Last year I experimented with writing real-time MIDI from Python code, 
under Windows. I lost that code! At the time, some people here gave me 
tips. I think I ended up using the cTypes module to work through the 
Windows media interface. The other option is Python's version of 
PortMidi, but I ran into some problem using that. Could I get some 
recommendations from someone who has worked with realtime MIDI from Python?

Thanks,
Mike


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On 16/12/2009, at 5:29 AM, Michael P. Mossey wrote:

> Last year I experimented with writing real-time MIDI from Python  
> code, under Windows. I lost that code! At the time, some people here  
> gave me tips. I think I ended up using the cTypes module to work  
> through the Windows media interface. The other option is Python's  
> version of PortMidi, but I ran into some problem using that. Could I  
> get some recommendations from someone who has worked with realtime  
> MIDI from Python?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
Hi Mike,

For what it's worth, here's an overview of my python midi directory  
for SoniPy. Its an accumulation of stuff I've found and is about 6  
months old.
David

----------list ----------------
portmedia
contains code for midi, including midifile reading and writing.

midi-0.1.4
is a package from mxm called Python Midi Package: http://www.mxm.dk/products/public/pythonmidi/download

midi-0.2.1
Python MIDI.
This package is by Giles Hall. A sourceforge download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/pymidi/

PYMIDI
is by Pete Yandell.  Author's website svn
To get the sources use the svn command from the shell prompt, as  
follows:
$ svn checkout http://svn.notahat.com/pymidi/
Thus will create a PYMIDI directory and contents.

portmidizero
is from http://gitorious.org/portmidizero/
It is it a simple ctypes wrapper for PortMidi in pure python.
make portmidi with the xcode file, which creates the .dylib.

portmidi
has become portmedia and is available from sourceforge:
http://portmedia.sourceforge.net/

pyportmidi
is another python wrapper for it by John Harrison is available from
  http://cratel.wichita.edu/cratel/cratel_pyportmidi
installation notes etc available from http://cratel.wichita.edu/cratel/cratel_pyportmidi

pkaudio
contains rtmidi - a slick midi I/O toolbox based on an API and  
underlying OS tools.
Contains no MIDI file tools.





________________________________________________
Dr David Worrall.
- Experimental Polymedia:	  worrall.avatar.com.au
- Sonification: www.sonifiction.com.au
- Education for Financial Independence: www.mindthemarkets.com.au








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Looking for the same thing. I just found out that the Python Csound
API doesn't send MIDI info. Was it always like that?
I've tried everything I can find, and keep finding either Python 2.5
requirements, code I can't compile, or "just don't work".
I'm hoping for cross-platform, Windows, Mac and Linux. I'd love to
know if you come up with something that works!

-Chuckk

On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 8:29 PM, Michael P. Mossey
 wrote:
> Last year I experimented with writing real-time MIDI from Python code, under
> Windows. I lost that code! At the time, some people here gave me tips. I
> think I ended up using the cTypes module to work through the Windows media
> interface. The other option is Python's version of PortMidi, but I ran into
> some problem using that. Could I get some recommendations from someone who
> has worked with realtime MIDI from Python?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
>
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Can you not just get your instance of Csound to send the midi info
using the -q flag and the midi out opcodes? No need for midi libraries
at all then and it's more platform friendly too.

2010/1/23 Chuckk Hubbard :
> Looking for the same thing. I just found out that the Python Csound
> API doesn't send MIDI info. Was it always like that?
> I've tried everything I can find, and keep finding either Python 2.5
> requirements, code I can't compile, or "just don't work".
> I'm hoping for cross-platform, Windows, Mac and Linux. I'd love to
> know if you come up with something that works!
>
> -Chuckk
>
> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 8:29 PM, Michael P. Mossey
>  wrote:
>> Last year I experimented with writing real-time MIDI from Python code, under
>> Windows. I lost that code! At the time, some people here gave me tips. I
>> think I ended up using the cTypes module to work through the Windows media
>> interface. The other option is Python's version of PortMidi, but I ran into
>> some problem using that. Could I get some recommendations from someone who
>> has worked with realtime MIDI from Python?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mike
>>
>>
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>From the Python API on Windows, no. The same csd will send the
messages running Csound from the command line, but not from within
Python. Maybe there's something wrong with my setup, that would be...
great!
Have you done it before?

