MIDI in Processing

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eoinzy

in General Discussion • Other • 1 years ago

Hi,

I'm new to Processing and want to make a program that reacts to some MIDI input.

I have the MIDI input setup on my laptop and have tested it with Native Instruments Massive, and can make music from my Wii Guitar Hero guitar hooked up via bluetooth. I use GlovePIE to convert the Wii input to MIDI output.

Anyway, the missing link is this chain is Processing. Instead of sending directly to Massive to make the noise, I want to send directly to Processing, do some work on the screen, and then send the MIDI signals to Massive to produce the noise.

Actually, it doesnt make a difference if I output from Processing, because I can simultaneously send to Massive and Processing, so the MIDI input is the important part for the moment.

So anyway, like I said, this is my first project using Processing. I have some Java and C++ experience so the programming itself will not be a problem.

What I'm asking for is advice as to what libraries to use, as well as any tutorials/source to get me started with writing code that reacts to MIDI inputs.

Thanks.

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velvetkev..

Re: MIDI in Processing

1 years ago

I've only dabbled, but I found it reasonably easy to get MIDI in and out of Processing using the MidiBus library. I also tried the ProMidi library but it seemed a lot more complex. I also used loopMIDI to pipe MIDI between applications- triggering drums in my DAW from Perlin noise was kind of funny for about 5 minutes.

Hope that helps!

eoinzy

Re: MIDI in Processing

1 years ago

Thanks. I managed to hook my Wii Guitar up via GlovePIE and I used some MidiBus sample code so now I have Processing outputting the pitch, and velocity of each MIDI note I play. I just need to tinker with it and, well, actually code what I want to do!

BTW, I've actually changed from using Massive, to using software called ZynAddSubFX. The guitar sounds are much better than Massive, though still not 100% perfect. They'll do for now though.

I'm only a beginner to Processing so feel free to give me any more tips. I'm basically trying to create my own guitar hero style game. It'll be more basic though. I'm thinking with background with black text. I'm thinking similar to regular guitar tab, except maybe have a vertical line scrolling left to right and make it pulse when the notes are hit correctly. Hopefully its not too complicated.

Thanks again.

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