Midi message to url ?

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Midi message to url ? Jan 27, 2018 19:30:20 GMT

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Post by crony on Jan 27, 2018 19:30:20 GMT

Hello,

Long time since I've been here, and I see a new MidiFire app, witch is cool

I'd like to know if there's a way to transform a midi message to launch an other app now ?
In fact it would be more like an url.

My case would be like :
1-An iPad launch a midi message thru bletooth (processed with MidiFire or not)
2-An other ipad receive this signal into MidiFire, then this signal launch the reload of a webpage, or an app, or maybe a kill signal to an app, then relaunch the app...

This is a very specific case not related to music but I remember that MidiBridge could launch an app, or maybe translate a midi message to something else...Have I dreamed that ?...(might be also

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Thanks for your help !

nic
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Midi message to url ? Jan 27, 2018 20:39:44 GMT

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Post by nic on Jan 27, 2018 20:39:44 GMT

Hi crony ,

In theory, an app could receive MIDI events from Bluetooth and launch Safari with a specific URL, but it would be a one-shot affair as once Safari was loaded and showing the site I don't think the app could then try and launch again in the background to change the URL. So, the app would need to be able to display a webpage and remain in the foreground.

MidiFire doesn't know about loading URLs from MIDI, and I am not aware of any other app that would do this.

However, this would not be a very difficult app to develop. It just needs a view with a web browser and the ability to specify URL/MIDI message mapping. I'm not suggesting that I go away and develop this BTW, just that it would be quite simple to develop. :-)

Regards, Nic.

Last Edit: Jan 27, 2018 20:45:46 GMT by nic

crony Oracle Posts: 55	Midi message to url ? Jan 27, 2018 23:12:28 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by crony on Jan 27, 2018 23:12:28 GMT Thanks Nic for your suggestions ! In fact it would be launching the same url, so might do a reload of the webpage in this case... I might try to develop that...

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