-Chuckk

On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 6:26 PM, Rory Walsh  wrote:
> Can you not just get your instance of Csound to send the midi info
> using the -q flag and the midi out opcodes? No need for midi libraries
> at all then and it's more platform friendly too.
>
> 2010/1/23 Chuckk Hubbard :
>> Looking for the same thing. I just found out that the Python Csound
>> API doesn't send MIDI info. Was it always like that?
>> I've tried everything I can find, and keep finding either Python 2.5
>> requirements, code I can't compile, or "just don't work".
>> I'm hoping for cross-platform, Windows, Mac and Linux. I'd love to
>> know if you come up with something that works!
>>
>> -Chuckk
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 8:29 PM, Michael P. Mossey
>>  wrote:
>>> Last year I experimented with writing real-time MIDI from Python code, under
>>> Windows. I lost that code! At the time, some people here gave me tips. I
>>> think I ended up using the cTypes module to work through the Windows media
>>> interface. The other option is Python's version of PortMidi, but I ran into
>>> some problem using that. Could I get some recommendations from someone who
>>> has worked with realtime MIDI from Python?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
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Hm, just tested it here, with noteondur in an instrument it sends midi
both when run as Csound on the commandline and when Csound runs as a
module in Python. Check if you have enabled midi out (-Q) on the
command line in Python too (?)

Oeyvind

2010/1/24 Chuckk Hubbard :
> From the Python API on Windows, no. The same csd will send the
> messages running Csound from the command line, but not from within
> Python. Maybe there's something wrong with my setup, that would be...
> great!
> Have you done it before?
>
> -Chuckk
>
> On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 6:26 PM, Rory Walsh  wrote:
>> Can you not just get your instance of Csound to send the midi info
>> using the -q flag and the midi out opcodes? No need for midi libraries
>> at all then and it's more platform friendly too.
>>
>> 2010/1/23 Chuckk Hubbard :
>>> Looking for the same thing. I just found out that the Python Csound
>>> API doesn't send MIDI info. Was it always like that?
>>> I've tried everything I can find, and keep finding either Python 2.5
>>> requirements, code I can't compile, or "just don't work".
>>> I'm hoping for cross-platform, Windows, Mac and Linux. I'd love to
>>> know if you come up with something that works!
>>>
>>> -Chuckk
>>>
>>> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 8:29 PM, Michael P. Mossey
>>>  wrote:
>>>> Last year I experimented with writing real-time MIDI from Python code, under
>>>> Windows. I lost that code! At the time, some people here gave me tips. I
>>>> think I ended up using the cTypes module to work through the Windows media
>>>> interface. The other option is Python's version of PortMidi, but I ran into
>>>> some problem using that. Could I get some recommendations from someone who
>>>> has worked with realtime MIDI from Python?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>>
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This Python/Csound file does not send any MIDI messages on my WinXP,
Python 2.6, Csound 5.11. The exact same CSD run from the command line
does.
Can I ask what OS you tested on?

Thanks for the check.
-Chuckk

On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 9:45 PM, Oeyvind Brandtsegg  wrote:
> Hm, just tested it here, with noteondur in an instrument it sends midi
> both when run as Csound on the commandline and when Csound runs as a
> module in Python. Check if you have enabled midi out (-Q) on the
> command line in Python too (?)
>
> Oeyvind
>
> 2010/1/24 Chuckk Hubbard :
>> From the Python API on Windows, no. The same csd will send the
>> messages running Csound from the command line, but not from within
>> Python. Maybe there's something wrong with my setup, that would be...
>> great!
>> Have you done it before?
>>
>> -Chuckk
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 6:26 PM, Rory Walsh  wrote:
>>> Can you not just get your instance of Csound to send the midi info
>>> using the -q flag and the midi out opcodes? No need for midi libraries
>>> at all then and it's more platform friendly too.
>>>
>>> 2010/1/23 Chuckk Hubbard :
>>>> Looking for the same thing. I just found out that the Python Csound
>>>> API doesn't send MIDI info. Was it always like that?
>>>> I've tried everything I can find, and keep finding either Python 2.5
>>>> requirements, code I can't compile, or "just don't work".
>>>> I'm hoping for cross-platform, Windows, Mac and Linux. I'd love to
>>>> know if you come up with something that works!
>>>>
>>>> -Chuckk
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 8:29 PM, Michael P. Mossey
>>>>  wrote:
>>>>> Last year I experimented with writing real-time MIDI from Python code, under
>>>>> Windows. I lost that code! At the time, some people here gave me tips. I
>>>>> think I ended up using the cTypes module to work through the Windows media
>>>>> interface. The other option is Python's version of PortMidi, but I ran into
>>>>> some problem using that. Could I get some recommendations from someone who
>>>>> has worked with realtime MIDI from Python?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Mike
>>>>>
>>>>>
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I've not done it before but I had a feeling that someone might have,
Oeyvind in particular!

