I have, for a long time, wanted a dedicated scripting environment for controlling the flow of MIDI. I can never quite get the flexibility and clarity I want out of Logic's Environment, or Bidule, or MIDIPipe.
I've used Impromptu and ChucK, but these environments are too multi-media savvy and heavy-weight for simple MIDI processing, and as they are geared to live coding, they have a certain amount of overhead attached, and are not always very stable.
The implementation of Lua in your plugins is fantastic! I love it! The syntax is perfect, somewhere between javascript and Python, and It's simple enough to throw quick scripts together and reliable enough to forget about.
So I want to know if it's feasible, and if you'd consider creating a standalone version that simply routes MIDI to MIDI via your Lua scripting environment.
Or, failing that, if you have any suggestions for achieving the same thing. I know, for example, that Augustus Loop can send OSC to arbitrary ports - is it also possible to get MIDI out in a similar way?
MIDI scripting environment - suggestion/request
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- KVRer
- 16 posts since 17 Jul, 2005
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35414 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
Set Theory claim:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate.
Red is Red and anything that is Red is an object, a class in itself or a real thing if you prefer"
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate.
Red is Red and anything that is Red is an object, a class in itself or a real thing if you prefer"
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- KVRAF
- 9589 posts since 17 Sep, 2002 from Gothenburg Sweden
Wow,that looks amazing! I've heard about it but never really looked into what it does. It seems incredibly powerful. And OSC too,YAY!!!whyterabbyt wrote:Nothing to do with Expert Sleepers, but have you tried VSTLua?
http://t-zec.org/vstlua/
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- KVRian
- 1417 posts since 22 Mar, 2002 from UK
Well there you go, looks like someone saved me a job 
My Lua scripts currently don't send MIDI. No reason I couldn't add that though. Let me know if VSTLua doesn't meet your needs and I'll see what I can do.
My Lua scripts currently don't send MIDI. No reason I couldn't add that though. Let me know if VSTLua doesn't meet your needs and I'll see what I can do.
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 16 posts since 17 Jul, 2005
VSTLua does look good. However, it appears to be Windows only, which counts me out. And being a AULab / Logic / Mainstage person, I haven't touched a VST in a while...
If MIDI were added to AL I'd be a very happy chappy!
If MIDI were added to AL I'd be a very happy chappy!