how to use arduino midi instrument from pc ?

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Hello,

Let me introduce myself quickly: I am jack-of-all-trades, not English-speaking (French-speaking and I therefore go through translators) nor MIDI specialist.

A few months ago, I got it into my head to make a musical automaton. First a few bells to try out, and then a small xylophone with 27 blades. At first, I activated it by reading small specially formatted files: Xylophone automate - 1ère ébauche - YouTube
And then I wanted to go further by adapting it to the MIDI "standard". I am victorious in being able to operate it with a MIDI keyboard and the MIDI shield.
https://youtu.be/KPFyT82x3KE
Awesome, my sons and grandchildren are fans! :wink:

However, I would like to be able to operate it from my PC (I have a MIDI in / out cable / adapter). My goal to be able to isolate a MIDI track (in a sequencer or other) to send it to my device. It is most likely beyond the topic of the forum, but I've been looking for a very long time.

So if you have a lead (without too much jargon) for me,
THANK YOU !

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MIDI from your PC is not different from MIDI from the keyboard, it works exactly the same way. The messages for note on/off is identical.

How you get the MIDID to the USB port to send it to you shield depends on the software/hardware you have.

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