09-30-2019, 07:53 PM | #1 |
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Virtual Midi Piano Keyboard - MIDI Ox alternative
I just ran across this while scrambling to fix a script that needs MIDI input despite not owning any MIDI devices, and it didn't look like anyone's posted it here yet.
http://vmpk.sourceforge.net/ Virtual keyboard, controller events, etc. Yay!
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09-30-2019, 09:28 PM | #2 |
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Very cool. Thanks! I used Bome's virtual midi keyboard on the Windows side of my DAW, and it came in handy now and then. Snagged it with Synaptic.
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10-01-2019, 08:20 PM | #4 |
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Have you (anyone?) tried the JACK Virtual Midi Keyboard anyone? here it is...http://jack-keyboard.sourceforge.net/ thx in advance
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10-02-2019, 06:16 AM | #5 |
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FYI I found the version on Synaptic a bit buggy - if I added a pair of controller buttons for the same CC, only one of them would work. The .AppImage download from the VMPK site is a bit more up to date.
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10-02-2019, 07:26 AM | #6 |
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The version I got through Synaptic is v0.4.0 dated April 3 2018, and seems to work for what I'd use it for with REAPER. I just try to avoid downloading and installing anything from 3rd parties if I can get it directly through Synaptic. REAPER and some paid Linux VSTs are about all I've installed outside of Synaptic.
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10-02-2019, 09:08 AM | #9 |
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Is this superior to Reaper's built-in virtual keyboard? I use Reaper's keyboard on occasion and it seems to work fine.
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10-02-2019, 09:18 AM | #10 |
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As a keyboard it gives you a few more options, but the big draw for me is that you can add buttons/switches/sliders/knobs to handle CC messages. I have a couple of scripts that are meant to be triggered by CCs via Reaper's MIDI Learn, but I don't have any MIDI hardware to test them with.
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