Good stuff; managed to get this working with my Raspberry PI Zero W in one go. Thanks for your time figuring it all out - it will save everyone else a lot of time I'm sure.
Thanks for the video. Just the information that I need! (I am working on repairing/upcycling my old broken electric piano. And for that I use a Arduino Mega to scan the keyboard Matrix and a RP4 for sound generation. Now I have an idea how to connect the two...)
Hey Liz, thanks a lot for you video. I had bought a raspberry midi Hat from OSA electronics and i was getting crazy that it simply doesn't work regardless i tried their tuto... Just had to follow yours and... it simply works now !! Will be able to continue/start building my Euclidean Midi Seq ! Thanks a lot
Wow Liz! I just found your channel and I'm super impressed by this video. I ended up getting a Pisound hat to get MIDI support, but I'm going to keep this video in the back of my head. :)
How cool is it that midi was invented before probably all the people watching this video were born and its STILL holding up like a champ. And they only just released 2.0
Great video 👍 One thing I'm curious about is the baudrate, you are using 38400 while Midi baudrate is 31250 🤔 does older MIDI instruments still work with 38400 ?
Just to be on the safe side, i would do a backup of both files before modifying files, especially on deleting stuff. Allows me to make a diff in the rare case the modifications are larger and i am able to see which parts changed exactly. I wonder if the raspi-config changing part is also possible via config.txt or cmdline.txt.
Is there any chance you have similar instructions for MIDI Out? Trying to add a 1x1 MIDI interface to my project. This helps a ton with the MIDI in, would really love a similar video for MIDI Out
Thank you for that very informative video! It is working perfectly on my Pi 3B+. On my Pi 4 though I am not getting the same results. Data comes in but it is incorrect. All the steps you present check out the same on both setups. Have you experienced this or do you have any ideas why the Pi 4 is working differently? Thanks again!
Tottaly worked, do you know exactly what the midi-uart0 overlay is doing? looks like is just setting the polarity of the signal. I made MIDI over UART and needed to disable midi-uart0 overlay
Hi Liz. What if i need four midi ins and outs. I'm trying to make a midi router for my keyboards and i make successful experiments with another board called discovery for embedded project. The discovery use an ST 32 bits ARM-CORTEX M4 chip without video and have 4 UART/USART interfaces but low processing power and no operating system like the arduino. Is more an embedded solution for electronic engineers. There is a way to connect others chips to expands the raspberry with more ports? Thanks.
Hi, I'm happy to find your channel. Feels like there's room to ask for advice. My roommate's Yamaha synth was stolen last year. I bought a keyboard controller and "preamp" from aliexpress (the MidiPlus AKM322 from Amazon). I've been having troubles getting my electronics project off the ground, coming from "google the error" webdev, it's another world. So I want to ask if you can help me with the equipment I have, that I can send you the keyboard and the preamp, and use them to make a headless synth with some basic functions for the knobs on the keyboard, that just plugs into the power outlet and "normal" speakers. (Again, I know almost nothing about AV.) I will put some pictures up soon. Thank you.
I can send both items if you want, and pay for the additional components. Preamp & Keyboard: www.aliexpress.com/item/33016012267.html & www.amazon.com/midiplus-32-Key-Keyboard-Controller-AKM322/dp/B016O5F2GQ/
My roommate would be happy with a normal piano sound (Yamaha 1 & 2, I think). He doesn't play around, just the classics. He feels like it's a child's toy because the keys are smaller. He said he would use it if I made it sound good. He should get disability for intellectual challenge, and I let him stay with me free of rent. In a year he will be 62 on Jan 1, and qualify for affordable housing. He is very healthy, so I think this would make a really nice gift that he can use for a long time. I'd love to show him a video about it as well. He's had a rough life, always tormented by his brother, and lately displaced from another rent free situation that abused him and exploited his labor.
This is awesome, Liz! Have you tried it on Pi 5? I'm going to try to do MIDI IN over 1/8" inch TRS jack.
Good stuff; managed to get this working with my Raspberry PI Zero W in one go. Thanks for your time figuring it all out - it will save everyone else a lot of time I'm sure.
anything diffrent from her steps?
Thank you so much for this! I've been trying for days to get a Le Strum to talk to a Pi3 over midi. And it now works.
Thanks!!! It’s amazing!!! Please, more material about MIDI and Pi!!!
Thanks for the video. Just the information that I need! (I am working on repairing/upcycling my old broken electric piano. And for that I use a Arduino Mega to scan the keyboard Matrix and a RP4 for sound generation. Now I have an idea how to connect the two...)
Hey Liz, thanks a lot for you video. I had bought a raspberry midi Hat from OSA electronics and i was getting crazy that it simply doesn't work regardless i tried their tuto... Just had to follow yours and... it simply works now !! Will be able to continue/start building my Euclidean Midi Seq ! Thanks a lot
What a find! Exactly what I was looking for ('cept I need UART out, but this is on the right track). Subbed!
