mortenson/midi-tape

Tape mode style recording for external MIDI devices.

midi-tape's Issues

Re-name "overdub"

"Overdub on" is actually the opposite of what's happening. Whoops. Should be renamed "Replace/Overdub" or "Punch in/out".

Support sharp tones in Dummy Synth

Cool project! So many great features and little touches, like how the tape transfers from one reel to the other.

Would it be possible to add support for sharp tones in the Dummy Synth, so that for example Shift + a results in a sharp tone?

Monitor input and support recoding

Paste should respect replace mode

Configurable tape filename

A simple text field to set the tape name to keep save files unique would be helpful.

Support multiple time signatures

By holding m and up/down you should be able to cycle through time signatures.

Let's just try 3/4 for now.

Saved BPM not sent to web worker on page load

Warn before wiping tape

Use device names instead of indexes in stored tape

We store the index right now which isn't guaranteed across recording sessions.

Add Tascam 414 style counter for steps, seconds, or bars

This would look cool and would be helpful.

Support undo/redo

We have one numpad key available, and I don't see how save/load in embedded mode would work with one additional key.

Fully support embedded device use

Ideas:

1. Have an "embedded mode" which changes features of the app
2. Start in full screen
3. Load/save projects to a backend web server
4. Have larger UI elements or use icons (this could be a global change)
5. Add "numpad mode" that remaps all inputs to standard (17 key) numpad keys, so users could put labels over a numpad and have a controller

Performance drop when recording large number of notes

Prevent double note hits

There are scenarios where, while recording, you'll input something at the same time the step is being played back, which sends two note inputs to your output device. This results in the volume being amped up, or the sound sounding distorted depending on the device.

Launchkey Mini MIDI keyboard is not recognized

First, thank you for this awesome work! I was looking for a four-track recorder that I could use to quickly record ideas with my MIDI keyboard, and was impressed by your implementation + the article you wrote to explain the development process. 👏

While trying to use https://mortenson.coffee/midi-tape/ on the latest version of Chrome, with my Launchkey Mini MIDI keyboard plugged in, I did not find I way to get any input from it. All tracks are apparently configured with "dummy keyboard". (which works as expected: it plays notes whenever I press keys of my laptop's keyboard.)

EDIT: it works, it just took me some time to realize I had to press i + up/down key to set my input. (as explained in the guide)

Could it be that my keyboard is not compatible with your software, or that any of these warnings are in cause?

FYI, I know that it's at least supported by WebMidi, because it works with that little synth I made: https://adrienjoly.com/webmidi-launchkey-mini/

I'd be happy to fork this repo and/or contribute to it in order to fix this, so I'd appreciate any ideas or tips you may have to help me fix that problem.

Add support for unlimited number of tracks

We'll also need to support changing tracks via numerical keys and an up/down selection to reduce the number of inputs

Make start/end points more clear when off screen

Indicators that they're not visible, and showing a different timeline bg color between them would be good.

Support multiple saved tapes