C++ MIDI CONTROL ANY PROGRAM OR EVEN HARDWARE

C++ READ/WRITE MIDI

This program uses the Win32 API to open a MIDI Device and receive signals from it

The default MIDI protocol has 3 parameters
Type : Example 128 down 144 up
Channel : example 60 middle c 61 c# 32 d etc.
Velocity : how hard key was pressed example 20 barely 120 hard

for each key pressed on a midi keybaord you recieve 6 values
3 when down 3 when up

This is my test program to send keys to a program to control it by emulating keyboard events to it.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• C++
• READ
• WRITE
• MIDI
• controller
• USB
• AUDIO
• mm
• system
• windows
• api
• keybaord
• synth

[zellster]

Hey man this is a very cool program. I am planning on doing something similar, but with an added GUI to show the notes being pressed on the midi keyboard. What libraries / packages did you use to accomplish this?

[cybraxcyberspace]

@zellster in this example i used the Windows MIDI API straight up from windows

however later on i found this which i find much better and easier

midiio.sapp.org

[zellster]

@cybraxcyberspace Yeah I've looked at website, that looks like the library I will use. How complicated was it to make this program? And much total code did you end up having? Thanks for help.

[cybraxcyberspace]

@zellster With the midiiolib Quite easy I use visual studio created an empty c++ project added the files and set the project parameters, compiled instantly no problem for me, to read and display is maybe 5 lines (no other fancy stuff) 3 examples are included which are really easy to understand.

Good luck.

[kosomonova]

@cybraxcyberspace could you explain what you mean by project parameters? I had a go at trying to get it going in Visual Studio but have had no luck.

Was it the files in the /src or /include directory you added?