2010/1/24 Oeyvind Brandtsegg :
> Hm, just tested it here, with noteondur in an instrument it sends midi
> both when run as Csound on the commandline and when Csound runs as a
> module in Python. Check if you have enabled midi out (-Q) on the


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Aha, but you did not actually allow Csound to run inside Python.
You need to call the performance thread, and also wait (sleep or
something) until it's done.
Adding this to the end of your python script makes it run

performanceThread = csnd.CsoundPerformanceThread(cs)
performanceThread.Play()
import time
time.sleep(4)
performanceThread.Stop()
performanceThread.Join()

best
Oeyvind


2010/1/24 Chuckk Hubbard :
> This Python/Csound file does not send any MIDI messages on my WinXP,
> Python 2.6, Csound 5.11. The exact same CSD run from the command line
> does.
> Can I ask what OS you tested on?
>
> Thanks for the check.
> -Chuckk
>
> On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 9:45 PM, Oeyvind Brandtsegg  wrote:
>> Hm, just tested it here, with noteondur in an instrument it sends midi
>> both when run as Csound on the commandline and when Csound runs as a
>> module in Python. Check if you have enabled midi out (-Q) on the
>> command line in Python too (?)
>>
>> Oeyvind
>>
>> 2010/1/24 Chuckk Hubbard :
>>> From the Python API on Windows, no. The same csd will send the
>>> messages running Csound from the command line, but not from within
>>> Python. Maybe there's something wrong with my setup, that would be...
>>> great!
>>> Have you done it before?
>>>
>>> -Chuckk
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 6:26 PM, Rory Walsh  wrote:
>>>> Can you not just get your instance of Csound to send the midi info
>>>> using the -q flag and the midi out opcodes? No need for midi libraries
>>>> at all then and it's more platform friendly too.
>>>>
>>>> 2010/1/23 Chuckk Hubbard :
>>>>> Looking for the same thing. I just found out that the Python Csound
>>>>> API doesn't send MIDI info. Was it always like that?
>>>>> I've tried everything I can find, and keep finding either Python 2.5
>>>>> requirements, code I can't compile, or "just don't work".
>>>>> I'm hoping for cross-platform, Windows, Mac and Linux. I'd love to
>>>>> know if you come up with something that works!
>>>>>
>>>>> -Chuckk
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 8:29 PM, Michael P. Mossey
>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>> Last year I experimented with writing real-time MIDI from Python code, under
>>>>>> Windows. I lost that code! At the time, some people here gave me tips. I
>>>>>> think I ended up using the cTypes module to work through the Windows media
>>>>>> interface. The other option is Python's version of PortMidi, but I ran into
>>>>>> some problem using that. Could I get some recommendations from someone who
>>>>>> has worked with realtime MIDI from Python?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Mike
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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Great! Thanks again, Oeyvind. I had adapted that from a script I used
to use to list audio devices, and in that case I only needed to
compile. As of now, Python quits instead on running that script, so I
was working on it when I decided to try MIDI.
Some microtonal musicians will be very happy.
-Chuckk

