MIDI-in sample program for Win32 (using winmm.lib)

midi_in_sample.cpp

#include <SDKDDKVer.h>
#include <Windows.h>

#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>

#include <mmsystem.h>
#pragma comment(lib, "winmm.lib")

void PrintMidiDevices()
{
	UINT nMidiDeviceNum;
	MIDIINCAPS caps;

	nMidiDeviceNum = midiInGetNumDevs();
	if (nMidiDeviceNum == 0) {
		fprintf(stderr, "midiInGetNumDevs() return 0...");
		return;
	}

	printf("== PrintMidiDevices() == \n");
	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < nMidiDeviceNum; ++i) {
		midiInGetDevCaps(i, &caps, sizeof(MIDIINCAPS));
		printf("\t%d : name = %s\n", i, caps.szPname);
	}
	printf("=====\n");
}

void CALLBACK MidiInProc(HMIDIIN hMidiIn, UINT wMsg, DWORD dwInstance, DWORD dwParam1, DWORD dwParam2)
{
	switch(wMsg) {
	case MIM_OPEN:
		printf("wMsg=MIM_OPEN\n");
		break;
	case MIM_CLOSE:
		printf("wMsg=MIM_CLOSE\n");
		break;
	case MIM_DATA:
		printf("wMsg=MIM_DATA, dwInstance=%08x, dwParam1=%08x, dwParam2=%08x\n", dwInstance, dwParam1, dwParam2);
		break;
	case MIM_LONGDATA:
		printf("wMsg=MIM_LONGDATA\n"); 
		break;
	case MIM_ERROR:
		printf("wMsg=MIM_ERROR\n");
		break;
	case MIM_LONGERROR:
		printf("wMsg=MIM_LONGERROR\n");
		break;
	case MIM_MOREDATA:
		printf("wMsg=MIM_MOREDATA\n");
		break;
	default:
		printf("wMsg = unknown\n");
		break;
	}
	return;
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
	HMIDIIN hMidiDevice = NULL;;
	DWORD nMidiPort = 0;
	UINT nMidiDeviceNum;
	MMRESULT rv;

	PrintMidiDevices();
	
	nMidiDeviceNum = midiInGetNumDevs();
	if (nMidiDeviceNum == 0) {
		fprintf(stderr, "midiInGetNumDevs() return 0...");
		return -1;
	}

	rv = midiInOpen(&hMidiDevice, nMidiPort, (DWORD)(void*)MidiInProc, 0, CALLBACK_FUNCTION);
	if (rv != MMSYSERR_NOERROR) {
		fprintf(stderr, "midiInOpen() failed...rv=%d", rv);
		return -1;
	}

	midiInStart(hMidiDevice);

	while(true) {
		if (!_kbhit()) {
			Sleep(100);
			continue;
		}
		int c = _getch();
		if (c == VK_ESCAPE) break;
		if (c == 'q') break;
	}

	midiInStop(hMidiDevice);
	midiInClose(hMidiDevice);
	hMidiDevice = NULL;

	return 0;
}

To make this work on 64bit, change DWORD to DWORD_PTR on line 75.

Windows 10, Codeblock.
Hello thank's for this code. Pehaps could you help me:
i receive callback message for MIM_OPEN, MIM_CLOSE, MIM_DATA but nothing
for MIM_LONGDATA: i tried with a lot of sysex (F0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. F7) type.
But the issue is not specific to your code and is systematic with every program i buid using midi callback( with codebock or Visual Studio)
Everytime i receive callback message for MIM_OPEN, MIM_CLOSE, MIM_DATA but nothing for MIM_LONGDATA. It's frustrating.

Do you think windows 10 is the problem or other ? Thank in advance for your help

see http://peterjazz.com/blog/?p=259

Ignore the above but the Low-level MIDI APIs do work in Win10 perfectly.

If problem persists then try to move the midi functions to a separate file or move the midi functions into a separate thread.

