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

[paula at synth.net]

Would highly recommend the teensy stuff. 

teensy 3.5 or above should do what you need. 

Paula

On 2020-01-28 05:46, Eric Schlappi wrote:

> 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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