https://github.com/robcranfill/midibox
Configuring a Raspberry Pi to be a MIDI router for my gear.
https://github.com/robcranfill/midibox
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Configuring a Raspberry Pi to be a MIDI router for my gear.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/robcranfill/midibox
- Owner: RobCranfill
- License: mit
- Created: 2016-11-06T22:30:32.000Z (over 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2021-01-22T00:50:12.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-15T06:51:09.130Z (over 1 year ago)
- Language: Python
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- Size: 52.7 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# midiBox
WARNING! THIS PROJECT IS IN-WORK, AND THE DOCS ARE NOT UP TO DATE! :-)
This project is a follow-on to my [miditrans](https://github.com/RobCranfill/miditrans) project. I realized it can almost all be done with Linux utils!
For full details of what I did, see this project's [Wiki](https://github.com/RobCranfill/midiBox/wiki).
## Concept of Operations
The Pi is mostly just acting as a MIDI router, sending MIDI messages from the two inputs — the drumkit and the keyboard (used for control messages, not musical notes) — to the one output - the drum machine. This is accomplished by running a script
Since this is running "headless", we need a way to shut the Pi down nicely; this is done with a background task that watches for a pushbutton (either simple button added for this purpose, or one of the two included on the Adafruit display) and shuts the Pi down when that is pressed.
Again, for full details, see this project's [Wiki](https://github.com/RobCranfill/midiBox/wiki).
## Hardware
### The Music Gear
The music gear I am integrating is
* Alesis DM6 e-drum kit
* Alesis SR-16 drum machine
* Akai MPK Mini MKII mini keyboard/pad
### Additional hardware
* A MIDI interface; that is, a USB/MIDI interface such as the ancient MidiSport UNO that I am using.
* A USB hub, since the RPi only has 2 USB ports, and this project needs three.
* An Adafruit 1.3" LCD display (optional?)
## System Software
* ASLA, for 'aconnect':
** 'sudo apt-get install alsa-base alsa-utils alsa-oss'
* You may need more, depending on what's installed by default on your system. See my [miditrans](https://github.com/RobCranfill/miditrans) project.
## Additional Software
* MidiSport "firmware" must be installed:
** 'sudo apt-get install midisport-firmware'