[PD-dev] Reliable MIDI library for Windows?

[PSPunch]

Hi Isidro,


Thank you for the info.
Reading the library you had mentioned, I got the impression that it 
currently does not support MIDI functions for Windows.


Similar to some of my posts from a while back, I am trying to learn what 
it takes to get Sysex working, this time under Windows.

Homebrew I/O devices are cool indeed. Meanwhile, there are a great 
variety of MIDI devices available in shops which require Sysex messages 
to fully utilize them. I find it a bit sad that I cannot easily prepare 
abstractions to work these devices.

For Linux, Sysex ([midiout]) seemed to be simply "fixed" in recent 
versions of Pd.

What more does it take to work it under Windows?


So far what I've learned from observation is that a C function, 
"midiOutLongMsg" must be utilized to send Sysex messages.
In the current code I am reading (0.41-4) there are only 
midiOutShortMsg. Haven't looked in to receiving yet.


I will have to proceed with reading the internals a bit more before I 
can write anything myself.

--
David Shimamoto



> If you don´t want to use the DirectX API, you could
> use
> sndlib by Bill Schoesttadt. Sndlib can be obtained at
> CCRMA of Stanford and allows Audio and Midi I/O. The
> MIDI functions are sparse but may match what you are
> looking for your purposes.
> This is the CCRMA WEB:
> http://ccrma.stanford.edu
> Best
> Isi
> 
> --- PSPunch <shima at pspunch.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>> I understand that MIDI objects under Windows is said
>> to be less stable
>> than Linux, due to the MIDI functions under Windows
>> API that Pd relies on.
>>
>> If I were to write my own MIDI I/O external for
>> Windows, are there such
>> things as alternative MIDI libraries or APIs
>> available, or does Windows
>> not allow you to access MIDI devices it recognizes
>> without running data
>> through its interface?
>>
>> Like some posts I made about a month back, my
>> initial goal is to get raw
>> MIDI in&out working, this time on Windows.
>>
>> Any hints appreciated.
>> Thanks.
>>
>> --
>> David Shimamoto
>>
>>
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