Category Archives: MIDI

Carla ~ Cross-platform Plugin Host

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Carla is a fully-featured modular audio plugin host, with support for many audio drivers and plugin formats. It has some nice features like transport control, automation of parameters via MIDI CC and remote control over OSC.

Carla currently supports LADSPA (including LRDF), DSSI, LV2, VST2, VST3 and AU plugin formats, plus SF2 and SFZ file support. It uses JACK as the default and preferred audio driver but also supports native drivers like ALSA, DirectSound or CoreAudio.

There are 4 types of engine processing:

  • Single-client: (JACK driver only)
    Same as Multi-client, except that all JACK ports belong to a single master client.
    This is needed when a setup doesn’t support multi-client JACK apps, such as LADISH.
  • Multi-client: (JACK driver only)
    Every single plugin is exposed as a new JACK client. Audio and MIDI ports are registered as needed.
  • Rack:
    Plugins are processed in order, from top to bottom.
    Plugins with non-stereo audio channels are not supported, but a forced-stereo option is available for Mono ones.
  • Patchbay:
    Modular patchbay mode, just like in JACK Multi-client and many other modular applications.
    Every plugin gets its own canvas group and ports allowing you to interconnect plugin audio and MIDI.
carla

kx.studio/Applications:Carla
github.com/falkTX/Carla

gmorgan ~ Cross-platform Rhythm Station

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gmorgan is a rhythm station, a modern organ with full editable accompaniment for play in real time emulating the capabilities of commercial rhythm stations “Korg”,”Roland”, “Solton” … also has a small pattern based sequencer like “Band in a Box”. Uses the capabilities of ALSA sequencer to produce MIDI accompaniment.

gmorgan.sourceforge.net

Seq24 ~ Minimal MIDI Sequencer

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Seq24 is a minimal loop based midi sequencer. It was created to provide a very simple interface for editing and playing midi ‘loops’. After searching for a software based sequencer that would provide the functionality needed for a live performance, such as the Akai MPC line, the Kawai Q80 sequencer, or the popular Alesis MMT-8, I found nothing similar in the software realm. I set out to create a very minimal sequencer that excludes the bloated features of the large software sequencers, and includes a small subset of features that I have found usable in performing.

seq24.large

www.filter24.org/seq24

Yoshimi ~ Linux Software Synthesizer

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Yoshimi is a software audio synthesizer, originally forked from ZynAddSubFX. Follow the links in the header for help with downloading and running it. You can also check out the manuals for detailed help, and listen to examples of music created with Yoshimi. Once you have it all set up, here are just some of the features you will find:

  • Three separate engines, each with distinctive characteristics, can be used together or individually
  • Sixteen engine kits for the ultimate in multi-layering of engines, or for synthesized drum kits
  • Vector Control, manage up to four independent sounds on any channel with faders or an X/Y midi joystick
  • Solo step through up to 16 sounds seamlessly while playing in real time (including vector sounds)
  • Microtonal Tuning, Scala-compatible scales and keymaps
  • Extensive Midi-Learn, capture almost all internal controls and many switches with ordinary 7-bit values, or NRPNs, or even 7-bit NRPNs, then edit the responses
  • Command Line Access, headless operation and high accessibility, for those with sight- or motor control issues
  • Rich variations of tone and timbre, Yoshimi provides the means to ensure no two notes are ever identical – just like in the real world
Yoshimi

yoshimi.sourceforge.net
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshimi_(synthesizer)

jack-keyboard ~ Virtual Keyboard For JACK MIDI

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jack-keyboard is a virtual MIDI keyboard – a program that allows you to send JACK MIDI events ( 😉 play using your PC keyboard). It’s BSD-licensed. User interface is GTK-based.

jack-keyboard

sourceforge.net/projects/jack-keyboard

mp3tomid ~ Polyphonic mp3 To MIDI

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mp3tomid_chung is a realtime free polyphonic high quality mp3 audio to MIDI converter written in freebasic with fbsound. It converts mp3 files to polyphonic piano MIDI data sent to the chosen MIDI out port, connected, for example, to a MIDI recorder to produce MIDI files, or to the onboard PC MIDI mapper for direct listening.

