Has anyone written a decoder for MIDI in PICAXE basic? Or does anyone know of a chip that decodes the 127 notes into an 8 bit word, 7 bits for note, 8th bit for note on/off?
I need something like this for several mechanical instrument projects, but would rather spend time developing the instrument than getting deeply involved in programming, (at least for the time being, definately later). I can program how I handle the 8 bit data, but MIDI decodeing is a little above my capabilities as I am just beginning with the PIC. I have seen several complicated boards for sale, but for 127 notes, they are expensive and I will need one for each project.
