<div dir="ltr">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:<div><a href="https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_MIDI.html">https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_MIDI.html</a> <br></div><div><br></div><div>looks like there is a USB midi library in there too and examples for each.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 9:39 PM <<a href="mailto:rsdio@audiobanshee.com">rsdio@audiobanshee.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">For some reason, I’m not finding anything.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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Any other MIDI platforms to recommend? Preferably supporting both classic MIDI and USB-MIDI.<br>
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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.<br>
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Suggestions welcome,<br>
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Brian Willoughby<br>
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