MATRIXSYNTH: How to create a DIY sequencer using Web MIDI and a MIDI controller


Friday, December 17, 2021

How to create a DIY sequencer using Web MIDI and a MIDI controller


video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"Here's how to create a simple 16 step, 8 track, 8 patterns MIDI sequencer using JavaScript and Web MIDI (and some simple math). Table of contents:

00:00 introduction
00:51 midi basics
01:34 binary numbers
03:30 midi commands: note on
04:47 note off command
05:37 web midi
06:29 web workers
07:23 basic idea how to create the sequencer, and math basics
09:05 how to swing
10:19 document object model
12:13 how to use my sequencer
18:13 conclusion

Links:
My sequencer: https://sequencer.floydsteinberg.com (right click and show source for more info)
Main script: https://sequencer.floydsteinberg.com/...
MIDI specification: http://www.gweep.net/~prefect/eng/ref...
Web MIDI API: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/d..."

3 comments:

  1. Hi, I was trying to open the links in https://sequencer.floydsteinberg.com, but seems that they need a login. Could you fix the links? Thanks in advance

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