LiveMIDI

LiveMIDI

Play live MIDI input in Minecraft using noteblocks.

LiveMIDI is a Fabric client-side mod for Minecraft that connects to a local MIDI input device, builds a noteblock stage around the player, and plays notes in real-time directly in Minecraft.

Features

• Live MIDI Input — Connect any MIDI controller (keyboard, drum pad, etc.) and play notes directly in Minecraft
• Real-time Playback — Notes are played on noteblocks, enabling multiplayer compatibility
• General MIDI Mapping — Supports GM instrument and percussion mapping powered by SongPlayer
• Auto Stage Building — Automatically constructs a noteblock stage in creative mode
• Configurable Stage Shapes — Choose between default, wide, or spherical layouts
• Fake Player — Visual player entity that mirrors your actions for recording/streaming
• Rotation & Swing — Player auto-rotates to face played blocks with swing animation
• Freecam Noclip — Fly through the stage without collision during live sessions
• Velocity Threshold — Filter out quiet notes with a configurable minimum velocity
• Multilingual — Built-in English and French support

Commands

Chat Commands

| Command | Description |
| ———————————– | ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– |
| !start | Build stage and start MIDI listening |
| !stop | Stop MIDI listening |
| !status | Show current mod status |
| !device list | List available MIDI devices |
| !device select <id> | Select a MIDI device by index |
| !instrument <auto\|name> | Force a Minecraft instrument (harp, basedrum, snare, hat, bass, flute, bell, guitar, chime, xylophone, iron_xylophone, cow_bell, didgeridoo, bit, banjo, pling) |
| !language <en\|fr> | Switch language |
| !fakeplayer | Toggle fake player visibility |
| !rotate | Toggle auto-rotation to played blocks |
| !swing | Toggle swing animation |
| !noclip | Toggle freecam noclip |
| !stage <default\|wide\|spherical> | Change stage shape |
| !velocity <0-127> | Set minimum velocity threshold |
| !help | Show all commands |

(All chat commands are also available under /lm)

Configuration

Access the settings GUI through ModMenu → LiveMIDI → Config. Options include:

• Language toggle (English / French)
• MIDI device selection
• Fake player toggle
• Rotate to notes toggle
• Swing animation toggle
• Freecam noclip toggle
• Auto-switch gamemode toggle
• Stage shape cycling

Configuration is saved to LiveMIDI/config.json.

Credits

• Orangeness — Creator & Maintainer
• Harry Zhou (hhhzzzsss) — Original SongPlayer project, which this mod is based on

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

LiveMIDI is based on SongPlayer by Harry Zhou, also licensed under MIT.