On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Oeyvind Brandtsegg  wrote:
> Aha, but you did not actually allow Csound to run inside Python.
> You need to call the performance thread, and also wait (sleep or
> something) until it's done.
> Adding this to the end of your python script makes it run
>
> performanceThread = csnd.CsoundPerformanceThread(cs)
> performanceThread.Play()
> import time
> time.sleep(4)
> performanceThread.Stop()
> performanceThread.Join()
>
> best
> Oeyvind
>
>
> 2010/1/24 Chuckk Hubbard :
>> This Python/Csound file does not send any MIDI messages on my WinXP,
>> Python 2.6, Csound 5.11. The exact same CSD run from the command line
>> does.
>> Can I ask what OS you tested on?
>>
>> Thanks for the check.
>> -Chuckk
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 9:45 PM, Oeyvind Brandtsegg  wrote:
>>> Hm, just tested it here, with noteondur in an instrument it sends midi
>>> both when run as Csound on the commandline and when Csound runs as a
>>> module in Python. Check if you have enabled midi out (-Q) on the
>>> command line in Python too (?)
>>>
>>> Oeyvind
>>>
>>> 2010/1/24 Chuckk Hubbard :
>>>> From the Python API on Windows, no. The same csd will send the
>>>> messages running Csound from the command line, but not from within
>>>> Python. Maybe there's something wrong with my setup, that would be...
>>>> great!
>>>> Have you done it before?
>>>>
>>>> -Chuckk
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 6:26 PM, Rory Walsh  wrote:
>>>>> Can you not just get your instance of Csound to send the midi info
>>>>> using the -q flag and the midi out opcodes? No need for midi libraries
>>>>> at all then and it's more platform friendly too.
>>>>>
>>>>> 2010/1/23 Chuckk Hubbard :
>>>>>> Looking for the same thing. I just found out that the Python Csound
>>>>>> API doesn't send MIDI info. Was it always like that?
>>>>>> I've tried everything I can find, and keep finding either Python 2.5
>>>>>> requirements, code I can't compile, or "just don't work".
>>>>>> I'm hoping for cross-platform, Windows, Mac and Linux. I'd love to
>>>>>> know if you come up with something that works!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Chuckk
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 8:29 PM, Michael P. Mossey
>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>> Last year I experimented with writing real-time MIDI from Python code, under
>>>>>>> Windows. I lost that code! At the time, some people here gave me tips. I
>>>>>>> think I ended up using the cTypes module to work through the Windows media
>>>>>>> interface. The other option is Python's version of PortMidi, but I ran into
>>>>>>> some problem using that. Could I get some recommendations from someone who
>>>>>>> has worked with realtime MIDI from Python?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> Mike
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> csound"
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Hi again,
One other question. In microtonal music, I'll need a separate channel
for each note, so I'm hoping to use separate instances of Csound to
send messages on different devices, to increase the number of
channels. I just did a quick test, and it works, but the timing seemed
to get a little mixed up. Have you done this, using multiple instances
of Csound from the same Python? For MIDI?

-Chuckk

On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Oeyvind Brandtsegg  wrote:
> Aha, but you did not actually allow Csound to run inside Python.
> You need to call the performance thread, and also wait (sleep or
> something) until it's done.
> Adding this to the end of your python script makes it run
>
> performanceThread = csnd.CsoundPerformanceThread(cs)
> performanceThread.Play()
> import time
> time.sleep(4)
> performanceThread.Stop()
> performanceThread.Join()
>
> best
> Oeyvind
>
>
> 2010/1/24 Chuckk Hubbard :
>> This Python/Csound file does not send any MIDI messages on my WinXP,
>> Python 2.6, Csound 5.11. The exact same CSD run from the command line
>> does.
>> Can I ask what OS you tested on?
>>
>> Thanks for the check.
>> -Chuckk
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 9:45 PM, Oeyvind Brandtsegg  wrote:
>>> Hm, just tested it here, with noteondur in an instrument it sends midi
>>> both when run as Csound on the commandline and when Csound runs as a
>>> module in Python. Check if you have enabled midi out (-Q) on the
>>> command line in Python too (?)
>>>
>>> Oeyvind
>>>
>>> 2010/1/24 Chuckk Hubbard :
>>>> From the Python API on Windows, no. The same csd will send the
>>>> messages running Csound from the command line, but not from within
>>>> Python. Maybe there's something wrong with my setup, that would be...
>>>> great!
>>>> Have you done it before?
>>>>
>>>> -Chuckk
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 6:26 PM, Rory Walsh  wrote:
>>>>> Can you not just get your instance of Csound to send the midi info
>>>>> using the -q flag and the midi out opcodes? No need for midi libraries
>>>>> at all then and it's more platform friendly too.
>>>>>
>>>>> 2010/1/23 Chuckk Hubbard :
>>>>>> Looking for the same thing. I just found out that the Python Csound
>>>>>> API doesn't send MIDI info. Was it always like that?
>>>>>> I've tried everything I can find, and keep finding either Python 2.5
>>>>>> requirements, code I can't compile, or "just don't work".
>>>>>> I'm hoping for cross-platform, Windows, Mac and Linux. I'd love to
>>>>>> know if you come up with something that works!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Chuckk
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 8:29 PM, Michael P. Mossey
>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>> Last year I experimented with writing real-time MIDI from Python code, under
>>>>>>> Windows. I lost that code! At the time, some people here gave me tips. I
>>>>>>> think I ended up using the cTypes module to work through the Windows media
>>>>>>> interface. The other option is Python's version of PortMidi, but I ran into
>>>>>>> some problem using that. Could I get some recommendations from someone who
>>>>>>> has worked with realtime MIDI from Python?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> Mike
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> csound"
>>>>>>>
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I don't know if this is what might be causing your problem but I just
came across it yesterday:

