Libraries
Open-source MIDI libraries
460 projects across 13 categories. Every entry is checked against the GitHub API for existence, stars, license, and activity (last checked ). Also available as a plain awesome list on GitHub.
460 projects
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MuseScore
Stars: 15kmusescore/MuseScore
Full-featured music notation software with MIDI import/export.
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Tone.js
Stars: 15kTonejs/Tone.js
Web Audio framework for interactive music: synths, effects, and a transport.
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Sonic Pi
Stars: 12ksonic-pi-net/sonic-pi
Code-based live-coding synth with MIDI in/out.
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AudioKit
Stars: 11kAudioKit/AudioKit
Audio synthesis, processing, and MIDI framework for Apple platforms.
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LMMS
Stars: 10kLMMS/lmms
Cross-platform music production software with piano-roll and MIDI support.
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JUCE
Stars: 9.0kjuce-framework/JUCE
The cross-platform C++ framework for audio apps and plugins, with full MIDI and MPE.
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Mixxx
Stars: 7.3kmixxxdj/mixxx
DJ software with a large library of MIDI controller mappings.
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TinyUSB
Stars: 7.2khathach/tinyusb
Embedded USB host/device stack with class-compliant USB-MIDI support.
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SuperCollider
Stars: 6.8ksupercollider/supercollider
Audio server and language for real-time synthesis and algorithmic composition.
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NAudio
Stars: 6.2knaudio/NAudio
.NET audio and MIDI library for Windows, including MIDI in/out and file support.
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Overtone
Stars: 6.2kovertone/overtone
Collaborative programmable music built on SuperCollider, with MIDI.
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Alda
Stars: 6.0kalda-lang/alda
Text-based music programming language with a REPL that plays scores over MIDI and exports MIDI files.
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Basic Pitch
Stars: 5.9kspotify/basic-pitch
Lightweight polyphonic audio-to-MIDI transcription with pitch bends.
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Ardour
Stars: 5.3kArdour/ardour
Professional open-source DAW with full MIDI recording and editing.
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ORCA
Stars: 5.1khundredrabbits/Orca
Esoteric live-coding grid that sequences MIDI, OSC, and UDP.
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Bespoke Synth
Stars: 4.7kBespokeSynth/BespokeSynth
Modular DAW for live patching, with extensive MIDI controller mapping.
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VCV Rack
Stars: 4.4kVCVRack/Rack
Virtual Eurorack modular synthesizer platform with MIDI modules.
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OpenUtau
Stars: 4.4kopenutau/OpenUtau
Singing synthesis editor with MIDI import.
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Tonal
Stars: 4.3ktonaljs/tonal
Functional music-theory library: notes, intervals, chords, scales, MIDI numbers.
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Surge XT
Stars: 4.1ksurge-synthesizer/surge
Hybrid synthesizer with full MPE and microtuning support.
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Furnace
Stars: 3.9ktildearrow/furnace
Multi-system chiptune tracker with MIDI input.
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Scribbletune
Stars: 3.8kscribbletune/scribbletune
Create clips and patterns with code and export them as MIDI files.
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Dexed
Stars: 3.6kasb2m10/dexed
DX7 FM plugin synth that reads original DX7 SysEx cartridges.
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Helio
Stars: 3.6khelio-fm/helio-sequencer
Lightweight, minimalist music sequencer for desktop and mobile.
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Cardinal
Stars: 3.2kDISTRHO/Cardinal
VCV Rack modules packaged as a self-contained plugin with MIDI.
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Mutable Instruments Eurorack
Stars: 3.2kpichenettes/eurorack
Firmware for Mutable Instruments modules, including MIDI interfaces.
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Faust
Stars: 3.2kgrame-cncm/faust
Functional DSP language for synths and effects, with MIDI-driven polyphony.
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Zrythm
Stars: 3.2kzrythm/zrythm
Digital audio workstation with MIDI recording, piano-roll editing, and automation.
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NeuralNote
Stars: 3.1kDamRsn/NeuralNote
VST3/AU plugin that transcribes audio to MIDI with a neural network and exports the result by drag and drop.
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nih-plug
Stars: 3.0krobbert-vdh/nih-plug
Rust audio plugin framework with note events and MIDI support.
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Audiveris
Stars: 2.9kAudiveris/audiveris
Optical music recognition: scanned scores to MusicXML.
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music21
Stars: 2.6kcuthbertLab/music21
Toolkit for computer-aided musicology with MIDI, MusicXML and more.
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FluidSynth
Stars: 2.5kFluidSynth/fluidsynth
Real-time SoundFont 2 synthesizer: library, CLI, and the reference open-source GM player.
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JACK2
Stars: 2.5kjackaudio/jack2
JACK Audio Connection Kit: low-latency audio and MIDI routing between applications.
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iPlug2
Stars: 2.4kiPlug2/iPlug2
Audio plugin framework for desktop, mobile, and web.
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Signal
Stars: 2.4kryohey/signal
Full-featured online MIDI editor and sequencer that runs in the browser.
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Plugdata
Stars: 2.4kplugdata-team/plugdata
Pure Data as a plugin with a modern UI and MIDI I/O.
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abcjs
Stars: 2.4kpaulrosen/abcjs
Renders ABC notation and plays it back via MIDI or Web Audio.
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CLAP
Stars: 2.4kfree-audio/clap
Open audio plugin API with first-class note expressions and MIDI 2.0 support.
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free-midi-chords
Stars: 2.3kldrolez/free-midi-chords
Library of chord and progression MIDI files for every key, with the Python script that generates them.
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openDAW
Stars: 2.3kandremichelle/openDAW
Open-source, browser-based DAW with MIDI support.
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Carla
Stars: 2.2kfalkTX/Carla
Fully-featured audio plugin host with MIDI routing.
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Vital
Stars: 2.2kmtytel/vital
Spectral warping wavetable synthesizer (source release).
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Magenta.js
Stars: 2.1kmagenta/magenta-js
Music and art generation models running in the browser.
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MilkyTracker
Stars: 2.1kmilkytracker/MilkyTracker
FastTracker II-inspired music tracker with MIDI input.
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Pure Data
Stars: 2.1kpure-data/pure-data
Visual programming language for interactive audio and MIDI.
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Giada
Stars: 2.1kmonocasual/giada
Minimal live-looping tool with MIDI learn.
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ossia score
Stars: 2.1kossia/score
Intermedia sequencer for MIDI, OSC, audio, and more.
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MuseGAN
Stars: 2.0ksalu133445/musegan
Multi-track symbolic music generation with GANs.
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OpenSheetMusicDisplay
Stars: 2.0kopensheetmusicdisplay/opensheetmusicdisplay
Renders MusicXML sheet music in the browser.
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Omnizart
Stars: 2.0kMusic-and-Culture-Technology-Lab/omnizart
Automatic music transcription for piano, drums, vocals, and chords.
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GridSound
Stars: 1.9kgridsound/daw
Open-source DAW that runs in the browser.
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alphaTab
Stars: 1.9kCoderLine/alphaTab
Guitar tablature and notation rendering with built-in SoundFont playback.
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Arduino MIDI Library
Stars: 1.8kFortySevenEffects/arduino_midi_library
The standard MIDI I/O library for Arduino serial MIDI.
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MT3
Stars: 1.8kmagenta/mt3
Multi-task, multitrack music transcription (audio to MIDI).
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Element
Stars: 1.7kkushview/element
Modular audio plugin host with MIDI routing.
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mt32-pi
Stars: 1.7kdwhinham/mt32-pi
Bare-metal Raspberry Pi kernel that acts as a Roland MT-32 emulator and SoundFont synth for MIDI input.
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WEBMIDI.js
Stars: 1.7kdjipco/webmidi
Friendly wrapper for the Web MIDI API: named notes, channels, and events.
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MiniDexed
Stars: 1.7kprobonopd/MiniDexed
Bare-metal Raspberry Pi firmware running eight Dexed DX7 engines, played over MIDI and loading DX7 SysEx voices.
