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rednetio / chord-display

A free tool to show chords and notes being played using a MIDI keyboard.
MIT License
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adapt display for a 8x8 pad #17

Open edellaq opened 2 years ago

edellaq commented 2 years ago

Would (how) it be possible to modify the keyboard display and show a 8x8 PAD matrix (each one corresponds to a MIDI note on event) instead of the piano keyboard?

ArTiSTiX commented 2 years ago

Hello @edellaq !

It would be possible to make a visualizer for any pad, but IMO, it would be a totally different project with a different goal that chord-display barely succeed to achieve actually. I am still unable to figure a way to have multiple hosts for a same MIDI device on Windows, and OBS still does not support WebMidi for a use in live streaming.

What would be the usecase of this kind of display ? Chord-display was originally created to provide chord detection/display since some software lacks this feature (like FL studio that i use, or any Standalone VST) and i found no free alternative to do so.

But in a matrix, the midi notes are not notes, just incremental code for each pad, so there is no link to the real note (or sample) that would be played, so i am a little confused about doing chord detection on a pad matrix.

For the display feature, i think it could fit in a different project, and i unfortunately have no time to dig into it right now, but that would be interesting to consider.

ArTiSTiX commented 2 years ago

@edellaq Hello !

i am still interested in having your feedback on how you would have it implemented in a tool, for a matrix device ! I have an AKAI Fire that could be a basis for developing something new features, alongside Chord Display.