Name: MidiPipe
Rating: 4.0833 (28 reviews)

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MidiPipe overview

MidiPipe is freeware and comes with no warranties. MidiPipe can be useful in a music studio or live on stage to route, map, filter, convert, display, input and output MIDI messages in real-time.

Right now it comes with the following tools:

Midi In - connects a MIDI input to the pipe
Midi Out - connects a MIDI output to the pipe
AList - outputs messages to the screen
Message Converter - converts messages from one type to an other
Delay - delays the time for when the message is scheduled
Transpose - transposes note to multiple keys, set velocity, delay and channel for each
Message Filter - filters by messages
Channel Filter - filters by channel
Channel Router - routes channels
Keyboard Split - moves note on/off messages above/below a split point to a different channel
Randomizer - randomly changes any parameter value(s) of any channel message(s)
Keyboard - play a on screen keyboard with your mouse or keys; will display arriving messages too
MicroTuner - apply different scales
Set - set any parameter value(s) of any channel message(s) to any value
Duration - add a delay between Note On and Note Off messages
Control Split - inverse, limit, scale, fade in/out, route and map MIDI controllers
Control Slider - simple slider for control message input
AppleScript Trigger - use the power of AppleScript to implement everything you want
(N)RPN Mapper - map (N)RPNs
Velocity Modifier - scale, shift, and clip the velocity of Note On and Note Off messages
SMF Player - plays up to 128 MIDI Files; handles Song Select, Start/Stop/Continue messages
Key Mapper - map keys
DLS Synth - user interface for Apple's DLS Synth
Message Factory - trigger your own messages with static and variable data bytes
Double Filter - filters identical messages
Monophonic - make monophonic

Note: While the software is classified as free, it is actually donationware. Please consider making a donation to help support development.

What’s new in version 1.6.1

Updated on Jan 29 2021

Version 1.6.1:

Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.

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Information

License

Free

Size

4 MB

Developer’s website

http://www.subtlesoft.square7.net/MidiPipe.html

Downloads

114368

App requirements

Intel 64
macOS 10.12.0 or later

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fchazz

Jan 24 2021

1.5.7

1.0

Version: 1.5.7

I wanted to try using it as a means to globle transpose live on the fly incrementally as a front end to Mainstage since Mainstage is not capable of doing this, but could not figure out how to set it up

pappantv

Jun 15 2015

1.4.6

5.0

Version: 1.4.6

Please help me to find a similar program in Linux. I would like to run this in Raspberry Pi

jeremypeterallen

Apr 14 2012

1.4.4

Version: 1.4.4

So Good!. I could not do what I do without this program. My Pipes keep getting more and more complicated. Haha Just wondering, is there anyway to rout a virtual output back into one of the virtual inputs? could bore you with the details of why I need this, but it would be so friggen handy Cheers Jeremy

Easley

Dec 20 2009

1.4.3

Version: 1.4.3

I was hoping for the Yamaha ez ag midi gtr velocity fix. It appeared to be set up correctly but wasn't filtering out the notes when fingering the frets. I'm using Sampletank in Pro Tools le.

Kiddipalli

Sep 21 2009

Hi, this software is awesome! One feature request;) How about being able to make child pipes? Say I want to use the key mapper feature but then I want to make it change the keys depending on the incoming velocity. Example: I use this software mainly when I´m playing the Yamaha DTXplorer midi drum kit (there´s no way of changing the midi mapping in there), into EZdrummer running on Pro Tools. The problem is that none of those speak together correctly since EZdrummer doesn´t use the GM drum setup. Using midi pipe I am able to remap the incoming notes to the correct samples but I can´t make them change depending on the note velocity thus changing the sample (key) when Hit soft, med or hard. Anyway, your software rocks big time! Thank you so much.

Boris-Rio

Sep 15 2006

1.4.1

Version: 1.4.1

Yes a manual or tutorial would help a lot...

Lamont-///

Apr 11 2006

I'm a midi illiterate. A manual would be very helpful, preferably "midipipe and midi for dummies" Thanks.

