Writing Synths

• Dec 23, 2011 - 14:26

Is there a method of writing synthesisers in MuseScore?. Specifically what I am looking for is to take each three MIDI bytes received and use them to generate a home-made drum sound which would vary depending on the last two bytes.

Thanks,

Chris.

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• Dec 23, 2011 - 15:32

If I had to do it, I would make an external synth, probably a JACK MIDI client and I would setup MuseScore has a JACK client as well. See http://musescore.org/en/node/3267 (here it plays to a midi keyboard, but it could play to a soft synth as well)

ChrisDeveloper

• Dec 24, 2011 - 10:39

Thank you - that looks very good. I have downloaded the Jack Audio Connection kit but am off for Xmas so it will have to wait until next week.

I did not see any sign of synth writing there, but there is a lot and I will have to go through it when I get back. If you have anything more on writing synths, I'd be grateful.

Thanks again.

ChurchOrganist

• Dec 23, 2011 - 17:14

Sounds interesting.

However bear in mind that MIDI is a serial format, and using chunks of 3 bytes would almost certainly result in MIDI messages other than Note On/off being treated in this way.

ChrisDeveloper

• Dec 24, 2011 - 10:43

That is OK I think. I am generating the MIDI from code I have written on an Arduino, which is being driven by a sensor, so there is only MIDI on and off (velocity=o). This is only a drum sound generator project, and it might be 'merged' with other instruments later.

Thanks for the comment