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Chataigne
Stars: 1.7kbenkuper/Chataigne
Show-control software bridging MIDI, OSC, DMX, and more.
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Control Surface
Stars: 1.7ktttapa/Control-Surface
Arduino library for building MIDI controllers: buttons, pots, encoders, displays.
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mido
Stars: 1.6kmido/mido
Pythonic MIDI messages, ports, and Standard MIDI File reading/writing.
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Schism Tracker
Stars: 1.6kschismtracker/schismtracker
Impulse Tracker clone with MIDI in/out.
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Neothesia
Stars: 1.6kPolyMeilex/Neothesia
Flashy Synthesia-like piano visualizer and learning tool.
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TuxGuitar
Stars: 1.6khelge17/tuxguitar
Multitrack tablature editor and player with MIDI support.
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python-midi
Stars: 1.6kvishnubob/python-midi
Classic low-level Python toolkit for reading and writing MIDI files.
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Csound
Stars: 1.5kcsound/csound
Sound and music computing system with deep MIDI integration.
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musicpy
Stars: 1.5kRainbow-Dreamer/musicpy
Music-theory-aware language for writing and analysing music that reads and writes MIDI.
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Tracktion Engine
Stars: 1.5kTracktion/tracktion_engine
High-level JUCE module for building sequencer and DAW apps.
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teoria
Stars: 1.4ksaebekassebil/teoria
Music theory for JavaScript with MIDI note and frequency helpers.
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Ableton Link
Stars: 1.3kAbleton/link
Tempo, beat, and phase sync over a local network; a common companion to MIDI clock.
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Hydrogen
Stars: 1.3khydrogen-music/hydrogen
Advanced drum machine with MIDI in/out.
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Mozzi
Stars: 1.3ksensorium/Mozzi
Sound synthesis library for Arduino and other microcontrollers.
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MIDIVisualizer
Stars: 1.3kkosua20/MIDIVisualizer
Small MIDI piano-roll visualizer, ready for video export.
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VGMTrans
Stars: 1.3kvgmtrans/vgmtrans
Converts sequenced video-game music formats into MIDI files with matching SF2 or DLS instrument banks.
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DaisySP
Stars: 1.3kdaisyaudio/DaisySP
Portable DSP library for building synths and effects on Daisy and beyond.
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RtMidi
Stars: 1.2kthestk/rtmidi
The classic cross-platform realtime MIDI I/O API (CoreMIDI, ALSA, JACK, WinMM).
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BeepBox
Stars: 1.2kjohnnesky/beepbox
Online chiptune sketchpad with MIDI export.
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ZynAddSubFX
Stars: 1.2kzynaddsubfx/zynaddsubfx
Fully featured open-source software synthesizer.
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FoxDot
Stars: 1.2kQirky/FoxDot
Live-coding environment in Python for SuperCollider and MIDI.
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LUFA
Stars: 1.1kabcminiuser/lufa
USB framework for AVR microcontrollers, with MIDI class drivers and demos.
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Radium
Stars: 1.1kkmatheussen/radium
Music editor with a tracker interface and MIDI support.
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ChucK
Stars: 1.0kccrma/chuck
Strongly-timed music programming language with MIDI I/O.
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pretty_midi
Stars: 1.0kcraffel/pretty-midi
High-level MIDI analysis and manipulation: notes, instruments, piano rolls, and synthesis.
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@tonejs/midi
Stars: 1.0kTonejs/Midi
Convert MIDI files to and from a friendly JSON format in the browser or Node.
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webaudiofont
Stars: 991surikov/webaudiofont
Large GM-compatible instrument and drum library and player for Web Audio.
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Gibber
Stars: 976gibber-cc/gibber
Browser live-coding environment with Web MIDI output.
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OpenDeck
Stars: 957shanteacontrols/OpenDeck
Firmware platform for building MIDI controllers, configurable from a web UI.
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Frescobaldi
Stars: 954frescobaldi/frescobaldi
LilyPond music score editor with MIDI playback.
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Verovio
Stars: 943rism-digital/verovio
Fast engraving library for MEI, MusicXML, Humdrum and ABC with MIDI output.
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python-mingus
Stars: 928bspaans/python-mingus
Music theory and notation package with MIDI and LilyPond output.
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html-midi-player
Stars: 910cifkao/html-midi-player
Web components for playing and visualizing MIDI files on any web page.
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MidiTok
Stars: 904Natooz/MidiTok
MIDI tokenizers (REMI, CP Word, Octuple, MIDILike...) for sequence models.
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ShowMIDI
Stars: 903gbevin/ShowMIDI
Multi-platform GUI and plugin to visualize MIDI 1.0 and 2.0 activity at a glance.
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midifile
Stars: 897craigsapp/midifile
C++ classes for reading and writing Standard MIDI Files.
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pianoplayer
Stars: 895marcomusy/pianoplayer
Automatic piano fingering generator for MusicXML and MIDI.
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TinySoundFont
Stars: 887schellingb/TinySoundFont
Single-header SoundFont2 synthesizer and MIDI file player.
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Stargate
Stars: 880stargatedaw/stargate
All-in-one DAW and plugin suite.
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DPF
Stars: 874DISTRHO/DPF
DISTRHO Plugin Framework for LV2, VST, CLAP, and JACK.
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SendMIDI
Stars: 852gbevin/SendMIDI
Command-line tool to send MIDI messages to any MIDI output.
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midir
Stars: 829Boddlnagg/midir
Cross-platform realtime MIDI processing in Rust.
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MIDIApps
Stars: 823krevis/MIDIApps
Source for MIDI Monitor and SysEx Librarian on macOS.
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Odin 2
Stars: 821TheWaveWarden/odin2
Polyphonic synthesizer plugin with MPE support.
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Munt
Stars: 818munt/munt
Roland MT-32, CM-32L, and LAPC-I synthesizer emulator.
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MusE
Stars: 807muse-sequencer/muse
MIDI/audio sequencer with recording and editing capabilities.
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Calf Studio Gear
Stars: 805calf-studio-gear/calf
Audio plugin suite for Linux, including MIDI-driven synths.
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DrivenByMoss
Stars: 805git-moss/DrivenByMoss
Bitwig Studio extensions for many MIDI controllers (Push, APC, Launchpad, MCU…).
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midi-js-soundfonts
Stars: 790gleitz/midi-js-soundfonts
Pre-rendered General MIDI SoundFonts packaged for MIDI.js and the web.
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OpenMPT
Stars: 787OpenMPT/openmpt
Tracker and MIDI-capable module editor (official mirror).
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MIDI2LR
Stars: 775rsjaffe/MIDI2LR
Control Adobe Lightroom Classic from MIDI controllers.
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Piano LED Visualizer
Stars: 773onlaj/Piano-LED-Visualizer
Raspberry Pi app that lights an LED strip above a piano from incoming MIDI notes, with learning modes.
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node-midi
Stars: 760justinlatimer/node-midi
Node.js wrapper around RtMidi for realtime MIDI ports.
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norns
Stars: 734monome/norns
Sound computer platform with Lua scripting and MIDI device support.
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MidiJack
Stars: 730keijiro/MidiJack
MIDI input plugin for Unity.
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Edisyn
Stars: 722eclab/edisyn
Synthesizer patch editor and librarian supporting many hardware synths.
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Minis
Stars: 721keijiro/Minis
MIDI input via the Unity Input System.
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libremidi
Stars: 712celtera/libremidi
Modern C++20 MIDI 1.0 and MIDI 2.0 realtime and file I/O library.
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Push 2 interface
Stars: 711Ableton/push-interface
Ableton's manual for the Push 2 MIDI mapping, SysEx commands, and USB display protocol.
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DryWetMIDI
Stars: 704melanchall/drywetmidi
Comprehensive .NET library for MIDI files, devices, playback, and recording.
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Windows MIDI Services
Stars: 691microsoft/MIDI
Microsoft's next-generation Windows MIDI stack with MIDI 2.0 and UMP.
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LilyPond
Stars: 689lilypond/lilypond
Text-based music engraving that can also output MIDI.
