Virtuoso

Technologically-assisted musical performance taken to the extreme. It handles the notes for you; just relax and hit the rhythm.

Works best with MIDI keyboards, but you can use your computer keyboard too!

Requires Node.js v6.0.0 or higher.

Installation

git clone https://github.com/rileyjshaw/virtuoso.git
cd virtuoso
npm i

Usage

node index.js

Then open a DAW like GarageBand or Ableton and hook the "Virtuoso" MIDI instrument up to some sound! Turn up the volume and mash some keys :)

The repo is pre-loaded with Mozart's "Rondo alla Turca", but you can use your own MIDI file by passing it as an argument to the launcher:

node index.js ./star_wars.mid

Related works

• Stephen Malinowski's "The Conductor Program"
• Batuhan Bozkurt's "Touch Pianist"
• Smule's "Magic Piano"
• Simone Masiero's "Hacker Typer"

Notes

• If you're using GarageBand, you'll want to hijack & block your actual MIDI instrument's stream so that you don't get double notes. I included a sample MidiPipe configuration that does the trick. You can download MidiPipe here.

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Licensed under MIT.

Created by rileyjshaw.