https://github.com/jtsiomb/midikeys

Simple MIDI keyboard for DOS PCs with an MPU-401 or compatible MIDI interface
https://github.com/jtsiomb/midikeys

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Simple MIDI keyboard for DOS PCs with an MPU-401 or compatible MIDI interface

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jtsiomb/midikeys
• Owner: jtsiomb
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2024-02-02T06:34:37.000Z (11 months ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-02-02T06:35:05.000Z (11 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-28T11:25:56.759Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: dos, midi, music
• Language: C
• Homepage:
• Size: 20.5 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: COPYING

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README

        
midikeys - a simple midi keyboard for DOS

=========================================

Midikeys is a very simple midi keyboard for DOS PCs with an MPU-401 or

compatible (UART mode) MIDI interface. It allows you to play music using the

two bottom rows of the keyboard, with the bottom row (Z to /) being the white

piano keys, while the next row (A to ') the black keys.

The MPU-401 base I/O port can be specified with the `-p` command-line option.

The default is to heed the `P:` part of the `BLASTER` environment variable, if

it is set, or otherwise fallback to using 330h.

Latest release (1.0):

  - http://nuclear.mutantstargoat.com/sw/midikeys/releases/midikeys-1.0.tar.gz

  - http://nuclear.mutantstargoat.com/sw/midikeys/releases/midkey10.zip

Both release archives are identical, containing source code and DOS executable.

License

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Copyright (C) 2022-2024 John Tsiombikas 

This program is free software. Feel free to use, modify, and/or redistribute it

under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3, or at your option

any later version published by the Free Software Foundation. See COPYING for

details.

Controls

--------

  - Bottom two rows of keys (Z to /) and (A to '): play notes.

  - Number keys (1-8): change MIDI channel.

  - `(` and `)`: change instrument.

  - `[` and `]`: shift octave down/up.

  - `+` and `-`: change velocity.

  - Escape: exit the program.

Command line arguments

----------------------

  - `-p `: set MIDI base I/O port.

  - `-c `: select initial MIDI channel.

  - `-i `: select initial MIDI instrument.

  - `-o `: select initial octave (1 - 7).

Build

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To build midikeys you need the Watcom or OpenWatcom C compiler. There are no

dependencies, just type `wmake` to build.

Running in dosbox

-----------------

To run in dosbox or dosbox-x, if it doesn't work automatically, you might need

to configure which system MIDI device dosbos should use. For me on GNU/Linux

with timidity configured as an ALSA MIDI device, I had to create this simple

`dosbox.conf` file in the current directory:

    [midi]

    mididevice=alsa

    midiconfig=128:0