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Ctrlr
Stars: 684RomanKubiak/ctrlr
Build custom editors and panels for any MIDI hardware.
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Deluge Community Firmware
Stars: 684SynthstromAudible/DelugeFirmware
Community-developed firmware for the Synthstrom Deluge sequencer, synth and sampler, with MIDI, MPE, and clock sync.
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Adafruit TinyUSB Arduino
Stars: 651adafruit/Adafruit_TinyUSB_Arduino
TinyUSB for Arduino cores, enabling USB-MIDI on RP2040, SAMD, nRF52, ESP32-S2/S3.
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PedalinoMini
Stars: 622alf45tar/PedalinoMini
ESP32 foot controller firmware with USB, DIN, BLE-MIDI, RTP-MIDI, and OSC support.
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MusicXML
Stars: 611w3c-cg/musicxml
The W3C MusicXML specification source.
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MidiWriterJS
Stars: 608grimmdude/MidiWriterJS
Fluent API for generating multi-track MIDI files in JavaScript.
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Qtractor
Stars: 607rncbc/qtractor
Audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer for Linux.
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REMI
Stars: 606YatingMusic/remi
Pop Music Transformer and the REMI event representation.
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MIDIMonster
Stars: 606cbdevnet/midimonster
Translates between MIDI, OSC, ArtNet, sACN, and more.
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JJazzLab
Stars: 602jjazzboss/JJazzLab
Application for generating MIDI backing tracks from chord charts.
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JZZ
Stars: 595jazz-soft/JZZ
MIDI library for Node.js and browsers with Web MIDI polyfill and MIDI 2.0 support.
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Vaporizer2
Stars: 590VASTDynamics/Vaporizer2
Hybrid wavetable synthesizer and sampler plugin with MPE support and MIDI modulation sources.
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PianoBooster
Stars: 584pianobooster/PianoBooster
Interactive piano learning that plays along with MIDI files.
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web-synth
Stars: 579Ameobea/web-synth
Browser-based DAW and modular synthesis platform with a MIDI editor and Web MIDI controller input.
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Teensy cores
Stars: 578PaulStoffregen/cores
Teensy core libraries, including the usbMIDI device implementation.
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MIDIUSB
Stars: 573arduino-libraries/MIDIUSB
Native USB-MIDI device support for Arduino boards with USB (32u4, SAMD, etc.).
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MidiEditor
Stars: 565markusschwenk/midieditor
Free MIDI file editor for recording, editing, and playback.
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MusicAutobot
Stars: 551bearpelican/musicautobot
Transformer-based music generation and harmonization on MIDI.
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Bela
Stars: 540BelaPlatform/Bela
Ultra-low-latency audio and sensor platform with MIDI support.
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ORCA (C)
Stars: 538hundredrabbits/Orca-c
Terminal version of the ORCA live-coding grid with MIDI output.
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ADLplug
Stars: 532jpcima/ADLplug
FM chip synthesizer plugin (OPL3/OPN2) built on libADLMIDI.
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DaisyExamples
Stars: 529daisyaudio/DaisyExamples
Example projects for the Daisy platform, including MIDI.
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MusPy
Stars: 525salu133445/muspy
Toolkit for symbolic music generation: datasets, representations, and metrics.
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SoundFlow
Stars: 520LSXPrime/SoundFlow
.NET audio and MIDI engine with device I/O, MIDI routing and sequencing, and SoundFont and MPE synthesis.
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amsynth
Stars: 506amsynth/amsynth
Analog-modelling software synthesizer.
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NES Music Database
Stars: 505chrisdonahue/nesmdb
Dataset of NES game music with MIDI and score formats plus conversion tooling.
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MIKMIDI
Stars: 504mixedinkey-opensource/MIKMIDI
CoreMIDI wrapper for Swift and Objective-C with device I/O, sequencing, and MIDI file support.
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alsa-lib
Stars: 499alsa-project/alsa-lib
ALSA userspace library, including the Linux sequencer and rawmidi APIs.
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Pop2Piano
Stars: 497sweetcocoa/pop2piano
Model that generates piano-cover MIDI directly from pop song audio.
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Axoloti
Stars: 495axoloti/axoloti
Patcher and firmware for a standalone digital audio/MIDI board.
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libDaisy
Stars: 484daisyaudio/libDaisy
Hardware abstraction library for the Daisy audio platform, with MIDI handlers.
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SamplerBox
Stars: 484josephernest/SamplerBox
Raspberry Pi sampler that plays WAV sample sets from a USB or DIN MIDI keyboard.
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Polyphone
Stars: 480davy7125/polyphone
SoundFont (sf2/sf3/sfz) editor.
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Launchpad Pro firmware
Stars: 475dvhdr/launchpad-pro
Novation's open-source firmware SDK for writing custom MIDI apps that run on the Launchpad Pro.
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MIDI2CV
Stars: 472elkayem/midi2cv
Arduino-based MIDI to CV/gate converter.
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MidiAnimationTrack
Stars: 467keijiro/MidiAnimationTrack
Unity Timeline track that plays MIDI files as animation.
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Transkun
Stars: 459Yujia-Yan/Transkun
Piano transcription with pedal and velocity, audio to MIDI.
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textbeat
Stars: 444flipcoder/textbeat
Plaintext music sequencer and MIDI shell that plays column-based scores to MIDI outputs.
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isobar
Stars: 439ideoforms/isobar
Algorithmic composition and pattern sequencing over MIDI and OSC.
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midis2jam2
Stars: 433wyskoj/midis2jam2
3D MIDI file visualizer, a remaster of MIDIJam.
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Elektroid
Stars: 425dagargo/elektroid
Sample and preset transfer for Elektron devices and others over SysEx.
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ReaScripts
Stars: 424ReaTeam/ReaScripts
Community script repository for REAPER, with many MIDI editing tools.
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python-rtmidi
Stars: 413SpotlightKid/python-rtmidi
Python bindings for RtMidi with a Pythonic API.
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POP909
Stars: 411music-x-lab/POP909-Dataset
909 pop songs as piano arrangements with melody, chords, and beats.
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SpessaSynth
Stars: 408spessasus/SpessaSynth
SoundFont2/DLS synthesizer and MIDI player for the web.
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chords2midi
Stars: 406Miserlou/chords2midi
Command-line tool that turns numeric or named chord progressions into MIDI files.
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timidity (browser)
Stars: 404feross/timidity
libtimidity compiled to WebAssembly for playing MIDI files in the browser via Web Audio.
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Launchpad95
Stars: 398hdavid/Launchpad95
Ableton Live MIDI remote scripts that add step sequencer, scale, and device modes to Novation Launchpads.
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MidiPlayerJS
Stars: 397grimmdude/MidiPlayerJS
MIDI file player that emits events for each message as it plays.
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WebMIDIAPIShim
Stars: 387cwilso/WebMIDIAPIShim
Polyfill that bridges the Web MIDI API to plugins or native modules.
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16n Faderbank
Stars: 38416n-faderbank/16n
Open-source 16-fader MIDI/CV/I2C controller (Teensy).
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Pencil Research MIDI database
Stars: 384pencilresearch/midi
Community database of MIDI CC and NRPN implementation charts for hardware synths and effects.
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launchpad.py
Stars: 383FMMT666/launchpad.py
Python library for controlling Novation Launchpad and Midi Fighter grid LEDs and buttons over MIDI.
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ReceiveMIDI
Stars: 379gbevin/ReceiveMIDI
Command-line tool to monitor and log incoming MIDI.
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midi-model
Stars: 378SkyTNT/midi-model
Transformer for MIDI event generation with a tokenizer and web UI.
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Partitura
Stars: 377CPJKU/partitura
Symbolic music processing for MusicXML, MEI, and MIDI.
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webaudio-controls
Stars: 372g200kg/webaudio-controls
Knob, slider, switch, and keyboard web components with MIDI learn.
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Mezzo
Stars: 372DimaSamoz/mezzo
Haskell composition library that type-checks harmony and voice-leading rules and exports MIDI.
