midisnoop

What is midisnoop?

midisnoop is a simple MIDI monitor and prober. You can use it to monitor a MIDI device and/or software, and to send MIDI messages to a MIDI port to see how the device/software responds. midisnoop supports both ALSA and JACK MIDI ports via the RtMidi library.

midisnoop is free, open-source software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

Screenshots

Here's a screenshot showing midisnoop interacting with a Waldorf Blofeld:

Requirements

Downloads

Latest Release: February 6, 2013 - midisnoop-0.1.2.tar.gz

This release includes some UI improvements, and a fix for a configure bug (reported by Robin Gareus).

Please report bugs using the issue tracker.

Installation

midisnoop requires a Python interpreter and qmake for building. To build the software, execute the commands:

  ./configure --prefix=/usr
  make

... on the command line, optionally replacing '/usr' above with your preferred installation location. To install the software, execute:

  make install

Bugs

Report bugs using the issue tracker.

Support

Bug reports and feature requests can be filed using the issue tracker. The software can be discussed through the midisnoop-users Google Group.

Contributing

There are many ways you can contribute to midisnoop:
If you're a developer, then you can help by fixing bugs, or coding new features.
If you have a good command of one or more languages, you can help by writing much-needed documentation on midisnoop, or by translating midisnoop.
If you want to donate to midisnoop and other causes, join Flattr and donate:

Contact

Devin Anderson <surfacepatterns (at) gmail (dot) com>