Keyboard Piano

Keyboard Piano is a simple command-line piano program that allows you to play tunes using your computer keyboard. It uses the SDL and SDL_mixer libraries to provide audio playback and a basic piano interface.

Features

• Play tunes using your computer keyboard.
• Supports playing multiple tunes simultaneously.
• Comes with a default "Happy Birthday" tune.
• Easy-to-use command-line interface.

Requirements

Before using Keyboard Piano, make sure you have the following dependencies installed:

• SDL
• SDL_mixer

Installation

Windows

1. Download SDL and SDL_mixer for Windows:

   • Go to the SDL download page.
   • Download the "Development Libraries" for Windows.
   • Go to the SDL_mixer download page.
   • Download the "Development Libraries" for Windows.

2. Install SDL and SDL_mixer:

   • Extract the downloaded SDL and SDL_mixer archives.
   • Copy the necessary .dll files from the archives to your system's System32 directory (e.g., C:\Windows\System32).

3. Compile and Run:

   • Use your preferred C/C++ compiler to compile the Keyboard Piano source code.
   • Run the executable.

Linux

1. Install SDL and SDL_mixer using your package manager:

   • On Ubuntu or Debian-based systems:

     sudo apt-get install libsdl2-dev libsdl2-mixer-dev

   • On Fedora:

     sudo dnf install SDL2-devel SDL2_mixer-devel

   • On CentOS:

     sudo yum install SDL2-devel SDL2_mixer-devel

2. Compile and Run:

   • Use your preferred C/C++ compiler to compile the Keyboard Piano source code.
   • Run the executable.

3. For Compilation:

   • Compile -

   g++ -o piano keyboardpiano.cpp -I/usr/include/SDL2 -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -lSDL2 -lSDL2_mixer -lncurses

   • Run Executable -

   ./piano

Usage

• Run the Keyboard Piano executable.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to start playing tunes using your keyboard.
• Enter a tune number from 0 to 9 to play a tune.
• Press 'q' to quit the program.

Sample Tunes

You can add your own MP3 tunes to the piano_tunes directory or use the default "Happy Birthday" tune included with the program.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.