Open Source Linux MIDI Software - Page 4

ABC is a text-based music notation language. This project aims to promote the ABC music notation language by providing cross-platform, open-source tools for manipulating, displaying and playing (via MIDI) ABC files. This project is here for historic reasons and there is not too much activity now. The abcmidi project is updated more frequently.

A command line midi player for ALSA. A simple ALSA sequencer client that as well as playing MIDI files has uses as a general purpose sequencer event source for the ALSA sequencer that can be directed to any sequencer client.

A SoundFont editor and other software for editing, managing and sharing sample based MIDI instrument files for computer music composition. Support for other formats is planned.

libTiMidity is a MIDI to WAVE converter library that uses Gravis Ultrasound-compatible patch files to generate digital audio data from General MIDI files. This library based on the TiMidity decoder from SDL_sound library.

This script provides a graphical user interface for accessing the raw text of files created by the free version of Mario Paint Composer. It makes it easier to upload and download songs, and also allows songs to be exported in standard midi format.

LibSMF is a BSD-licensed C library for handling SMF ("*.mid") files. It transparently handles conversions between time and pulses, tempo map handling etc. The only dependencies are C compiler and glib. Full API documentation and examples are included. Note that the development has moved to https://github.com/nilsgey/libsmf.

Runabc is a graphic user interface to the abcMIDI, abc2svg and abcm2ps packages which normally run in a command window. In addition it contains numerous tools for editing and processing and analyzing abc and midi files. Runabc has been included in the sourceforge abc music project. It is now becoming a separate project on its own.

Jazz++ is a full featured, audio capable, cross-platform MIDI sequencer. Jazz++ offers a lot of functions normally only found in expensive sequencer software, and is used by professionals and hobby musicians all over the world.

Plays a MIDI file through the internal speakers of the computers in a network.

Noteedit is an editor for music notation that supports an unlimited number of staffs and up to 9 voices per staff. You can use it to create sheets of notes. You can import and export into many formats like midi, musicxml and lilypond.

This program has been superseded by a JVM version. Source is on github: https://github.com/pljones/jTrapKATEditor For further details, click the web site link below.

Sysexy MIDI Librarian is a data dump utility for musicians and studio producers. A librarian program allows you to do "sysex dumps" to and from synthesizers, drum machines, effects processors, etc., and archive the data on a computer, containing sounds, configuration settings, sequences which can later be sent back to the originating equipment. This allows a computer to be used as data storage for musical instruments and studio gear.

Java/Swing user interface for interacting with the Boss GT8 guitar effects processor using MIDI

ctypes Python module for BASS (http://un4seen.com) audio library. Android version (http://www.techshinobi.com/index.php/pybass-bass-audio-api-on-android-trials)

Advanced GTK+ Sequencer is intended to use for music composition. It features a piano roll, as well a synth, matrix editor, drum machine, soundfont2 player, mixer and an output panel. It's designed to be highly configurable, you may add effects to its effect chain, add or remove audio channels/pads. You may set up a fully functional network of engines, therefore exists a link editor for linking audio lines. In conjunction with ags you need a realtime kernel and alsa support. `ags` uses conditional locks to keep several threads in sync that's why you need at least a preemptible kernel.

monstrumWaveXL or (mwaveXL) is a Lua based cross platform application which sends MIDI and sysex data to/from the Waldorf Microwave II/XT/XTk from either standalone mode or as a VST in your favorite DAW. This is not a software emulator of a Waldorf synth, it is an editor for the actual synth thus requires a Waldorf microwave (xt xtk or II) synthesizer.

- Basic MIDI monitor, works w/ JACK or ALSA MIDI drivers - Most types of MIDI messages can be filtered from the monitor. - MIDI events can be captured to a text file (SMF planned). - UI Widgets can be hidden to reduce screen clutter.

Jack-smf-utils is a set of two utilities - jack-smf-player and jack-smf-recorder - whose purpose is to play and record MIDI streams from/to Standard MIDI Files (i.e. the files with .mid extension) using JACK MIDI. It uses libsmf as a backend.

Simple Sysexxer is a universal tool to exchange MIDI system exclusive data (aka SysEx) with digital musical instruments.

A Yamaha DX7-II Midi Manager. Parameters easy access, Qt/c++ program.

AMPT is a tool for transforming MIDI messages originating from any external MIDI keyboard or other software in a performance or experimental setting. MIDI is routed and transformed in AMPT by linking devices on a virtual canvas. AMPT Filters will offer delay, echo, transpose, and arpeggio. AMPT also works as a MIDI router or loopback.

Arduinome is a collaborative effort to create a clone of the popular and inspiring Monome usb controller using the Arduino micro-controller.

Clips is a Java based music composing tool separating chords and rythms: Create a funky rythm and turn it into a song by varying the chords. Just for the hell of it, it is also specially designed to be portable to mobile platforms (e.g. Android).

General Sound Interface (GSI). This is a sound interface capable of controlling every detail of sound playing. It can use the following interfaces: OSS, Ultrasound (Linux 2.0.x & 2.1.x), FreeBSD (pcm), and generic /dev/audio.

The MIDI Agent System (MAS) uses the interaction between different agents to generate MIDI notes. This software is designed for live use and it enables the performer to have real time control over very complex music.