Open Source Java MIDI Software

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Frinika is a free, complete music workstation software for Linux, Windows, Mac OSX and other operating systems running Java. It features sequencer, soft-synths, realtime effects and audio recording.

Jalmus is a free, open source music education software helping the musicians, especially pianists, to improve their sight-reading. You can train to read music with both exercises on notes or rhythms.

SoundHelix is a free versatile Java framework for algorithmic random music composition. SoundHelix can generate random songs, play them (for example, on any number of MIDI devices or MIDI-capable software synthesizers) and is highly customizable using XML configuration. SoundHelix also allows writing the generated music as MIDI files. SoundHelix produces music that is actually enjoyable to listen to.

DGuitar is a Guitar Pro (*.GP4,*.GP3,GTP) viewer and player that works under Linux, MacOs, Solaris, BSD, Windows, or any other operating system with Java Runtime 1.4.X. http://DGuitar.sourceforge.net If you are a JAVA developer visit this page https://bitbucket.org/mauriciograciag/dguitar/overview

As a library of classes for generating and manipulating music and sound, jMusic provides a solid framework for computer assisted composition in Java. jMusic has a music data structure based upon note/sound events and methods for modifying and structu

Give the chord progression and a style and JChordBox generates a song. JChordBox is a library tool that can generate backing tracks from a chord progression and a music style. A music Style is describe using an XML and a MIDI file. You can generate an XML Style file from a MIDI file by adding markers to delimit grooves. An XML Song file describes a chord progression and sets the music style to use. JChordBox comes with several command line tools (GenerateSong, CreateStyleFromMidiFile, SongPlayer …). NEW:The application center is called SongPlayer and is a text based user interface that can play JChordBox song. SongPlayer is a MIDI Player that can loop a song, mute or soloing tracks and displays transport informations. SongPlayer is now the default jar application. NEW:Examples have been added to the distribution package.

JSynthLib is a universal MIDI synthesizer librarian / editor. The project aims to eventually support all existing synthesizers.

ScoreDate is your date with the music ! It is an open source software written in Java that helps musicians to learn music reading. It also helps you with ear training. It is suitable for any skill, from beginners to professional users. From slow training to first sight reading.

This application concerns the adoption of an interoperable document format SMDL (Standard Music Description Language). This is proven with a Java application to render SMDL documents within the digital domain of MIDI and GM synthesis.

FluidGUI is a graphical user interface for FluidSynth (www.fluidsynth.org), an open-source software synthesizer based on the MIDI and Sound Font specifications. FluidGUI is developed in the Java programming language.

Geeboss is a Graphic Effect Editor for BOSS units (currently supports GT-8 guitar effect processor). Geeboss is written in Java (for Windows and Mac-OS support). It uses SWT as a graphic library and javax.sound.midi API to interact with BOSS effect units

Plarpebu is a java karaoke player that runs on any architecture that can run java. It plays both midi (.mid and .kar) and mp3+cdg files. Check project web site at : http://miageprojet.unice.fr/twiki/bin/view/Fun/ScreenshotsPage for full info.

A VST plugin that bridges VST data to the Open Sound Control networked domain. The plugin supports OSC scheduling and parameter control. The OscVstBridge can be used as a OSC to MIDI converter as well as a MIDI to OSC converter by using a VST host.

RasmusDSP is an embeddable Audio/MIDI processor. It contains various filters and generators (including SoundFont 2.0 compatible synthesizer). Has a script interpreter which is used to describe instruments, route Audio/MIDI signal between processor units.

An editor for easily tuning a Cavagnolo Odyssee Pro-Orchestra accordion.

The goal of this project is to develop educational software for music teachers and their students. It contains ear training, score writing, and dictations, and aims to be easy to use.

BarsnPipes is a MIDI-sequencer, with a very own concept of data-flow. The GUI simulates a pipeline-system, in which the MIDI-data are flowing track by track thru a own pipeline, where they are recorded, manipulated, saved, loaded, filtered and more.

Sensors to MIDI management system. This is a project that allows for creating MIDI output from sensors input. This output can then be used in MIDI processors, like GarageBand, Resolum and other real-time multimedia software. The input can be taken from d

A Java Sound based application to do bulk transfers of audio files (WAV, AIFF, AU) via the MIDI SDS Sample Dump Standard.

A program that controls the Fostex DCM100 mixer, using MIDI.

Java Music Theory and Practice, with Open Source libraries and applications. Goals: MIDI/RMF support, NIFF Support, Notation Display (Dec '01), Score Editor (Feb '02), XML (various) support, Export as AU/WAV/AIFF, Instrument Creation, SMDL Support.

Doors is groupware for electronic musicians. It aims to be an extensible, multi-user, musical performance framework which unifies heterogeneous, distributed multimedia hardware. The framework is based on CORBA, XML, NTP and URL technologies.

EnzAnKara turns your Desktop/Notebook into a KaraOkey machine: you can play/edit your music lyrics/notes and sing along with a mic to your computer. Requires JDK 5.0 and a sound card. IMPORTANT: JRE can't play midi, use JDK! See http://karaok.sf.net/

Fatamorgana has two goals. First, provide an implementation of Java's Mobile Media API (MMAPI). Second, provide resources around MMAPI (examples, FAQ, links).