simple midi processor

[rhinotom]

I want to create a simple midi event processor.  I want it to be small and compact.  Really, all I need is a midi-in, a midi-out, and a CPU/firmware to do the processing.  I found a commercial product that is fairly close to what I want:  http://www.midisolutions.com/prodepp.htm , except the "programming" interface is too limited for my project, and the manufacturer won't provide the hardware information to create custom firmware.

Are there any other commercial products I should look at, or will I have to DIY?  I'm currently using a laptop, which works just fine, but I want to replace it with something simpler and smaller.

[lylehaze]

This is an off-the-wall idea, but how about a MIDIBOX?

You can learn all about them at http://www.midibox.org

Have Fun!

LyleHaze

[rhinotom]

Well yeah of course I've heard of the midibox, that's why I'm here.  :)

But, the last time I tried soldering I nearly burned my house down, so I wanted to ask about commericially available hardware first, especially since my needs are really simple.  I read in the midibox FAQ that you can't buy one pre-made.

[lylehaze]

True, you'll need to do a bit of soldering, but the

quality of the boards is really quite good. That helps

a lot.

Maybe you can find a MIDIBox user in your area to help?

Good Luck,

LyleHaze

[stryd_one]

You can't get midiboxen premade but Yamaha, Kawai, and Akai have all made midi processors. Akai had a whole series of them in fact. Hit google and have a look around :)

I'd also highly recommend a crappy old pentium with an equally crappy soundblaster running Converter. Cool stuff for free. We like that :)

[th0mas]

Seriously, just make a midibox.  You probably won't find a commercial solution as versatile.  If just processing MIDI is all you need, then you just need to buy a CORE module.

The soldering isn't very hard - even if you have to find someone to solder your core for you, once your environment is set up you can write software in C that deals with MIDI events on a high (read non-annoying) level.