Features:

  • converts mp3 files to MIDI in realtime
  • compatible with freemp3_chung & mp3_chung playlists (.mp3list files)
  • include 3 band equalizer, autovol+compressor, speed control for the mp3 input
  • auto pitch lock
  • written in compiled freebasic and uses fbsound to handle mp3 files
  • source code (.bas .bi freebasic files) is included in the zip file
  • can run on a small netbook with Windows 7
  • can export to MIDI files
  • works with Windows 10 64 bits

chungswebsite.blogspot.com/search/label/mp3tomid_chung
sourceforge.net/projects/mp3tomidchung

AutoDrum ~ Automatic Drumware

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“AutoDrum” is free, open source software for automatic drum performance. It has following features, and it can be used for imagination of compose, practice of instruments, and so on.

  • 13 preset rhythm patterns can be used, and you can add your original rhythm pattern which is created by your MIDI sequencer.
  • The tempo can be changed at any time while playing. Also, the tempo can be slaved to the external machine in slave mode.
  • Mixer feature, which enables you to change velocity level or mute each drum instruments.
  • Synchronized start and stop function, which enables you to start or stop with your performance with connected MIDI keyboard.
  • MIDI Timing synchronizing clock can be received and sent.
  • Only extracting zip file is required to execute. No need to install.
  • User interface and documentation are Japanese, English, Chinese compliant.
  • User interface is Windows XP / Vista / 7 /8.1’s theme compliant.
  • Unicode compliant.
AutoDrum4.0_en_S

openmidiproject.osdn.jp/AutoDrum

Rhythmbox ~ Gnome Audio Player

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Rhythmbox is a music playing application for GNOME.

rhythmbox

wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Rhythmbox
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythmbox

hypercyclic ~ LFO-driven, MIDI-mangling Arpeggiator

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What is hypercyclic?

  • an LFO-driven MIDI arpeggiator, gate effect and step sequencer
  • for mangling sustained MIDI input chords
  • the output of which can then drive other MIDI instruments
  • acts either as a VST or Audio Unit plugin for your DAW, or as a standalone application
  • the original hypercyclic won 2nd place in the KVRAudio.com Developer Challenge ‘07
  • the sweet spot for hypercyclic is the narrow border between chaos and regularity. Or, in other words, how to induce a certain pleasant randomness and syncopation, yet forcing everything to align again on the bar or beat boundaries

How do you use it?

  • the main use for hypercyclic is to generate midi that can be recorded and/or sent to other plugins. However it also features a simple built-in synth for testing purposes
  • you can use two tempo-synced LFOs to modulate various parameters for creating interesting rhythmic effects and chord variations
  • a unique feature is the possibility to modulate the sequencer step size itself, which is useful for creating glitchy stuttering effects
  • another thing you can use is a groove function for playing slightly off the beat. The groove parameters can also be modulated over time by the LFOs, adding to the rhythmic variation
hypercyclic

www.mucoder.net/en/hypercyclic

ZX Spectrum ~ Computer Sound Chip Emulator

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This is Windows or Linux program, designed for playing music for AY-3-8912 sound chip (or its analogs are AY-3-8910 and YM2149F). Emulator emulates these sound chips and does not require real ones. Additionally emulator can play CD’s audio tracks and MIDI-files. Optional BASS by Ian Luck can be used for playing MP3 and MOD music.

bulba.untergrund.net/emulator_e

Red Dot Forever ~ Simple MIDI Recorder

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Red Dot Forever is an extremely simple program to record MIDI files. It has no advanced editing features — but if you just want to RECORD, listen back to what you PLAYed, and finally SAVE your recording to disk, then Red Dot Forever is all you need.

red dot

sourceforge.net/projects/reddot

Swami ~ MIDI Music Composition

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Project SWAMI, Sampled Waveforms And Musical Instruments, is a collection of free software for editing, managing and playing musical instruments for MIDI music composition. Current focus is primarily the SoundFont format, which is an open file format for digital audio “sample” based instruments.

Swami-2_0

www.swamiproject.org
sourceforge.net/projects/swami