Open Source Java MIDI Software

The MIDI Agent System (MAS) uses the interaction between different agents to generate MIDI notes. This software is designed for live use and it enables the performer to have real time control over very complex music.

MIDI Rules is a Rule-Based MIDI Processing Environment that can process (translate, map, convert, filter, trigger, route) MIDI messages. It supports multiple MIDI inputs/outputs, variables (enables state-based processing) and timed/delayed messages.

This project was started as a Masters project back in 2006. I completed the project as part of my dissertation, and produced software to render Maya script (MEL) to animate a piano model I'd also created. From this I produced a number of videos, which I uploaded periodically to YouTube. Following numerous request I attempted to create a standalone application to playback MIDI performances without the need for a 3rd party 3d modelling/rendering application such as Maya. Given my original background in Java, and it's existing support for MIDI files, I proceeded to attempt to create this using Java 3D. However, (and this sounds like an excuse, which it probably is), life got in the way and I never completed the project to a commercial standard for reproduction. As such, I'm offering the source here in good will to other developers/musicians who might be able to take what I've achieved and carry it forward to a useful learning tool.

Sound Grid is a graphical music composition, editing, and notation tool in the cartesian coordinate system. Visit http://sites.google.com/site/soundgrid/Home for tutorial. Contact jonnyq@scn.org for questions. Keywords: midi java sound

The Java Karaoke project is implementing Karaoke players in Java, using the JMF and javasound APIs

A Java Sound based application to do bulk transfers of audio files (WAV, AIFF, AU) via the MIDI SDS Sample Dump Standard.

Clips is a Java based music composing tool separating chords and rythms: Create a funky rythm and turn it into a song by varying the chords. Just for the hell of it, it is also specially designed to be portable to mobile platforms (e.g. Android).

Java Music Theory and Practice, with Open Source libraries and applications. Goals: MIDI/RMF support, NIFF Support, Notation Display (Dec '01), Score Editor (Feb '02), XML (various) support, Export as AU/WAV/AIFF, Instrument Creation, SMDL Support.

Doors is groupware for electronic musicians. It aims to be an extensible, multi-user, musical performance framework which unifies heterogeneous, distributed multimedia hardware. The framework is based on CORBA, XML, NTP and URL technologies.

The Freebase MIDI Sequencer is a cross platform MIDI sequencer written in Java.

The GR33 Librarian can be used to download, upload, save, and manipulate system and patch data on a Roland GR33 guitar synth.

JJazz generates musical MIDI accompaniment based on a chord leadsheet ("Cm7 / F7") and rhythm style information, like e.g. Band-in-a-Box or Jammer. It can be expanded thanks to a plugin system, for unlimited rhythm generation capabilities.

A VDRUMS syx messages editor. The program can receive and send messages from and to a TD kit. The user can edit the kits bank, merge different banks and see kits data.

JJTeacher is a java based programm to learn jazzchords on a midikeyboard. The chords are displayed on screen and you have to play them. Some chords like Minor, Major and Evans voicings are delivered. Own chords can be defined in an xmlfile.

A hierarchical representation language for music, which can be used as a human algorithmic composition tool or as a semi-automated composition tool using a genetic algorithm with human listeners as the fitness function.

Program designed to find chord progressions for a given melody in MIDI and save them.

Qualm is a real-time MIDI event processor, ideal for performing automatic patch changes during live theatrical performances.

A random MIDI loop generator, written in java.

Roudoudou is a graphical user-friendly score editor interface for LilyPond. It's programmed in Java and aims at being very handy.

Java-based (multiplatform) tool for algorithmic musical composition. Saiph generates sequences made of tracks made of segments with musical events, currently notes and MIDI controllers. It supports MIDI and MusicXML file output.

SmallSynth is a Java Library to make easy and fast routines with MIDI.

SoftMusic is a program that creates music based on a random generator and various restrictive algorithms. It can be used for quickly creating ambient musical backdrops, cyclic arpeggios that can be used in techno songs, or just plain strange music.

Thank you for your interest in Speedy Composer. Speedy Composer is an automated application for composing melodies for Speedy Net members. We recently made changes to the source code of Speedy Net, and converted it into the Python language and Django framework. Since Speedy Composer was originally written in PHP, it is not adapted to work with Speedy Net in its current form. So unfortunately we were forced to temporarily close the app Speedy Composer. But don't worry, we kept backups of all the tunes composed by Speedy Composer, and when the website is reopened we will upload them to the new site. Speedy Composer and Speedy Net are open source applications, free software. We are currently looking for volunteers to help us convert Speedy Composer to Python. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact me by email. Thank you and good luck, Uri Rodberg Founder and Director of Speedy Net and Speedy Composer, Speedy Paz Technologies Ltd. uri@speedy.net

BlueJam is a Java-based algorithmic music composer that uses evolutionary techniques and heuristics. Originally intended to evolve solos on the blues scale. BlueJam interfaces with Pure-Data to give real-time output.

Boogiepants do not dance to music, music dances to boogiepants! Boogiepants is a way to translate a dancer's pelvic motions into music, in a very flexible, powerful, interactive way, currently using a Wiimote, a nunchuck, and Java.