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gomidi
Stars: 360gomidi/midi
Modular MIDI library for Go: messages, SMF read/write, and pluggable realtime drivers.
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basic-pitch-ts
Stars: 360spotify/basic-pitch-ts
TypeScript port of Basic Pitch that converts audio to MIDI notes with pitch bends in the browser or Node.js.
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LakhNES
Stars: 357chrisdonahue/LakhNES
Multi-instrument music generation pre-trained on Lakh MIDI.
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ESP32-BLE-MIDI
Stars: 354max22-/ESP32-BLE-MIDI
BLE-MIDI host and client library for the ESP32.
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picostepseq
Stars: 352todbot/picostepseq
MIDI step sequencer for the Raspberry Pi Pico.
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MIDIKit
Stars: 351orchetect/swift-midi
Modern Swift CoreMIDI wrapper with MIDI 1.0 and 2.0 support.
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Web MIDI API spec
Stars: 341WebAudio/web-midi-api
The W3C Web MIDI API specification source.
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Aciduino
Stars: 333midilab/aciduino
DIY Arduino TB-303 and TR-808 style step sequencer and MIDI controller with MIDI clock sync.
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Moppy2
Stars: 331samphonic/Moppy2
Play MIDI on floppy drives and other hardware ("Musical flOPPY controller").
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Arduino-AppleMIDI-Library
Stars: 328lathoub/Arduino-AppleMIDI-Library
RTP-MIDI (AppleMIDI) over Ethernet and Wi-Fi for Arduino.
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smplr
Stars: 327danigb/smplr
Sampled instruments (piano, drums, SoundFonts) for Web Audio.
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Sardine
Stars: 325Bubobubobubobubo/sardine
Python live-coding library for MIDI, OSC, and SuperDirt.
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polyrhythmix
Stars: 309dredozubov/polyrhythmix
Command-line polyrhythmic MIDI drum generator.
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USB-MIDI-Driver
Stars: 305kshoji/USB-MIDI-Driver
USB MIDI host driver for Android (works without android.media.midi).
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Arduino-BLE-MIDI
Stars: 305lathoub/Arduino-BLE-MIDI
BLE-MIDI transport for the Arduino MIDI Library (ESP32, nRF52, and more).
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Tegridy MIDI Dataset
Stars: 297asigalov61/Tegridy-MIDI-Dataset
Curated MIDI datasets for symbolic music AI.
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Yoshimi
Stars: 292Yoshimi/yoshimi
Software synthesizer derived from ZynAddSubFX.
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KnobKraft Orm
Stars: 292christofmuc/KnobKraft-orm
Modern, cross-platform librarian for MIDI synthesizers.
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portmidi (Go)
Stars: 290rakyll/portmidi
Go bindings for PortMidi.
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Luppp
Stars: 288openAVproductions/openAV-Luppp
Live-performance looping tool with MIDI controller support.
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miditoolkit
Stars: 285YatingMusic/miditoolkit
MIDI file toolkit with tick-level precision, piano-roll and chord utilities.
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Bitwig extensions
Stars: 282bitwig/bitwig-extensions
Source of Bitwig Studio's official controller extensions.
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ASAP dataset
Stars: 281fosfrancesco/asap-dataset
Aligned scores and performances of classical piano music (MIDI and MusicXML).
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Compound Word Transformer
Stars: 280YatingMusic/compound-word-transformer
Full-song symbolic music generation using compound-word tokens.
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ReaLearn / Helgobox
Stars: 278helgoboss/helgobox
MIDI/OSC controller mapping for REAPER (ReaLearn).
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staff
Stars: 275staff-rs/staff
Music-theory and score-rendering library with MIDI support.
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MIDIUtil
Stars: 272MarkCWirt/MIDIUtil
Pure-Python library for writing multi-track MIDI files.
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webaudio-tinysynth
Stars: 270g200kg/webaudio-tinysynth
Tiny GM-compatible synthesizer built on Web Audio, with SMF playback.
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Abjad
Stars: 267Abjad/abjad
Python API for building LilyPond scores.
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android-midi-lib
Stars: 265LeffelMania/android-midi-lib
Lightweight library for reading, editing and writing MIDI files on Android/Java.
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signls
Stars: 265emprcl/signls
Non-linear, generative MIDI sequencer in the terminal.
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uClock
Stars: 264midilab/uClock
Tight BPM clock generator for Arduino, Teensy, ESP32 and RP2040 with MIDI sync.
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MusicTransformer-Pytorch
Stars: 262gwinndr/MusicTransformer-Pytorch
PyTorch reimplementation of Music Transformer.
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Efflux Tracker
Stars: 261igorski/efflux-tracker
Browser tracker and piano-roll sequencer for Web Audio instruments, with Web MIDI controller recording.
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LinnStrument firmware
Stars: 260rogerlinndesign/linnstrument-firmware
Open firmware for the LinnStrument controller, implementing its MPE, per-note expression, and MIDI configuration modes.
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MIDIcontroller
Stars: 257joshnishikawa/MIDIcontroller
Library for building class-compliant MIDI controllers with Teensy.
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unimidi
Stars: 256arirusso/unimidi
Platform-independent realtime MIDI input and output for Ruby.
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pyFluidSynth
Stars: 253amberwhitehead/pyfluidsynth
Python bindings for FluidSynth.
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miditui
Stars: 253minimaxir/miditui
Interactive terminal UI for MIDI composing, mixing, and playback.
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rtpmidid
Stars: 252davidmoreno/rtpmidid
RTP-MIDI (AppleMIDI) daemon for Linux that exposes peers as ALSA ports.
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alsa-utils
Stars: 252alsa-project/alsa-utils
ALSA command-line tools including aconnect, aseqdump, and amidi.
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YourMT3
Stars: 248mimbres/YourMT3
Multi-instrument, multi-track music transcription model that outputs MIDI from audio.
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VexFlow
Stars: 247vexflow/vexflow
Music notation and guitar tab rendering for the web.
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rust-jack
Stars: 247RustAudio/rust-jack
Rust bindings for JACK, with MIDI ports.
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midi-parser-js
Stars: 246colxi/midi-parser-js
Parse MIDI files (from base64, ArrayBuffer, or file input) into JSON.
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WildMIDI
Stars: 245Mindwerks/wildmidi
Software synthesizer library that plays MIDI with GUS patches.
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libADLMIDI
Stars: 238Wohlstand/libADLMIDI
MIDI player library with OPL3 (FM) emulation.
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jsmidgen
Stars: 237dingram/jsmidgen
Small library for generating MIDI files in JavaScript.
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setBfree
Stars: 235pantherb/setBfree
DSP tonewheel organ with MIDI control.
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Euterpea
Stars: 234Euterpea/Euterpea2
Haskell library for music composition with MIDI I/O.
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RustySynth
Stars: 233sinshu/rustysynth
SoundFont MIDI synthesizer written in pure Rust.
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MNX
Stars: 230w3c-cg/mnx
W3C draft next-generation music notation format.
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obs-midi-mg
Stars: 230nhielost/obs-midi-mg
OBS Studio plugin that binds MIDI messages to OBS actions and sends MIDI feedback.
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Apollo Studio
Stars: 227mat1jaczyyy/apollo-studio
Editor and live playback engine for MIDI-driven RGB light effects on Novation Launchpads.
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truce
Stars: 225truce-audio/truce
Cross-platform audio and MIDI plugin framework in Rust.
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Openthesia
Stars: 224ImAxel0/Openthesia
Falling-notes MIDI visualizer and piano practice tool for Windows.
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QjackCtl
Stars: 223rncbc/qjackctl
JACK control panel and ALSA/JACK MIDI patchbay.
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MeltySynth
Stars: 219sinshu/meltysynth
SoundFont MIDI synthesizer for .NET with no dependencies.
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managed-midi
Stars: 217atsushieno/managed-midi
Cross-platform .NET MIDI device access and SMF support.
