DirectMusic to play individual notes? Currently, I'm converting an in-memory data structure that represents entire 'songs' into a MIDI buffer and playing it back through DirectMusic. I'd like to be able to play individual no...
A couple of weeks ago, my piano teacher and I were bouncing ideas off of each other concerning meta-composing music software. The idea was this: There is a system taking midi input from a bunch of instruments, and pushes output to the speakers and lights. The software running on this system analyzes the midi data it's getting, and deter...
My aim is to convert a stream of byte code sent from an Alesis synthesizer to a human readable format. I need to be able to take a "Program Dump" and read the 10 character string that makes up the patch name. In order to receive the "Program Dump" from the synth, I sent the synth the following command via MIDI-OX: F0 00 00 0E 0E 01 73...
Does anyone have any guidance or recommendations for writing a MIDI-based application in C# Winforms? I have recently bought a new effects pedal that has a full MIDI implementation (or so I'm led to believe) but the manufacturers have seen fit to not release a librarian / patch editing application. I have virtually no experience of MID...
This simple code is not producing any sound on a couple of machines that I've used to test it. I'm running the code from within Eclipse, but I've also tried using the command line to no avail. public static void main(String[] args) { try { Synthesizer synthesizer = MidiSystem.getSynthesizer(); synthesizer.open(); ...
Does anyone know if there is a free/cheap MIDI player/synthesizer library that I can incorporate into my iPhone application? As I understand it the iPhone doesn't have native support for MIDI playback. To work around this limitation I've created a bank of .caf sound samples that I playback myself but I'd really like to improve the im...
I want to do build a small app that creates MIDI sounds. I've never dealt with sound in programming so I'd like to start with something that's basic and has good documentation. I want to stick with Python since I'm the most comfortable with it and don't want to overwhelm myself, initially. My time is split about 50/50 between Windows an...
Does midiOutPrepareHeader, midiInPrepareHeader just setup some data fields, or does it do something that is more time intensive? I am trying to decide whether to build and destroy the MIDIHDR's as needed, or to maintain a pool of them. ...
I would like to make a simple VST plugin that does this : analyze an audio stream (volume, beat, etc...) has triggers on the analyzer's output (e.g. do something when volume > threshold) generate MIDI events based on the triggers This is to be able to chain plugins, even if they are not designed for it. For example I could control th...
Does anybody know of anything that exists in the Java world to map midi note numbers to specific note names and octave numbers. For example, see the reference table: http://www.harmony-central.com/MIDI/Doc/table2.html I want to map a midi note number 60 to it's corresponding note name (MiddleC) in octave 4. I could write a utility cl...
I am looking for resources, documentation and general advices on writing a virtual MIDI device (see my previous question for reasons) and basics of generating MIDI events from a VST plugin. The target platform is Windows, but Mac compatibility would be a plus. ...
Hi, I'm having some trouble playing MIDI files in Java. What I get is a MidiUnavailableException (MIDI OUT transmitter not available) when I try to play it. My code is standard: try { midiseq = MidiSystem.getSequencer(); midiseq.open(); midiseq.setSequence(MidiSystem.getSequence(sound1)); midiseq.setLoopCount(Sequencer.L...
I have a Yamaha MIDI guitar, that, when I play a MIDI file encoded using the XG MIDI standard, causes certain lights on the guitar to turn on and off. I am trying to determine the MIDI event that causes this so that I can programmatically send the same event without the use of a MIDI file (the same way I can send a Note On (144) or Note ...
I've just seen this question, where one of the answers indicates that System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch should only be used for diagnosing performance and not in production code. In that case, what would be the best way to get precision timing in .NET. I'm currently in the early stages of building a very simple MIDI sequencer using the MIDI-...
Could someone recommend a good and inexpensive software synthesizer which generates really good piano sound (sample-based); support for other instruments is not required. OS: Windows or MacOS. Java interface would be a great asset. ...
How can I play individual MIDI notes in a Web page? I know of two ways to do it: Write an ActiveX control. Then it only works on Windows. I used to write ActiveX controls a long time ago, but now nobody likes to install them. Write a Java applet. This is OK if the user already has Java installed, but many users disable applets. Th...
I have tried this but it does not work (even if I specify .wav file as an input). Also tried this but still no sound. Trying to avoid .wav because they are BIG if you compare with midi. I'm trying this with VS 2008 emulator. Is that the problem? Should I test on the real hardware? What is the best way to play midi on the .NET compact ...