BachDuet

BachDuet enables a human performer to improvise a duet counterpoint with a computer agent in real time.

Webpage / Demos

Paper

NEW Version

Check the code of a recent implementation of BachDuet using Vue.js and visit bachduet.com to itneract with BachDuet

Usage

Requirements

Hardware

• Midi Keyboard (if not available, you can still use your pc keyboard)

Software

• Any virtual midi synthesizer. BachDuet's output is MIDI events (not audio), so you need a synthesizer. It can be a standalone synth like Fluidsynth, OMNI midi, or it can be any DAW running MIDI plugins.

Libraries/OS

• Windows/Mac/Linux
• Python = 3.8
• PyQt5 = 5.12.3
• pytorch = 1.4
• python-rtmidi
• pyqtgraph = 0.12.3
• music21
• numpy
• scipy
• matplotlib

Steps

• python main.py
• Choose HumanVsMachine, and enter your name
• Press Ctrl+P (or the settings icon) to open settings and select Midi input and output
• Press space (or the play icon) to start (or pause)
• Start playing.

Bugs

• "MachineVsMachine" mode not working correctly