Most typical DAW has their own virtual MIDI input through computer keyboard, as a quick way to input notes - "A" to "L" would correspond to white keys and black keys above.
MIDIWRITER is a program that hijacks your keyboard input and simulates MIDI messages. The keys have a chromatic layout where each row offsets the notes every 5 notes, just like a guitar fretboard! This means a guitar player can easily adjust to the layout with minimal effort.
Download the installer in the releases page!
Important
Since MIDIWRITER captures global keyboard events, you must grant it Accessibility Permissions:
- Open System Settings.
- Go to Privacy & Security > Accessibility.
- Add MIDIWRITER to the list and ensure the toggle is ON.
- Chromatic & Drumpad Layouts: Toggle between a guitar-like layout or a standard launchpad-style drumpad.
- macOS Tray Icon: Quick access to toggle MIDI status, restore the main window, or quit the app.◊
- Global Shortcut: Press
Alt + Tabto quickly toggle the MIDI capture on and off. - Dynamic Controls: Adjust velocity, channel, and transpose on the fly.
npm install
npm run dev # Development
npm run dist # Build production app (.dmg)- Electron (Modern version)
- uiohook-napi (Native hardware hooks)
I won't have a focused time to work on this project and it already has a lot of bugs. Contact me for any inquiries!