Thanks for pointing to this MIDI C++ code.

The midi_in_sample.cpp requires some modification to build for 64-bit:

1. As reported earlier: DWORD to DWORD_PTR line 75.
2. It prints only one character of the MIDI port name, because incaps.szPname is a WCHAR type. Replaced printf with wprintf with whcar.h include.
3. Added MIDI output ports in function PrintMidiDevices().

Complete code:

#include <SDKDDKVer.h>
#include <Windows.h>

#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <wchar.h>

#include <mmsystem.h>
#pragma comment(lib, "winmm.lib")

void PrintMidiDevices()
{
	UINT nMidiDeviceNum;
	MIDIINCAPS incaps;
	MIDIOUTCAPS outcaps;

	nMidiDeviceNum = midiInGetNumDevs();
	if (nMidiDeviceNum == 0) {
		fprintf(stderr, "midiInGetNumDevs() return 0...");
		return;
	}

	printf("MIDI input devices:\n");
	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < midiInGetNumDevs(); i++) {
		midiInGetDevCaps(i, &incaps, sizeof(MIDIINCAPS));
		wprintf(L"    %d : name = %s\n", i, incaps.szPname);
	}

	printf("MIDI output devices:\n");
	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < midiOutGetNumDevs(); i++) {
		midiOutGetDevCaps(i, &outcaps, sizeof(MIDIINCAPS));
		wprintf(L"    %d : name = %s\n", i, outcaps.szPname);
	}

	printf("\n");
}

void CALLBACK MidiInProc(HMIDIIN hMidiIn, UINT wMsg, DWORD dwInstance, DWORD dwParam1, DWORD dwParam2)
{
	switch (wMsg) {
	case MIM_OPEN:
		printf("wMsg=MIM_OPEN\n");
		break;
	case MIM_CLOSE:
		printf("wMsg=MIM_CLOSE\n");
		break;
	case MIM_DATA:
		printf("wMsg=MIM_DATA, dwInstance=%08x, dwParam1=%08x, dwParam2=%08x\n", dwInstance, dwParam1, dwParam2);
		break;
	case MIM_LONGDATA:
		printf("wMsg=MIM_LONGDATA\n");
		break;
	case MIM_ERROR:
		printf("wMsg=MIM_ERROR\n");
		break;
	case MIM_LONGERROR:
		printf("wMsg=MIM_LONGERROR\n");
		break;
	case MIM_MOREDATA:
		printf("wMsg=MIM_MOREDATA\n");
		break;
	default:
		printf("wMsg = unknown\n");
		break;
	}
	return;
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
	HMIDIIN hMidiDevice = NULL;;
	DWORD nMidiPort = 0;
	UINT nMidiDeviceNum;
	MMRESULT rv;

	PrintMidiDevices();

	nMidiDeviceNum = midiInGetNumDevs();
	if (nMidiDeviceNum == 0) {
		fprintf(stderr, "midiInGetNumDevs() return 0...");
		return -1;
	}

	rv = midiInOpen(&hMidiDevice, nMidiPort, (DWORD_PTR)(void*)MidiInProc, 0, CALLBACK_FUNCTION);
	if (rv != MMSYSERR_NOERROR) {
		fprintf(stderr, "midiInOpen() failed...rv=%d", rv);
		return -1;
	}

	midiInStart(hMidiDevice);

	while (true) {
		if (!_kbhit()) {
			Sleep(100);
			continue;
		}
		int c = _getch();
		if (c == VK_ESCAPE) break;
		if (c == 'q') break;
	}

	midiInStop(hMidiDevice);
	midiInClose(hMidiDevice);
	hMidiDevice = NULL;

	return 0;
}

this code works, but do you know if there's any way to make it work while using FL Studio as well? I'd like to have FL Studio running so that I get sound out of it, but want to process the midi input with C++/C# so I can show notes on the staff as I play. if I try to have both programs running at once, neither one works, it gives the "midiInOpen() failed" error.... thanks