Discussion of Python midi library

[Ken Seehof]

I have written a midi module that wraps part of the low-level Windows
API.  I'm planning to release it to open source after we ship our
commercial product that uses it.

It doesn't actually do any of the items you requested though, since
I wrapped the midi input and output devices, but not midi streams or
files.

I believe that you will find midi file processing in the Vaults:

http://www.vex.net/parnassus/

> -----Original Message-----
> From: python-list-admin at python.org
> [mailto:python-list-admin at python.org]On Behalf Of Max M
> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 6:12 AM
> To: python-list at python.org
> Subject: Discussion of Python midi library
> 
> 
> I am writing a Midi Module for Python.
> 
> I basically want it make it possible to:
> 
>      1) Read midi from a file
> 
>      2) transform the midi data
> 
>      3) Write midi to a file
> 
>      4) Play midifiles (especially on Windows)
> 
> The biggest challenge here is getting the internal representation of the 
> midi data right.
> 
> The midi data format in it's raw format is too specialized to make it 
> possible to load some midi-data and then do any kind meningfull 
> transformations on it.
> 
> So generally I want to be able to load in the data into a Python 
> specific objects representation that can be easily modified and then 
> saved back out as a new midi file.
> 
> I am doing algorithmical composition hence the need.
> 
> Has anybody got an interrest in participating in a discussion about how 
> such a module should be designed please contact me.
> 
> I allready have some code and some ideas.
> 
> regards Max M
> 
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