gamepad2midi

Python application to convert gamepad input to MIDI events.

It displays a graphic user interface for gamepad feedback. It tries to use PyQt 4 or 5, then use pygame if none of them are installed.

The gamepad events are catched using pygame.

The MIDI events are send using rtmidi library.

The binding description is done in Python source code, you can find an example in the file mygamepad2midi.py.

Installation

Ubuntu / Debian / Raspbian

You have to install pygame, PyQt if you like and rtmidi.

sudo apt-get install python-pygame python-pyqt4 python-rtmidi

If rtmidi for Python is not packaged for your distribution, you can install it like that.

sudo apt-get install librtmidi-dev
sudo pip install python-rtmidi

Configuration

You have first to find the name of your gamepad. For that, plug your gamepad and use lsusb, or execute ./mygamepad2midi.py (gamepad names will be displayed).

Then you have to configure the binding provided on mygamepad2midi.py. You can create your own file based on it.

cp mygamepad2midi.py test.py
# configure test.py
./test.py

You can use the application in place by executing mygamepad2midi.py or your own file placed in the same directory. Or you can use it as a library, and execute your own script based on mygamepad2midi.py anywhere you want.

cd gamepad2midi.git
pip install --user .

Todo

• headless option
• command line argument
• file format for the binding
• use library supporting plug in/out of gamepad