[sdiy] MIDI hardware platform with both classic and USB-MIDI?

[Eric Schlappi]

This might be a bit more DIY than you are looking for but have been hearing
a lot about how easy the teensy midi library is to use lately:
https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_MIDI.html

looks like there is a USB midi library in there too and examples for each.

On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 9:39 PM <rsdio at audiobanshee.com> wrote:

> For some reason, I’m not finding anything.
>
> A friend wants to try creating a MIDI controller. He doesn’t need audio at
> all, so the Axoloti probably isn’t a good choice. I remember a
> poorly-supported MIDI hardware platform that people complained had
> poorly-organized source code, but buying an existing platform is still
> easier than designing a platform, especially for a beginner, even if you
> have to write all the firmware.
>
> I would recommend the Livid Builder Brain that I designed, but Livid
> Instruments aren’t exactly an active company since the founder contracted
> ALS. Actually, I don’t quite know their status, but I recall that the
> Builder Brain wasn’t the cheapest platform.
>
> I know you can buy both an Arduino ~and~ a MIDI shield, but there seem to
> be plenty of all-in-one 8-bit MIDI platforms - I just can’t seem to find
> any at the moment. Also, I don’t really want to suggest that my friend
> start out learning the bad coding techniques associated with Arduino and
> Processing.
>
> Any other MIDI platforms to recommend? Preferably supporting both classic
> MIDI and USB-MIDI.
>
> If there happens to be a Bluetooth platform with MIDI support already
> available for DIY folks, that might be really handy. All things considered,
> though, Bluetooth MIDI is probably a very advanced platform.
>
> Suggestions welcome,
>
> Brian Willoughby
>
>
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