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Zynthian
Stars: 216zynthian/zynthian-ui
UI for the Zynthian open synth platform (Raspberry Pi based MIDI sound module).
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Zenith MIDI
Stars: 216arduano/Zenith-MIDI
Fast GPU-based MIDI renderer for extremely dense ("black") MIDIs.
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USBHost_t36
Stars: 213PaulStoffregen/USBHost_t36
USB host library for Teensy 3.6/4.x, including USB-MIDI host.
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Melrōse
Stars: 213emicklei/melrose
Interactive language for programming melodies that plays over MIDI.
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PortMidi
Stars: 212PortMidi/portmidi
Portable realtime MIDI I/O library used by many audio applications.
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Piano (Tone.js)
Stars: 210tambien/Piano
Multi-sampled Salamander grand piano for Tone.js with pedal and velocity.
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USBMIDI (Blokas)
Stars: 209BlokasLabs/USBMIDI
USB MIDI device library for Arduino with a Serial-style API for reading and writing MIDI.
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Tonic
Stars: 208AudioKit/Tonic
Swift music-theory library: notes, intervals, chords, and keys.
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Arduino-USBMIDI
Stars: 204lathoub/Arduino-USBMIDI
USB-MIDI transport for the Arduino MIDI Library.
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Anticipatory Music Transformer
Stars: 203jthickstun/anticipation
Controllable symbolic-music generation with anticipation.
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midly
Stars: 199kovaxis/midly
Fast, zero-allocation-capable MIDI file and stream parser for Rust (no_std friendly).
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midi2usbhost
Stars: 199rppicomidi/midi2usbhost
Raspberry Pi Pico bridge from a USB-MIDI device to a serial MIDI port.
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MIDI Jar
Stars: 199la-jarre-a-son/midi-jar
Desktop toolbox for routing MIDI between devices and displaying played notes and chords.
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easymidi
Stars: 196dinchak/node-easymidi
Simple event-based MIDI messaging for Node.js.
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musicaiz
Stars: 193carlosholivan/musicaiz
Symbolic music generation, evaluation and analysis framework.
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Seq66
Stars: 192ahlstromcj/seq66
Live-looping, pattern-based MIDI sequencer.
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mididriver
Stars: 191billthefarmer/mididriver
Android MIDI driver using the Sonivox EAS synthesizer.
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symusic
Stars: 189Yikai-Liao/symusic
Very fast MIDI file parsing and processing with a C++ core and Python bindings.
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midilib
Stars: 188jimm/midilib
Pure-Ruby MIDI file and event manipulation library.
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The MidiBus
Stars: 188sparks/themidibus
Simple MIDI library for Processing.
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gibberwocky
Stars: 188gibber-cc/gibberwocky
Browser live-coding environment for sequencing Ableton Live, Max/MSP, and external MIDI devices.
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GeneralUser GS
Stars: 184mrbumpy409/GeneralUser-GS
Compact, freely licensed GM/GS SoundFont bank.
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miti
Stars: 184schollz/miti
Musical instrument textual interface: write MIDI sequences as text.
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Text2midi
Stars: 184AMAAI-Lab/Text2midi
Transformer model that generates MIDI files from natural-language text prompts.
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raveloxmidi
Stars: 183ravelox/pimidi
RTP-MIDI network service for Linux and Raspberry Pi.
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Sushi
Stars: 182elk-audio/sushi
Headless plugin host for embedded Linux with MIDI and OSC control.
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obs-midi
Stars: 181cpyarger/obs-midi
Control OBS Studio with MIDI devices.
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Lakh MIDI tools
Stars: 177craffel/midi-dataset
Code behind the Lakh MIDI Dataset: matching and aligning MIDI to audio.
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Sanford.Multimedia.Midi
Stars: 176tebjan/Sanford.Multimedia.Midi
.NET toolkit for MIDI files, sequencing, and device I/O.
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EMOPIA
Stars: 175annahung31/EMOPIA
Emotion-conditioned piano MIDI generation code accompanying the EMOPIA dataset.
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OPL3 Bank Editor
Stars: 174Wohlstand/OPL3BankEditor
Editor for OPL3 FM banks with MIDI playback.
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MIDI Tape Recorder
Stars: 173gbevin/MIDITapeRecorder
AUv3 plugin and app for iOS and macOS that records and plays back MIDI, including MPE, with sample accuracy.
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Ableton Live MIDI Remote Scripts
Stars: 172laidlaw42/ableton-live-midi-remote-scripts
Template scripts and tutorial for writing custom MIDI Remote Scripts that map controllers in Ableton Live.
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MIDITONES
Stars: 172LenShustek/miditones
Converts MIDI files into a compact note bytestream for playback on Arduino and other microcontrollers.
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android-midisuite
Stars: 167philburk/android-midisuite
Android MIDI test programs and examples (MIDI keyboard, scope, synth).
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Audible Planets
Stars: 166gregrecco67/AudiblePlanets
Semi-modular synthesizer plugin with MPE modulation sources for per-note expression.
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Keyboard (AudioKit)
Stars: 165AudioKit/Keyboard
SwiftUI piano keyboard with MIDI-friendly layouts.
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alsa-rs
Stars: 163diwic/alsa-rs
Rust bindings for ALSA, including the sequencer and rawmidi APIs.
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USBH_MIDI
Stars: 163YuuichiAkagawa/USBH_MIDI
USB MIDI class driver for the Arduino USB Host Shield 2.0 library.
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USBMidiKliK4x4
Stars: 160TheKikGen/USBMidiKliK4x4
Firmware for a multi-port USB-MIDI interface on STM32 "Blue Pill" boards.
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midi-file
Stars: 158carter-thaxton/midi-file
Small, dependency-free MIDI file parser and writer for Node and browsers.
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SysEx Controls
Stars: 158soyersoyer/sysex-controls
Linux GTK app that reads and writes controller mappings on Akai, Arturia, and Korg devices over SysEx.
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MetaMIDI Dataset
Stars: 157jeffreyjohnens/MetaMIDIDataset
Large MIDI collection with metadata matched to audio and MusicBrainz.
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PDMX
Stars: 157pnlong/PDMX
Public-domain MusicXML dataset for symbolic music processing.
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FluidLite
Stars: 156divideconcept/FluidLite
Dependency-free cut-down FluidSynth for embedding SoundFont MIDI synthesis in games and devices.
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Multitrack Music Transformer
Stars: 155salu133445/mmt
Multitrack symbolic music generation.
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MinimalMIDIPlayer
Stars: 155SamusAranX/MinimalMIDIPlayer
macOS app that plays Standard MIDI Files through SF2 or DLS SoundFonts.
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SCAMP
Stars: 154MarcTheSpark/scamp
Composition framework that plays via SoundFonts/MIDI and exports notation.
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WebMIDIKit
Stars: 154adamnemecek/WebMIDIKit
Swift CoreMIDI library modeled on the Web MIDI API.
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Nottingham dataset
Stars: 150jukedeck/nottingham-dataset
Cleaned Nottingham folk-tune dataset with MIDI.
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pypianoroll
Stars: 148salu133445/pypianoroll
Multitrack piano-roll representation with MIDI I/O and visualization.
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MidiConverters
Stars: 146ValleyBell/MidiConverters
Collection of command-line tools that convert video-game music sequence formats into MIDI files.
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DigiShow
Stars: 144robinz-labs/digishow
Show-control app that maps signals between MIDI, DMX, OSC, Art-Net, Modbus, and Arduino devices.
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EasyABC
Stars: 142jwdj/EasyABC
ABC notation editor with live score preview, MIDI playback, and MIDI and MusicXML import/export.
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AAP (Android Audio Plugin)
Stars: 140atsushieno/aap-core
Audio plugin format and framework for Android that uses MIDI 2.0 UMP for events.
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JS80P
Stars: 140attilammagyar/js80p
MIDI-driven virtual analog and FM synthesizer plugin with MPE support and MTS-ESP tuning.
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micromidi
Stars: 138arirusso/micromidi
Ruby DSL for live MIDI messaging and scripting.
