TommyTorty10Jul 16
1Bit

Not a single human being asked for it, but I coded a small C program in msdos Borland C++ 3.1 to take in MIDI signals and reroute it to the PC speaker. Some sort of polyphony is next on the docket!

https://youtube.com/shorts/ulR5CTz6EPM?feature=share

Jul 16 at 9:06pmWeb
Show threadhalcy​ Jul 16
@1Bit oh this rules
Show thread1BitJul 16
@halcy thank you!
Show threadGregJul 16
@1Bit unrelated but the Rock Band keytar is an incredible input device for $20 and I am glad to see others have found the same
Show thread1BitJul 16
@greg I try to explain to people, and I'm sad most of them don't realize!
Show threadGorgeous na Shock!Jul 17
@1Bit Neato mosquito! I did something a while back that would try to play (a track from) a MIDI file to the PC speaker in DOS, with (extremely) moderate success: https://codeberg.org/indigoparadox/mindi 😌 Everyone loves MIDI.
mindi

mindi

Codeberg.org
Show thread1BitJul 17
@indigoparadox that's cool! If I want to try it, where do I find a release .exe?
Show threadGorgeous na Shock!Jul 17

@1Bit Release binaries have always been my weak point, but it looks like I have a couple on GitHub: https://github.com/indigoparadox/mindi/releases/tag/v0.22.6.4

I gotta port those over to Codeberg someday, I guess. 😌

Release v0.22.6.4 · indigoparadox/mindi

Somewhat improved since the last time... MIDIBEEP.EXE sounds more natural (though still incredibly wonky), and has a quit key (so long as the track isn't just one long pause).

GitHub
Show threadAlexander ShendiJul 17

@1Bit

Not a single human being, but how many AIs?

Show thread1BitJul 17
@alexshendi NaN
Show threadpedesenJul 17
@1Bit wow, the latency looks very low!
Show thread1BitJul 20
@pedesen we're talking about DOS here and direct access to device registers, why would there be lag? This is part of the fun of old equipment!