Awesome video, very clear explanation.
Incredible! 🏆
Thank you
OK, you’ve convinced me to stick with USB MIDI. Super valuable information about the RX pin, thanks!
Awesome work, well explained!
Wow Liz! I just found your channel and I'm super impressed by this video. I ended up getting a Pisound hat to get MIDI support, but I'm going to keep this video in the back of my head. :)
Loved this - I’m looking to do a midi out from raspberry pi Pico for my channel. You’re great on camera!
How cool is it that midi was invented before probably all the people watching this video were born and its STILL holding up like a champ. And they only just released 2.0
I am one of those born well before the first MIDI implementation; but, yes, MIDI (UART & USB) is still going strong after all this time.
thanks for your hard work, i appraciate what you share with us . i support u 1000%%%
Amazing video thank you
You are legend! Thanks
That's awesome. Thanks for sharing. Did you try supporting multiple channels?
this also will be usefull for all those who have old keyboards with MIDI ports so they can use it onto programs on the Pi :)))
Plenty of devices and instruments are still being made with 5-pin DIN MIDI ports!
Great video 👍 One thing I'm curious about is the baudrate, you are using 38400 while Midi baudrate is 31250 🤔 does older MIDI instruments still work with 38400 ?
Midi 2 usb sucks! This is great. Thanks so much!
Thanks BCD! (not binary coded decimal btw ;) Saved me a lot of work. Do you have a midi out cct. as well?
Just to be on the safe side, i would do a backup of both files before modifying files, especially on deleting stuff. Allows me to make a diff in the rare case the modifications are larger and i am able to see which parts changed exactly. I wonder if the raspi-config changing part is also possible via config.txt or cmdline.txt.
Is there any chance you have similar instructions for MIDI Out? Trying to add a 1x1 MIDI interface to my project. This helps a ton with the MIDI in, would really love a similar video for MIDI Out
Thank you for that very informative video! It is working perfectly on my Pi 3B+. On my Pi 4 though I am not getting the same results. Data comes in but it is incorrect. All the steps you present check out the same on both setups. Have you experienced this or do you have any ideas why the Pi 4 is working differently? Thanks again!
Could also use a usb uart
thanks for the explanation, anyone with a hint on how to pick up the uart midi input in fluidsynth?
Hi, wonderful video. Im playing around with a Pi Zero 1, And I wonder if it's posible to use the Pi Zero since it has 2 UART enabled.
Tottaly worked, do you know exactly what the midi-uart0 overlay is doing? looks like is just setting the polarity of the signal. I made MIDI over UART and needed to disable midi-uart0 overlay
UART midi vs usb midi, which one has lower latency?
would midi over UART reduce latency somehow? being connected via pins I think it would am I right?
Given how little logic it takes to make a UART, wouldn't it have made sense to add several more with the design of the Pi 4?
Hi Liz. What if i need four midi ins and outs. I'm trying to make a midi router for my keyboards and i make successful experiments with another board called discovery for embedded project. The discovery use an ST 32 bits ARM-CORTEX M4 chip without video and have 4 UART/USART interfaces but low processing power and no operating system like the arduino. Is more an embedded solution for electronic engineers. There is a way to connect others chips to expands the raspberry with more ports? Thanks.
Have you considered buying a Blokas MidiHub?
Hello everyone! How many midi inputs and outputs can I implement on one RPI?
Hi, I'm happy to find your channel. Feels like there's room to ask for advice. My roommate's Yamaha synth was stolen last year. I bought a keyboard controller and "preamp" from aliexpress (the MidiPlus AKM322 from Amazon). I've been having troubles getting my electronics project off the ground, coming from "google the error" webdev, it's another world. So I want to ask if you can help me with the equipment I have, that I can send you the keyboard and the preamp, and use them to make a headless synth with some basic functions for the knobs on the keyboard, that just plugs into the power outlet and "normal" speakers. (Again, I know almost nothing about AV.) I will put some pictures up soon. Thank you.
I can send both items if you want, and pay for the additional components. Preamp & Keyboard: www.aliexpress.com/item/33016012267.html & www.amazon.com/midiplus-32-Key-Keyboard-Controller-AKM322/dp/B016O5F2GQ/
My roommate would be happy with a normal piano sound (Yamaha 1 & 2, I think). He doesn't play around, just the classics. He feels like it's a child's toy because the keys are smaller. He said he would use it if I made it sound good. He should get disability for intellectual challenge, and I let him stay with me free of rent. In a year he will be 62 on Jan 1, and qualify for affordable housing. He is very healthy, so I think this would make a really nice gift that he can use for a long time. I'd love to show him a video about it as well. He's had a rough life, always tormented by his brother, and lately displaced from another rent free situation that abused him and exploited his labor.
His name is Tom. He's like a real life version of Forrest G.