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Midica
Stars: 135truj/midica
Music programming language that compiles to MIDI, with a player.
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BLE-MIDI for Android
Stars: 134kshoji/BLE-MIDI-for-Android
BLE MIDI central and peripheral implementation for Android.
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midi2audio
Stars: 134bzamecnik/midi2audio
Render MIDI to audio with FluidSynth from Python or the command line.
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Symbolic music datasets
Stars: 134wayne391/symbolic-music-datasets
Curated list of symbolic music datasets.
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midi-json-parser
Stars: 133chrisguttandin/midi-json-parser
Parses MIDI files into JSON, running the work in a Web Worker.
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osmd-audio-player
Stars: 133jimutt/osmd-audio-player
Playback for OpenSheetMusicDisplay scores.
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midi-sounds-react
Stars: 131surikov/midi-sounds-react
React component for playing MIDI instruments with WebAudioFont.
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libOPNMIDI
Stars: 130Wohlstand/libOPNMIDI
MIDI player library with OPN2 (YM2612) FM emulation.
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midi2vjoy
Stars: 130c0redumb/midi2vjoy
Maps MIDI controller input to vJoy virtual joystick axes and buttons on Windows.
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ESP32_Host_MIDI
Stars: 129sauloverissimo/ESP32_Host_MIDI
MIDI 1.0 and 2.0 host transports for ESP32 (USB host, BLE, and more) for Arduino and ESP-IDF.
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touchosc2midi
Stars: 129velolala/touchosc2midi
TouchOSC Bridge clone for Linux that converts TouchOSC OSC messages to and from virtual MIDI ports.
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Reaticulate
Stars: 128jtackaberry/reaticulate
Articulation management for orchestral libraries in REAPER.
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liquidsfz
Stars: 123swesterfeld/liquidsfz
SFZ sampler library with a JACK client and LV2 plugin that plays SFZ instruments from MIDI input.
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drumscript
Stars: 122tepreece/drumscript
Text scripting language for programming MIDI drum machine patterns.
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flutter_midi_command
Stars: 121InvisibleWrench/FlutterMidiCommand
Flutter plugin for MIDI over USB and BLE on iOS, Android, macOS, and Linux.
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jdksmidi
Stars: 120jdkoftinoff/jdksmidi
Long-standing C++ library for reading, writing, and sequencing Standard MIDI Files.
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usb_midi_host
Stars: 119rppicomidi/usb_midi_host
USB-MIDI host driver for TinyUSB on the Raspberry Pi Pico (RP2040).
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Aria
Stars: 119EleutherAI/aria
Pretrained autoregressive piano model on symbolic MIDI.
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Launchpad Pro performance firmware
Stars: 119mat1jaczyyy/lpp-performance-cfw
Custom Novation Launchpad Pro firmware optimized for low-latency MIDI input and LED light shows.
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tegridy-tools
Stars: 117asigalov61/tegridy-tools
Symbolic-music AI tools including the TMIDIX MIDI processing module.
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JSB Chorales
Stars: 115czhuang/JSB-Chorales-dataset
Bach chorales dataset in pickled and JSON form for sequence modelling.
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mpd-utils
Stars: 114mungewell/mpd-utils
Scripts that read and write Akai MPD218 pad controller presets via SysEx.
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webaudio-pianoroll
Stars: 111g200kg/webaudio-pianoroll
Piano-roll editor web component for displaying and editing MIDI-style note sequences.
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Midi Fighter Twister firmware
Stars: 111DJ-TechTools/Midi_Fighter_Twister_Open_Source
Official open-source firmware for the DJ TechTools Midi Fighter Twister USB-MIDI encoder controller.
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BMC (Badass MIDI Controller)
Stars: 109neroroxxx/BMC
Teensy and ESP32 library for building configurable MIDI controllers with a companion editor.
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esp32_usb_midi
Stars: 108marcel-licence/esp32_usb_midi
USB MIDI add-on that connects ESP32 synthesizer projects to USB hosts.
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MIDI-GPT
Stars: 108Metacreation-Lab/MIDI-GPT
Controllable multitrack MIDI generation model with infilling and attribute controls for tracks and bars.
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USBMidiKliK
Stars: 107TheKikGen/USBMidiKliK
Firmware turning cheap USB-MIDI cables into robust MIDI interfaces.
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MIDI2ScoreTransformer
Stars: 106TimFelixBeyer/MIDI2ScoreTransformer
End-to-end piano performance-MIDI to score (MusicXML) conversion (ISMIR 2024).
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ktmidi
Stars: 104atsushieno/ktmidi
Kotlin Multiplatform MIDI 1.0/2.0 library with UMP and MIDI-CI.
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SFZero
Stars: 104stevefolta/SFZero
JUCE SFZ and SF2 player plugin that maps MIDI notes onto sample regions.
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wmidi
Stars: 103RustAudio/wmidi
Allocation-free Rust library for encoding and decoding MIDI messages from raw bytes.
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orca (norns)
Stars: 102itsyourbedtime/orca
Lua port of ORCA for monome norns, with MIDI output.
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Aria-MIDI
Stars: 101loubbrad/aria-midi
Dataset of about 1.2 million solo-piano MIDI files transcribed from recordings.
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keyboardscanner
Stars: 100oxesoft/keyboardscanner
Arduino sketch that scans an old keyboard matrix and outputs velocity-sensitive MIDI with sustain and pitch bend.
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midicomp
Stars: 100markc/midicomp
Converts Standard MIDI Files to an editable plain-text format and compiles them back (based on mf2t/t2mf).
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Pigiron
Stars: 98plewto/Pigiron
MIDI routing utility controlled over OSC.
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MIOS32
Stars: 95midibox/mios32
MIDIbox operating system for STM32/LPC microcontrollers.
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midi-box-stm32
Stars: 95Hypnotriod/midi-box-stm32
USB MIDI device driver and demo application for STM32 microcontrollers.
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GigaMIDI
Stars: 94Metacreation-Lab/GigaMIDI-Dataset
Very large MIDI dataset with expressive-performance annotations.
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node-rtpmidi
Stars: 93jdachtera/node-rtpmidi
RTP-MIDI / AppleMIDI implementation for Node.js.
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MCL
Stars: 93jmamma/MCL
MIDI sequencer and performance firmware for the MegaCommand controller, built around the Elektron Machinedrum.
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XenRoll
Stars: 93Ankalot/XenRoll
Microtonal piano-roll plugin that drives synths through MPE pitch bend or MTS-ESP tuning.
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sektron
Stars: 92emprcl/sektron
Terminal MIDI step sequencer for live performance.
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midi-grid
Stars: 92zukaitis/midi-grid
Open hardware and STM32 firmware for a DIY RGB grid USB MIDI controller.
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IEMidi
Stars: 91Interactive-Echoes/IEMidi
Cross-platform editor for building MIDI mappings for arbitrary controllers.
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MVMNT
Stars: 90Maokus/MVMNT
Music visualization app and framework that renders animated scenes from MIDI files.
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MidiParser
Stars: 90matsune/MidiParser
Reads and writes Standard MIDI Files in Swift for iOS and macOS.
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Universal Controller Script
Stars: 90MaddyGuthridge/Universal-Controller-Script
Python framework that maps arbitrary MIDI controllers to FL Studio through its MIDI scripting API.
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musicxml-player
Stars: 90infojunkie/musicxml-player
Browser player for MusicXML scores that converts them to MIDI for Web Audio or Web MIDI output.
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Giant Music Transformer
Stars: 89asigalov61/Giant-Music-Transformer
Large multi-instrument symbolic music transformer.
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MIDI 2.0 Workbench
Stars: 87midi2-dev/MIDI2.0Workbench
Testing and development tool for MIDI 2.0 and MIDI-CI devices.
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coremidi (Rust)
Stars: 87chris-zen/coremidi
Safe Rust bindings for Apple's CoreMIDI.
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PM2S
Stars: 87cheriell/PM2S
Performance-MIDI-to-score conversion with deep learning (beats, key, time signature).
