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.