myMIDIremotes

MIDI+Arduino project gives you a physical MIDI or MSC trigger button.

Arduino Code:

// MSC MIDI Arduino controller
// By Dave Mickey, myMIDIremotes
int buttonPin4 = 7;
int buttonPin3 = 6;
int buttonPin2 = 5;
int buttonPin1 = 4;
int ledPinON = 2; //LED states that the code loaded correctly
int ledPinMIDI = 3; //LED states that the MIDI was sent

// variables will change:
int buttonState1 = 0;
int buttonState2 = 0;
int buttonState3 = 0;
int buttonState4 = 0;

void setup() {
Serial.begin(31250);    // Set serial to the MIDI baud rate of 31250
pinMode(ledPinMIDI, OUTPUT);
pinMode(ledPinON, OUTPUT);
pinMode(buttonPin1, INPUT);
pinMode(buttonPin2, INPUT);
pinMode(buttonPin3, INPUT);
pinMode(buttonPin4, INPUT);
digitalWrite(ledPinON, HIGH);
digitalWrite(ledPinMIDI, HIGH);
delay(500);
digitalWrite(ledPinMIDI, LOW);
}

void loop() {
buttonState1 = digitalRead(buttonPin1);
buttonState2 = digitalRead(buttonPin2);
buttonState3 = digitalRead(buttonPin3);
buttonState4 = digitalRead(buttonPin4);

//MSC GO

if (buttonState3 == 0) {
//Serial.println(“MSC GO”);
digitalWrite(ledPinMIDI, HIGH);
Serial.write(0xF0);
Serial.write(0x7F);
Serial.write(0x7F); //device id 7F = 127 all channels
Serial.write(0x02);
Serial.write(0x7F); // command format 7F = all devices
Serial.write(0x01); // action 0x01 = MSC GO
Serial.write(0xF7);
delay(500);
digitalWrite(ledPinMIDI, LOW);
buttonState3 = 1;
}
// MSC STOP
if (buttonState4 == 0) {
//Serial.println(“MSC STOP”);
digitalWrite(ledPinMIDI, HIGH);
Serial.write(0xF0);
Serial.write(0x7F);
Serial.write(0x7F); //device id 7F = 127 all channels
Serial.write(0x02);
Serial.write(0x7F); // command format 7F = all devices
Serial.write(0x08); // action 0x08 = all off
Serial.write(0xF7);
delay(500);
digitalWrite(ledPinMIDI, LOW);
buttonState4 = 1;
}

// MSC NEXT
if (buttonState1 == 0) {
//Serial.println(“MSC NEXT”);
digitalWrite(ledPinMIDI, HIGH);
Serial.write(0xF0);
Serial.write(0x7F);
Serial.write(0x7F); //device id 7F = 127 all channels
Serial.write(0x02);
Serial.write(0x7F); // command format 7F = all devices
Serial.write(0x17); // action 0x17= next
Serial.write(0xF7);
delay(500);
digitalWrite(ledPinMIDI, LOW);
buttonState1 = 1;
}

// MSC RESET
if (buttonState2 == 0) {
//Serial.println(“MSC reset”);
digitalWrite(ledPinMIDI, HIGH);
Serial.write(0xF0);
Serial.write(0x7F);
Serial.write(0x7F); //device id 7F = 127 all channels
Serial.write(0x02);
Serial.write(0x7F); // command format 7F = all devices
Serial.write(0x0A); // action 0x0A= reset
Serial.write(0xF7);
delay(500);
digitalWrite(ledPinMIDI, LOW);
buttonState2 = 1;
}
//delay(2000);
}

MSC Hex Commands:

0x01 GO
0x02 STOP
0x03 RESUME
0x04 TIMED_GO
0x05 LOAD
0x06 SET
0x07 FIRE
0x08 ALL_OFF
0x09 RESTORE
0x10 0A RESET
0x11 0B GO_OFF

0x17 next
0x18 prev

command_format:
0x01 Lighting
0x02 Moving Lights
0x03 Colour Changers
0x04 Strobes
0x05 Lasers
0x06 Chasers

0x10 Sound
0x11 Music
0x12 CD Players
0x13 EPROM Playback
0x14 Audio Tape Machines
0x15 Intercoms
0x16 Amplifiers
0x17 Audio Effects Devices
0x18 Equalisers
0x20 Machinery
0x21 Rigging
0x22 Flys
0x23 Lifts
0x24 Turntables
0x25 Trusses
0x26 Robots
0x27 Animation
0x28 Floats
0x29 Breakaways
0x2A Barges

0x30 Video
0x31 Video Tape Machines
0x32 Video Cassette Machines
0x33 Video Disc Players
0x34 Video Switchers
0x35 Video Effects
0x36 Video Character Generators
0x37 Video Still Stores
0x38 Video Monitors

0x40 Projection
0x41 Film Projectors
0x42 Slide Projectors
0x43 Video Projectors
0x44 Dissolvers
0x45 Shutter Controls

0x50 Process Control
0x51 Hydraulic Oil
0x52 H20
0x53 CO2
0x54 Compressed Air
0x55 Natural Gas

0x56 Fog
0x57 Smoke
0x58 Cracked Haze
0x60 Pyro
0x61 Fireworks
0x62 Explosions
0x63 Flame
0x64 Smoke pots

0x7F All-types

To send MIDI note from Arduino:

Serial.write(0x90); // Note On
Serial.write(0x01); //Note
Serial.write(127); //Value

Hex to MIDI Commands

0x80 Note Off
0x90 Note On
0xA0 Aftertouch
0xB0 Continuous Controller
0xC0 Patch change
0xD0 Channel Pressure
0xE0 Pitch bend

Value: 0-127

Hex to MIDI Note

0-127

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