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ZiggySynth
Stars: 87sinshu/ziggysynth
SoundFont MIDI synthesizer written in pure Zig.
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Lakh Pianoroll Dataset
Stars: 87salu133445/lakh-pianoroll-dataset
Multitrack piano-roll versions of the Lakh MIDI Dataset with conversion scripts.
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cubase-mcu-midiremote
Stars: 87bjoluc/cubase-mcu-midiremote
Cubase MIDI Remote scripts for Mackie Control (MCU) protocol controllers such as the X-Touch and iCON devices.
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MidiCaps
Stars: 86AMAAI-Lab/MidiCaps
Large dataset of Lakh MIDI files paired with text captions describing key, tempo, chords, and instruments.
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rimd
Stars: 84RustAudio/rimd
Rust library for reading, writing, and manipulating MIDI files.
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Mididash
Stars: 84tiagolr/mididash
Node-based desktop MIDI router with Lua scripting for filtering and transforming messages.
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Gong
Stars: 84dclelland/Gong
Swift wrapper around CoreMIDI for sending and receiving MIDI on iOS and macOS.
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Anklang
Stars: 83tim-janik/anklang
MIDI and audio synthesizer and composer with a piano-roll editor and ALSA and JACK MIDI drivers.
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py_midicsv
Stars: 83timwedde/py_midicsv
Python library and CLI that converts MIDI files to the midicsv text format and back.
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x42 MIDI filters
Stars: 82x42/midifilter.lv2
Collection of LV2 MIDI filter plugins.
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VMPK
Stars: 81pedrolcl/VMPK
Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard.
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musictheory (Go)
Stars: 81brettbuddin/musictheory
Music-theory concepts (intervals, scales, chords) in Go.
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OSC_MIDI_OSC
Stars: 81fred-dev/OSC_MIDI_OSC
Cross-platform desktop app that converts OSC messages to MIDI and MIDI back to OSC.
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go-meltysynth
Stars: 80sinshu/go-meltysynth
SoundFont MIDI synthesizer written in pure Go.
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VGMIDI
Stars: 80lucasnfe/vgmidi
Piano MIDI arrangements of video game music labeled for sentiment.
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Beat Pads
Stars: 80anzbert/beat_pads
Flutter app that turns phones and tablets into USB or Bluetooth MIDI and MPE pad controllers.
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Qsynth
Stars: 80rncbc/qsynth
Qt front-end for FluidSynth with SoundFont stacks, multiple engines, and MIDI channel and port setup.
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javax.sound.midi for Android
Stars: 79kshoji/javax.sound.midi-for-Android
javax.sound.midi API implementation for Android.
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js-synthesizer
Stars: 78jet2jet/js-synthesizer
FluidSynth compiled to WebAssembly with an AudioWorklet player.
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abcMIDI
Stars: 78sshlien/abcmidi
abc2midi, midi2abc, and related tools for converting between ABC and MIDI.
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Slakh utils
Stars: 77ethman/slakh-utils
Utilities for Slakh2100, multitrack audio synthesized from Lakh MIDI.
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NuEVI
Stars: 76berglundinst/NuEVI
Teensy firmware for the NuEVI and NuRAD electronic wind instruments, sending breath and key data as MIDI.
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Pagan
Stars: 75quintinfsmith/pagan
Music sequencer for Android.
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meico
Stars: 75cemfi/meico
Converter framework between MEI, MSM, MPM, and MIDI, with audio rendering.
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Karya
Stars: 73elaforge/karya
Haskell music sequencer with a score language that renders to MIDI and other backends.
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Noteahead
Stars: 73juzzlin/Noteahead
Pattern-based tracker-style MIDI sequencer for Linux that drives external MIDI hardware and built-in instruments.
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AM_MIDI2.0Lib
Stars: 72midi2-dev/AM_MIDI2.0Lib
MIDI 2.0 UMP and MIDI-CI library for embedded and desktop.
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libanalogrytm
Stars: 71bsp2/libanalogrytm
Portable library to decode, modify, and encode Elektron Analog Rytm SysEx dumps.
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Seq
Stars: 71eclab/seq
Modular, hierarchical MIDI sequencer from the author of Edisyn.
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pico-usb-midi-processor
Stars: 70rppicomidi/pico-usb-midi-processor
Raspberry Pi Pico USB-MIDI pass-through processor with configurable transforms.
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Los Angeles MIDI Dataset
Stars: 70asigalov61/Los-Angeles-MIDI-Dataset
Large deduplicated MIDI dataset with metadata and tooling.
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midigrid
Stars: 70miker2049/midigrid
Use MIDI grid controllers (e.g. Launchpad) as monome grids on norns.
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spessasynth_core
Stars: 69spessasus/spessasynth_core
Environment-agnostic MIDI sequencer, parser, and SoundFont/DLS synth core behind SpessaSynth.
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ADL Piano MIDI
Stars: 69lucasnfe/adl-piano-midi
Piano MIDI files organized by genre, sub-genre, and artist.
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NTS-web
Stars: 69oscarrc/nts-web
Web MIDI editor and controller for the Korg NTS-1, with parameter control and MIDI passthrough.
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cmidi2
Stars: 68atsushieno/cmidi2
Header-only MIDI 2.0 UMP and MIDI-CI library in C.
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JDTools
Stars: 68sagamusix/JDTools
Converts Roland JD-800 and JD-990 patch SysEx dumps between formats, including JD-08 files.
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MidiExplorer
Stars: 67EMATech/MidiExplorer
MIDI monitor, analyzer, and debugger with a GUI built on mido and Dear PyGui.
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MIDI.jl
Stars: 66JuliaMusic/MIDI.jl
Read, write, and manipulate MIDI files in Julia.
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Organelle OS
Stars: 66critterandguitari/Organelle_OS
Operating system for the Organelle Pd-based instrument.
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Swami
Stars: 64swami/swami
Instrument patch editor for SoundFont files.
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pod-ui
Stars: 64arteme/pod-ui
GTK editor for Line 6 POD family devices that edits and transfers programs over MIDI and SysEx.
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usbd-midi
Stars: 63rust-embedded-community/usbd-midi
USB-MIDI device class for embedded Rust (usb-device).
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Renoise tools
Stars: 63renoise/xrnx
Official Renoise Lua tools and API docs, including MIDI utilities.
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CoreMidi4J
Stars: 63DerekCook/CoreMidi4J
Java Sound provider that exposes CoreMIDI devices with working SysEx on macOS.
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Zoom Explorer
Stars: 63thammer/zoom-explorer
Web MIDI tool and documented SysEx protocol for editing patches on Zoom MS Plus effect pedals.
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midimech
Stars: 62flipcoder/midimech
Isomorphic layout engine for LinnStrument and Launchpad X that outputs MIDI or MPE to DAWs and synths.
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midish
Stars: 61ratchov/midish
Command-line MIDI sequencer and filter.
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Humdrum tools
Stars: 61humdrum-tools/humdrum-tools
Humdrum Toolkit and extras, including MIDI conversion utilities.
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Gingoduino
Stars: 59sauloverissimo/gingoduino
Embedded music-theory engine for notes, chords, and scales that serializes to MIDI 1.0 and MIDI 2.0 UMP.
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SpessaFont
Stars: 59spessasus/SpessaFont
Browser-based SoundFont (SF2) and DLS editor built on SpessaSynth.
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ni-midi2
Stars: 58midi2-dev/ni-midi2
Native Instruments' MIDI 2.0 foundation library (UMP, MIDI-CI, SysEx).
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Octavia
Stars: 58ltgcgo/octavia
Event-driven MIDI state tracker and file parser that models GM, GS, XG, and vendor SysEx.
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CircuitPython MIDI
Stars: 57adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_MIDI
MIDI over USB and serial for CircuitPython boards.
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MicroDexed
Stars: 57dcoredump/MicroDexed
Dexed (DX7) FM synth engine running on a Teensy.
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ATEPP
Stars: 56tangjjbetsy/ATEPP
Transcribed MIDI dataset of expressive piano performances by virtuoso pianists.
