MIDI Interface for MATLAB

Supports bringing incoming MIDI data into MATLAB on Windows.
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Updated 1 Sep 2016

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This simple interface allows MATLAB to read incoming MIDI data from a MIDI device or another MIDI program. For instance, if a MIDI keyboard is connected to the computer running MATLAB, this interface could be used to see what keys the user is playing, what knobs he's twisting, what pedals he has down, etc.
% Open an interface; the tool will prompt to select a device.
midi_interface('open');

% Play some notes on a connected keyboard or wiggle some knobs on a MIDI controller.

% Read all the new MIDI messages.
messages = midi_interface();

% Close the device.
midi_interface('close');

This currently only works on Windows (32/64-bit) and only supports one MIDI device at a time. If this tool proves useful for people, we could take it further, so just let me know!

Early beta.

Cite As

Tucker McClure (2024). MIDI Interface for MATLAB (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/37769-midi-interface-for-matlab), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2012a
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
Windows macOS Linux

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Version Published Release Notes
1.2.0.1

Updated license

1.2.0.0

The output timestamps of the MIDI data were wrong and aren't any more. (Thanks Janne.)

1.1.0.0

Updated copyright information.