Guest

Sep 25 2005

1.3.1

4.3

Version: 1.3.1

ZERO DOCUMENTATION! It looks obvious, but after a couple hours of tinkering, I accomplished nothing. A tutorial of any sort would make this program accessible to people.

Aug 23 2005

Great tool. Its perfect for programming my Tascam fw-1082. With Applescript you can control everything. Thank you

Jul 15 2005

1.2.0

Version: 1.2.0

brilliant. the hercules dj console for mac has its buttons set as continous controllers for some unknown reason of utter stupidity. one hour from downloading midipipe, i've now got all the buttons on the controller giving note on/off messages. hallelujah. the gui could do with a little work, being able to duplicate pipe objects would have saved a lot of time.

Jul 13 2005

this looks interesting, but I WILL NOT spend time trying to figure out the functionality if there is no manual. please add a good manual.

May 25 2005

I just downloaded it last night. Once I had worked out how it works, I was listening to old keyboard music in its intended temperament. Also I want to write a dynamic tuning program. MidiPipe's Applescript capability will let me work on the algorithm while it takes care of the basic midi ins and outs itself. For someone like me with only basic programming knowledge, this is fantastic. One thing, I think I accidently created a couple of midi loops, which locked OSX completely. Watch out for this... otherwise the program is fantastic!

May 8 2005

This little program is the goods. I'm using it to route all midi from my microkorg into my sequencer, into an applescript trigger for instant pattern changes and track mutings on the fly, and also back into the microkorg. I do have a feature request though- is it possible to have a variable input in the transpose tool so that notes can be transposed by a variable number of notes/octaves up or down? The variable could be the last value of a controller input, in the form a*(value + b) + c where a, b and c are integer constants. I've tried a version using applescript trigger, but unfortunately there is a noticable delay caused by the execution of the script which is not desirable in a musical instrument. I've found the applescript trigger is useful for once-off commands that are not time crucial.

Apr 5 2005

1.1.0

Version: 1.1.0

Unless I'm really confused, there's one obvious piece of functionality still missing: write MIDI data directly to a file. Not special messages, the whole darn MIDI stream should be redirectable to an Midi File Format (MFF, .MID) file.

Mar 11 2005

1.0.2

Version: 1.0.2

I have to agree this looks like an app with a lot of potential and a lot of work clearly has gone into it. However a couple of paragraphs in a "ReadMe" file is far from adequate to convey to a novice user how to make use of it. Trial and error left me only confused, as many tools seemed to do nothing and some were evidently buggy. (Example: the second time I tried using the microtuning tool, no notes but middle C would play -- removing and returning the microtuning tool repeatably did this. But the first time I tried using it, all notes worked -- though I heard no sign that any microtuning was actually going on, despite the apparently correct response to the pitch bend test.)

Mar 9 2005

If I create a pipe with a Midi In and an AList, how do I route the Midi In to the AList? Can I route a pipe to another pipe? What is a "pipe", anyway? The program seems to have a lot of cool stuff in it but I don't have a clue as to how the routing works. Without a manual this program is completely incomprehensible to me.

Feb 21 2005

1.0.1

Version: 1.0.1

great little app! Luv it!

Jan 19 2005

0.9.9

Version: 0.9.9

What a great piece of software. It's not just a router, but can do a bit of everything. I had a real pain-in-the-ass problem with my controller. So I emailed Nico (the author). A mere hour later he replies and solves my problem. What can I say? Great software, fantastic author. I'll be donating some money to him for sure!

Jan 1 2005

MIDIPipe is just the most kick arse swiss-army-knife if computer MIDI. Great work. I only give the ease of use a four because the interface sometimes leads me to start tweaking an element of my pipe before inserting it, causing stupid me rto have to redo it all after inserting. My fault really, because the software is excellent.

May 21 2004

0.9.3

Version: 0.9.3

Midipipe is a MUST HAVE for any MIDI based musician using OSX as their platform of choice. There has never been a problem that I couldn't solve with Midipipe. Also, the developer is super receptive to bug-fixes, suggestions, and general improvements. If you are using MIDI and OSX, get Midipipe, you will need it.