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pymidi
Stars: 53mik3y/pymidi
Python RTP-MIDI / AppleMIDI implementation.
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midiminder
Stars: 53mzero/midiminder
Keeps ALSA MIDI connections in place across device replugs and reboots.
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bl-midi2-rs
Stars: 53midi2-dev/bl-midi2-rs
Strongly typed MIDI 2.0 (UMP) message library for Rust, no_std friendly.
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MusicManipulations.jl
Stars: 52JuliaMusic/MusicManipulations.jl
Quantization, humanization and analysis of MIDI note data in Julia.
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esp32-idf-blemidi
Stars: 52midibox/esp32-idf-blemidi
BLE-MIDI server component for ESP32 projects built with ESP-IDF.
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OSC2MIDI
Stars: 51ssj71/OSC2MIDI
Configurable bidirectional bridge between OSC messages and JACK MIDI.
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libmusictok
Stars: 51steinbergmedia/libmusictok
C++ MIDI tokenizer library compatible with MidiTok tokenizations for running symbolic models outside Python.
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a2jmidid
Stars: 50jackaudio/a2jmidid
Bridge that exposes ALSA sequencer MIDI ports to JACK.
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BS2-Web
Stars: 50francoisgeorgy/BS2-Web
Browser-based Web MIDI editor for Novation Bass Station II patches and controls.
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DEx (Deluge Extensions)
Stars: 50silicakes/deluge-extensions
Web MIDI companion for the Synthstrom Deluge that mirrors its displays and manages files over SysEx.
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Matriarch Editor
Stars: 49mreid/matriarch-editor
Web MIDI SysEx editor for the global settings of the Moog Matriarch.
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JZZ-midi-SMF
Stars: 48jazz-soft/JZZ-midi-SMF
Standard MIDI File read/write/play add-on for JZZ.
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mididings
Stars: 47mididings/mididings
MIDI router and processor with a Python-based filter language.
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ble-midi2usbhost
Stars: 47rppicomidi/ble-midi2usbhost
Turns a Raspberry Pi Pico W into a BLE-MIDI adapter for class-compliant USB MIDI devices.
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jack_midi_clock
Stars: 45x42/jack_midi_clock
Sends MIDI Beat Clock and Song Position Pointer that follow the JACK transport.
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BirdHouse
Stars: 45madskjeldgaard/Birdhouse
OSC to MIDI bridge plugin (VST3, CLAP, standalone) that converts incoming OSC streams into MIDI events in a DAW.
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midi_synth
Stars: 44fhunleth/midi_synth
Play music from Elixir through a FluidSynth-backed synthesizer.
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midi-msg
Stars: 43AlexCharlton/midi-msg
Complete MIDI 1.0 message (and SMF) parsing and serialization for Rust, no_std friendly.
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pico-usb-midi-filter
Stars: 42rppicomidi/pico-usb-midi-filter
Raspberry Pi Pico that sits between a USB-MIDI device and host and filters messages.
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PhpTabs
Stars: 42stdtabs/phptabs
PHP library that reads and writes MIDI files alongside Guitar Pro tablature formats.
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RtMidi.Core
Stars: 41micdah/RtMidi.Core
Managed .NET wrapper around RtMidi.
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humlib
Stars: 39craigsapp/humlib
Humdrum file parsing library with MIDI conversion tools.
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@julusian/midi
Stars: 38Julusian/node-midi
Maintained fork of node-midi with prebuilt binaries.
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Notochord
Stars: 37Intelligent-Instruments-Lab/notochord
Probabilistic real-time MIDI performance model.
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ex-portmidi
Stars: 35lucidstack/ex-portmidi
Elixir bindings to PortMidi for realtime MIDI I/O.
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alsa-midi-latency-test
Stars: 35koppi/alsa-midi-latency-test
Measures the round-trip delay of MIDI messages through ALSA ports, typically over a loopback cable.
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uapmd
Stars: 34atsushieno/uapmd
Plugin hosting library (VST3/AU/LV2/CLAP) with MIDI 2.0 UMP support.
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QmidiNet
Stars: 31rncbc/qmidinet
MIDI network gateway over UDP/IP multicast (ipMIDI compatible).
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tusb_ump
Stars: 29midi2-dev/tusb_ump
TinyUSB class driver for USB MIDI 2.0 (UMP) devices.
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midi-player (chrisguttandin)
Stars: 29chrisguttandin/midi-player
MIDI file player that sends to Web MIDI outputs with accurate scheduling.
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Midiex
Stars: 24haubie/midiex
Cross-platform MIDI for Elixir built on midir via Rustler.
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midi2 (portable core)
Stars: 18sauloverissimo/midi2
Portable C infrastructure for building MIDI 2.0 devices and hosts.
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CircuitPython BLE MIDI
Stars: 17adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_BLE_MIDI
BLE-MIDI service for CircuitPython.
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drumstick
Stars: 16pedrolcl/drumstick
C++/Qt MIDI libraries: ALSA sequencer, file I/O, and realtime backends.
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go-coremidi
Stars: 15youpy/go-coremidi
CoreMIDI bindings for Go.
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tenpin_scope
Stars: 12bgporter/tenpin_scope
Debugging monitor for MIDI 2.0 data.
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USB MIDI 2.0 Descriptor Builder
Stars: 10midi2-dev/usbMIDI2DescriptorBuilder
Generates USB MIDI 2.0 descriptors for device firmware.
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Adafruit CircuitPython USB Host MIDI
Stars: 9adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_USB_Host_MIDI
USB host MIDI for CircuitPython boards.
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sonivox
Stars: 6EmbeddedSynth/sonivox
Sonivox EAS wavetable GM synthesizer (from Android), as a standalone library.
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midi2usbdev
Stars: 5rppicomidi/midi2usbdev
Raspberry Pi Pico as a USB-MIDI device bridging serial MIDI ports.
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Magenta
Stars: 20kmagenta/magenta
Google research project on ML for music and art (archived models and tools).
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Muzic
Stars: 5.0kmicrosoft/muzic
Microsoft research on AI music: understanding and generation.
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MIDI.js
Stars: 3.9kmudcube/MIDI.js
Early, widely-used library for playing MIDI with SoundFonts in the browser.
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Strudel
Stars: 3.0ktidalcycles/strudel
Tidal patterns in the browser, with Web MIDI output. Development continues on Codeberg.
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Tidal
Stars: 2.8ktidalcycles/Tidal
Live-coding pattern language that can drive MIDI devices. Development continues on Codeberg.
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Helm
Stars: 2.5kmtytel/helm
Polyphonic software synthesizer with many modulation sources.
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Piano transcription
Stars: 2.0kbytedance/piano_transcription
High-resolution piano transcription with pedals (audio to MIDI).
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GiantMIDI-Piano
Stars: 1.9kbytedance/GiantMIDI-Piano
Large classical piano MIDI dataset transcribed from recordings.
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Nuked-SC55
Stars: 757nukeykt/Nuked-SC55
Low-level emulation of the Roland SC-55 sound module. Development has stopped.
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sfizz
Stars: 531sfztools/sfizz
SFZ sample-player library with a JACK client; the LV2/VST3/AU plugins live in the separate sfizz-ui repository.
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OmniMIDI
Stars: 401KaleidonKep99/OmniMIDI
Low-latency SoundFont-based MIDI synthesizer driver for Windows.
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Cadence
Stars: 375falkTX/Cadence
Linux audio tools including the Catia JACK/ALSA MIDI patchbay.
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note-seq
Stars: 237magenta/note-seq
NoteSequence protobuf utilities: MIDI and MusicXML conversion for ML.
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Hairless MIDI<->Serial Bridge
Stars: 237projectgus/hairless-midiserial
GUI bridge between serial ports and MIDI ports, widely used with Arduino projects.
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Open Stage Control
Stars: 7jean-emmanuel/open-stage-control
Customizable control surfaces for MIDI and OSC, in the browser. Development continues on Framagit.
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