"Unfortunately the real-time timing implemented in Csound is
completely managed by DAC buffer sample flow. So MIDI OUT operations
can present some time irregularities. These irregularities can be
reduced by using a lower value for the -b flag."

Rory.



2010/1/25 Chuckk Hubbard :
> Hi again,
> One other question. In microtonal music, I'll need a separate channel
> for each note, so I'm hoping to use separate instances of Csound to
> send messages on different devices, to increase the number of
> channels. I just did a quick test, and it works, but the timing seemed
> to get a little mixed up. Have you done this, using multiple instances
> of Csound from the same Python? For MIDI?
>
> -Ch


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I am wanting to use the csound python API to send real-time MIDI.
I found this thread and wanted to get an update on the current 
status of things...

So from I can tell it looks like this is possible. I took a look at the
python
script that Chuck posted. Is there an updated version of this script?

It looks like he is creating an instrument and then using that instrument 
to send MIDI events. Is there a way I can do that with calls to the 
csound python API with out having to go through a csd instrument?



Anthony





RoryWalsh wrote:
> 
> I don't know if this is what might be causing your problem but I just
> came across it yesterday:
> 
> "Unfortunately the real-time timing implemented in Csound is
> completely managed by DAC buffer sample flow. So MIDI OUT operations
> can present some time irregularities. These irregularities can be
> reduced by using a lower value for the -b flag."
> 
> Rory.
> 
> 
> 

If you just need MIDI, why don't you try using the PortMidi bindings?
http://alumni.media.mit.edu/~harrison/code.html

Victor

On 11 May 2010, at 18:03, apalomba wrote:

>
> I am wanting to use the csound python API to send real-time MIDI.
> I found this thread and wanted to get an update on the current
> status of things...
>
> So from I can tell it looks like this is possible. I took a look at  
> the
> python
> script that Chuck posted. Is there an updated version of this script?
>
> It looks like he is creating an instrument and then using that  
> instrument
> to send MIDI events. Is there a way I can do that with calls to the
> csound python API with out having to go through a csd instrument?
>
>
>
> Anthony
>
>
>
>
>
> RoryWalsh wrote:
>>
>> I don't know if this is what might be causing your problem but I just
>> came across it yesterday:
>>
>> "Unfortunately the real-time timing implemented in Csound is
>> completely managed by DAC buffer sample flow. So MIDI OUT operations
>> can present some time irregularities. These irregularities can be
>> reduced by using a lower value for the -b flag."
>>
>> Rory.
>>
>>
>>
>
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what platform?
On 12/05/2010, at 3:03 AM, apalomba wrote:

>
> I am wanting to use the csound python API to send real-time MIDI.
> I found this thread and wanted to get an update on the current
> status of things...


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> Well I don't necessarily need to have it in a csound environment, but I
> also need some timing ability. Basically I want to create a procedurally
> modeled
> process that creates MIDI notes that play in real time at a specified tempo.
>

I would recommend Keykit:
http://nosuch.com/keykit/

Stef




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> Is this a python environment?

No, it is not. Sorry I missed this point.

Stef




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