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I want to create a xylophone in VR to create MIDI output. The MIDI output is needed so my team can use it later. If I understand correctly, MIDI contains information about the instrument in the channel and several other things like the note, pitch, velocity, etc. I don't quite get how would I create a valid MIDI output in Unity from a person playing a xylophone with Vive controllers in VR. I can track the note, timing, velocity, but what parameters do I really need to create a valid MIDI output, or is it even possible in such a scenario?

cokeman19
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It might be helpful to reiterate your question to better clarify it so that knowledgeable individuals can answer your question with relevance.

Its indefinably possible: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/177585172

Tyler Cone
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  • Thanks for response. The example in the video is nice, but as fas as I know I cannot apply this directly to a virtual instrument. The goal is to have a very simple interface for the user, so he should just play the instrument without pressing any additional buttons and the midi output should be created just by that. – KonfuPanda May 08 '18 at 18:00
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I hope it's not too late for a response! (I'm aware it's been a year) I'm developing a vr toy that does just that, sending MIDI signals when I hit, twist or interact with gameobjects, out to VCV Rack (or just any synth/DAW, since its MIDI <3)

I achieved this through midi-dot-net to turn collision events into MIDI: https://code.google.com/archive/p/midi-dot-net/ (cool logo btw)

and then loopMIDI to open a virtual port on Windows to connect Unity to VCV. https://www.tobias-erichsen.de/software/loopmidi.html

both are free and cake to use. Hope this is helpful!

tobi
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