MIDIPad

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MIDIPad is a simple MIDI drum machine for linux, using Launchpad, APC etc.
It allows for MIDI Sequencer or Drum Machine modes, with multiple audio
backends (?).

Currently work in progress

Description

Due to the lack of FLStudio and Abelton, others have made replacements or
packages to fill the gap - None of the main ones are easy to use or simple,
and some do not include the functionality I require and would like in my
package.

It will be able to do simple Drum Machine triggering audio samples, as well as
time based sequencer functionality. Eventually I would like to build in a very
higly integrated audio backend without different output APIs.

I also would like to eventually create a linear expandable timebase to create
tracks of arbitrary length with audio track drag and drop. Much like FLStudio.

** This is just a hobby project. It may be slow to be developed and will not
be particularly amazing compared to other projects **

Dependancies

• rtmidi library

TO-DO

• Add a cancel option to the CLI port selection
• Make the cleanup function better and more actively clean RAM
• Choose audio controller
• Impliment and test the audio handler API
• design simple container for key data, press time, unified data container
• design time based sequencer and UI/CLI elements to support it.
• add a fully capable error handler for CLI and UI
• sliders and keys share an ID byte, somehow only check for certain trigger types.

Longterm TO-DO

• add a customizable config file to add more lighting controls. e.g.
  button count, lighting controls, lighting commands, default values etc
• Add animation lighting controller and easy config methods
• Create some methodology of changing how lights and keys are tirggered via config

Changelog

• 2.0.1 - Complete overhaul of systems and API calls. Finished some documentation.
• 2.0.2 - Removed un-needed and broken code. Refactored a lot of functions.
• 2.1.4 - Changed lightHandler implimentation again. -_-
• 2.1.5 - Abandoned lighting implimentation. rolled key and light handling
  into one structured method.
• 2.1.6 - Key Handling now has struct arrays, searching and identifiers. Needs
  more work.
• 2.2.6 - Implimented a basic but unified lighting handler in the callback funciton.

Licence

MIDIPad is under the GPL (GPL3.0), please see LICENCE for information