Midi Sound

SynthFont is a new tool that works to play and render MIDI sound files, using SoundFonts and other similar sound fonts. The result can be played via a sound card, or written to Wave files. The principle sound fonts the program uses are SoundFont, but it also uses Wave, DLS and GIGA, or VST... Platforms: Windows

SimpleSynth is a simple soft synth that takes input from a connected MIDI device and can play instruments from Soundfonts and DLS files including Apple's default General MIDI sound set. Platforms: Mac

This is a little program I wrote because I wanted to use my Rock Band 2 drums as a handy MIDI controller for my digital audio workstation, and there didn't seem to be any freely available software to make this easy to do. The user interface isn't amazing, but it functions very effectively,... Platforms: Windows

In FlexiMusic Orchestra you assign "small pieces of music beat" to each key/button of all your "Input Devices" and play it as orchestra or musical instrument. Small piece of music beat: You can choose any standard instrument/drum from midi bank. Or you can use sample of wave file you have.... Platforms: Windows

MIDI patchbay lets you hook up your various pieces of MIDI software and hardware and pass MIDI data between them, applying assorted filters on the way. Things like key splits, MIDI channel remapping, transposition, etc. are made very simple. Platforms: Mac

Virtual piano, guitar/banjo/mandolin etc, hammered dulcimer simulator and note mapper/composer lets you write and play back songs thru midi and see the notes played (animated) on a musical staff and scale, piano keyboard, guitar/banjo/mandolin, and hammered dulcimer images. You can change the... Platforms: Windows

A free sound server written in Java JaMISS is a free sound server written in Java that uses JavaSound and the Java internal wave table (sound bank). JaMISS works on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux. JaMISS is a really simplistic way of creating a MIDI sound as response to a real-time interaction event. Platforms: Mac

Designed for modification of flash-projectors - executable files created in the Macromedia Flash environment. Flash Tuner creates such possibilities that are not available when using Macromedia Flash as: locking of main menu and context menu, change of title, change of pictogram, adding midi... Platforms: Windows

Practice, compose, arrange, learn or teach music with this auto accompaniment program. Jam along with your computer. Enjoy 102 music styles (rock, blues, country, bluegrass, pop, jazz, Latin, dance, etc.). ChordPulse is an automatic accompaniment generator, a music arranger program, a songwriting... Platforms: Windows

PortMedia is the result of discussion among many computer music researchers and developers. After considering many options, the group decided to endorse the work of Phil Burk and Ross Bencina who created the PortAudio library. Supporters and users of PortMedia are listed below. Our goal is to... Platforms: *nix

Flash ScreenSaver Master is an easy-to-use but powerful screensaver maker, which enables you to make your own screensavers from your favorite images(JPG or BMP files) or Macromedia Flash files, and you can add MP3 or MIDI sound files as background sounds. This program features a step-by-step... Platforms: Windows

Freeware - Dazzling SlideShow / Screen Saver of "Valentine-Always On My Mind" featuring the song of the same name sung by Willie Nelson. Executes out 113 Intro-Effect, 80 Transition Effects. Plays MP3, WMA, WAV and MIDI sound files. Supports captions in any font-type, sizes, colors (even in... Platforms: Windows

Melodic ID provides college and conservatory level, unlimited, graduated melodic dictation in simple and compound meters with immediate feedback and scoring. Melodic ID begins with scale steps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and skips of a third from a selected major or minor scale and continues through all keys,... Platforms: Windows

The Virtual Fretboard Pro software package allows users to browse fretboard layouts for many different instruments and tunings. It displays the note positions on the fretboard in both chord and scale modes. Functionality includes : Fully Configurable, Chord and scale search, MIDI sound output,... Platforms: Windows

Music system for creative work and composition.Graphical editors,"Live" improvisation,automatic phrases generation,score...Easy to use,no need for a Midi sound card,professional result,works also with external devices.(professional Midi sound interface, synthesizers...). Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix

See a cuttlefish, stingray, jellyfish, sea bass, and tuna swim across a colorful seabed garden. You can add your own MP3, Wav, or midi sound file. This screensaver is a salute to the marvelous magic lantern of the past. By the 19th century, there was a thriving trade of itinerant projectionists,... Platforms: Windows

In FlexiMusic Orchestra you assign "small pieces of music beat" to each key/button of all your "Input Devices" and play it as orchestra or musical instrument.Small piece of music beat: You can choose any standard instrument/drum from midi bank. Or you can use sample of wave file you have. There... Platforms: Windows

Independence is not just one of these commercial distributions who have been appearing daily for the last months. It aims at being a distribution allowing the users to make hear their voice in distribution design. It is built by volunteers who no longer accept having an aristocracy of... Platforms: *nix

The Virtual Fretboard for Guitar software package allows users to browse fretboard layouts for many different instruments and tunings. It displays the note positions on the fretboard in both chord and scale modes. Functionality includes : Fully Configurable, Chord and scale search, MIDI sound... Platforms: Windows

Algorithmic Composer is a compositional tool that enables composers to construct musical structures by connecting virtual objects -- like metronomes, counters, etc... -- with virtual patch cables. The performer can then interact with these structures using a mouse, keyboard, microphone, and MIDI... Platforms: Windows