How to read usb midi device input as music symbol by using c under linux system

[yingshaoxo]

// Linux MIDI input driver, protocol 1.0, there is no need to upgrade to protocol 2.0
// Author: yingshaoxo
// Run it in root shell
// gcc main.c -o main.run
// ./main.run

#include <sys/soundcard.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

#define  MIDI_DEVICE  "/dev/midi1"
//#define  MIDI_DEVICE  "/dev/dmmidi1"
//#define  MIDI_DEVICE  "/dev/snd/midiC1D0"

int main(void) {
    unsigned char inpacket[4];

    // first open the sequencer device for reading.
    int seqfd = open(MIDI_DEVICE, O_RDONLY);
    if (seqfd == -1) {
        printf("Error: cannot open %s\n", MIDI_DEVICE);
        exit(1);
    }

    // now just wait around for MIDI bytes to arrive and print them to screen.
    while (1) {
        read(seqfd, &inpacket, sizeof(inpacket));

        if (inpacket[0] == 144) {
            printf("Pressed: ");
            printf("%d\n", inpacket[1]);
        } else {
            printf("Released: ");
            printf("%d\n\n", inpacket[1]);
        }

        //printf("strongth: %d", inpacket[2]);
    }

    return 0;
}

 

[yingshaoxo]

I also made a python version:

# Author: yingshaoxo
# Python: 3.5
# midi usb protocol: 1.0  ;  There has no need to upgrade to 2.0

device_name = "/dev/midi1" # "/dev/dmmidi1" # "/dev/snd/midiC1D0"

while True:
    with open(device_name, "rb") as f:
        bytes_list = [None] * 3
        for index in range(3):
            bytes_list[index] = f.read(1)
        int_list = [int.from_bytes(one, "big") for one in bytes_list]

        the_key = int_list[1]
        the_strongth = int_list[2]
        print("              strongth:", the_strongth)
        if int_list[0] == 144:
            print("pressed:", the_key)
        else:
            print("released:", the_key)
            print("\n\n-------\n")
        print()