Music Fun in Python

This module provides a framework of functionality for working with MIDI-message-based music in Python, including:

• Functions for playing notes, chords, melodies (see midi.py)
• Functions for storing and playing back a song as a Python program (see fns.py)
• Functions for tracking simple rhythms of a real-time input (see rhythm.py)

Stay tuned for more information about this project.

~ Ryan

Setup

• Clone this repo
• Install fluidsynth (or have a working midi synth running on your computer that you can send midi messages to)
• Install the rtmidi library: http://trac.chrisarndt.de/code/wiki/python-rtmidi/install%20
  • Python Dev Headers and Libraries
  • On Linux, Jack Server and Dev Packages - jackd2 and jackd2-dev

Environment / Dependencies

You need:

• python (I'm using python 2.7)
• rtmidi for sending midi messages - https://pypi.python.org/pypi/python-rtmidi
• a MIDI device capable of receiving MIDI messages and coverting them to sound

For example, my Mac couldn't play the MIDI file directly (at least I couldn't figure out how), so I had to install a Synth / MIDI server called fluidsynth, and start it up via e.g.:

fluidsynth -d "/path/to/GeneralUser GS FluidSynth v1.44.sf2"

in my case it's 
    fluidsynth -d "~/dev/GeneralUser GS 1.44 FluidSynth/GeneralUser GS FluidSynth v1.44.sf2"

Let's make some noise!

HelloWorld