README.md

MIDI-Bits

Experiments with MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) in Python

There are several motivations and once a while I feel like I should do something with Yamaha PSR-520 ... a bit older machine. I use Windows 7 and preffer Python.

The MIDI protocol (the basic) is not very complicated. Useful description can be found at

• http://www.music.mcgill.ca/~ich/classes/mumt306/StandardMIDIfileformat.html

Pygame:

• https://www.pygame.org/docs/ref/midi.html

MID file samples:

• http://www.piano-midi.de/beeth.htm

To let machines to play:

• http://deeplearning.net/datasets/