[SO]Route the MIDI output of a video game to the input of a VST plugin

jebez · 2025-07-07 08:21:11

I googled "route midi video game to vst", I only found that https://www.vdrums.com/forum/performanc … into-a-vst ...

The video game: EDuke32 https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/eduke32 with the data /home/username/.config/eduke32/duke3d.grp , Duke Nukem 3D has MIDI musics.
VSTHost https://www.hermannseib.com/english/vsthost.htm , https://www.hermannseib.com/programs/vsthostx64.zip .
Roland Sound Canvas VA MIDI VST plugin https://archive.org/download/roland-sound-canvas-va , Sound Canvas VA v1.1.6 (64-bit).7z , Setup SOUND Canvas VA v1.1.6.exe (Official: https://www.roland.com/us/products/rc_sound_canvas_va/ ), installed via Steam, Proton Experimental.

I wanna:
route the MIDI output of EDuke32 to the MIDI input of VSTHost with Sound Canvas VA (on Steam, Proton Experimental), playing the MIDI musics of Duke Nukem 3D.

I did:

sudo modprobe snd-virmidi
SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11 eduke32

OPTIONS, SOUND SETUP, DEVICE CONFIGURATION, MIDI DRIVER: ALSA MIDI, APPLY CHANGES, back to SOUND SETUP
Steam, PLAY vsthost.exe
Devices, MIDI..., MIDI Input Devices, EDuke32 - output, OK
File, New Plugin..., C:\Program Files\Steinberg\VSTPlugins\Roland VS\SOUNDS Canvas VA.dll, Open
DEVICE CONFIGURATION, DEVICE: WINE ALSA INPUT, APPLY CHANGES

But it not works, no MIDI music played...

On Windows 11 it's worst: no MIDI DRIVER: "something MIDI" nor EDuke32 - output...

Last edited by jebez (2025-07-11 15:58:19)

Lone_Wolf · 2025-07-07 10:56:40

Please provide details of your sound setup.

Does your sound hardware have a hw midi synthesizer or are you using a software midi synthesizer ?

Are you using pipewire, pulseaudio, jack , pure alsa , none of the above ?

Is there a hardware DAW in your setup ?

Last edited by Lone_Wolf (2025-07-07 10:59:02)

jebez · 2025-07-07 15:44:16

Isn't clear?

Hardware:
a PC (see my signature, my config)

Softwares:
EDuke32 with the data /home/username/.config/eduke32/duke3d.grp
Steam with Proton Experimental
Roland Sound Canvas VA MIDI VST plugin
VSTHost (a VST plugin host...)

As my signature I'm on Arch Linux KDE, KDE uses PipeWire.

Last edited by jebez (2025-07-07 19:59:02)

d_fajardo · 2025-07-07 15:53:07

Isn't clear?

No because it doesn't say if you have configured your Arch system to play midi files. All the links you mentioned are for Windows.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/MIDI

jebez · 2025-07-07 16:01:04

d_fajardo wrote:

No because it doesn't say if you have configured your Arch system to play midi files.

Oof, Roland Sound Canvas VA MIDI VST plugin ???

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton ...

unixman · 2025-07-07 19:19:52

Why use ancient windows craps on linux side via emulator(wine)?
there is midi players/converters/libs in the repo.
Cant you done same job with native apps by other means?

jebez · 2025-07-07 21:15:45

Good idea, indeed there're https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/qtractor/ & https://archlinux.org/packages/multilib … /yabridge/ , I wait https://github.com/robbert-vdh/yabridge/issues/440 .

jebez · 2025-07-11 15:57:40

Done! See https://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/2805 .

Nice the limited title, I can't add [SOLVED]...

Last edited by jebez (2025-07-11 15:59:13)

Lone_Wolf · 2025-07-12 10:11:26

Your title has 2 instances of 'the' and 2 of 'a' . Removing those will decrease the title length with 16 characters.

jebez · 2025-07-12 11:32:53

LMFAO, or why not remove that limit?

Play a .mid file by Sound Canvas VA:

Roland Sound Canvas VA MIDI VST plugin https://archive.org/download/roland-sound-canvas-va , Sound Canvas VA v1.1.6 (64-bit).7z , Setup SOUND Canvas VA v1.1.6.exe (Official: https://www.roland.com/us/products/rc_sound_canvas_va/ ), installed via Steam, Proton Experimental.
Qtractor https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/qtractor/
yabridge https://archlinux.org/packages/multilib … /yabridge/
yabridgectl https://archlinux.org/packages/multilib … bridgectl/

Qtractor, View, Buses..., Master - MIDI bus, Output Plugins, Add..., SOUND Canvas VA, OK
Track, Import Tracks, MIDI..., a .mid file

I recommend:
the window of SOUND Canvas VA, All, right arrow for SC-55.

It works like a charm for my .mid files, e.g.
https://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/DX-Ball_(W32) , https://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/images/6/68/ … W32%29.zip .

yabridge using Proton instead of Wine https://github.com/robbert-vdh/yabridge … 3057161320
Route the MIDI output of a video game to the input of a VST plugin https://www.rncbc.org/drupal/comment/11 … ment-11876
Trying Audacity https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/mid-fi … ork/144539
The default Windows MIDI soundfont C:\Windows\System32\drivers\gm.dls on Linux https://musical-artifacts.com/artifacts/713 .

Last edited by jebez (2025-07-18 07:14:33)

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[SO]Route the MIDI output of a video game to the input of a VST plugin

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