Introduction

mingus is an advanced, cross-platform music theory and notation package for Python with MIDI file and playback support. It can be used to play around with music theory, to build editors, educational tools and other applications that need to process and/or play music. It can also be used to create sheet music with LilyPond.

Getting Started

1. Features
2. Getting mingus
3. Setting Up mingus
4. Applications Using mingus
5. Contact

Tutorials

Fundamentals

Exploring mingus.core

1. Working with Notes
2. Keys and the Diatonic Scale
3. Intervals
4. Triads, Sevenths and Extended Chords
5. Scales
6. Note Value and Meter
7. Progressions
8. Working with the Core

Grouping Notes

Exploring mingus.containers

1. The Note Class
2. NoteContainers
3. Bars
4. Instruments
5. Tracks
6. Compositions
7. Suites

Midi

Exploring mingus.midi

1. Playing Containers with FluidSynth
2. Saving Containers as Midi Files

Extras

Exploring mingus.extra

1. Generating Sheet Music with LilyPond

Reference

mingus.core

• notes
• diatonic
• intervals
• chords
• scales
• meter
• value
• progressions

mingus.containers

• Note
• NoteContainer
• Bar
• Instrument
• Piano
• Guitar
• MidiInstrument
• Track
• Composition
• Suite

mingus.midi

• Sequencer
• SequencerObserver
• fluidsynth
• MidiTrack
• MidiFileOut
• MidiFileIn

mingus.extra

• LilyPond
• tunings
• StringTuning
• tablature
• fft