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+## WIP!! offline generate midi and audiofile from notochord
+
+# TODO: add pyfluidsynth to requirements
+
+from notochord import Notochord
+
+import fire
+from typing import List
+from mido import Message, MidiFile, MidiTrack, second2tick
+import time
+
+
+def save_midifile(nc_notes: List, filename: str='generated.midi') -> bool:
+    """
+    :param nc_notes: list of note events returned from querying notochord
+    """
+    mid = MidiFile(type=1)
+    inst_track = {}
+
+    for r in nc_notes:
+        print(r)
+        inst, pitch, nctime, velocity, end, step = r['instrument'], r['pitch'], r['time'], r['velocity'], r['end'], r['step']
+
+        # process notochord events for MIDI
+        program = inst - 1  # instruments in nc are shifted by 1 to allow for start token?
+        velocity = round(velocity)  # discretize velocity
+        # can increase the time resolution by increasing MidiFile.ticks_per_beat- typical range is [96-480] but can go higher
+        midi_time = round(second2tick(nctime))  # TODO: specify ticks_per_beat, tempo
+
+        # TODO does fluid synth handle multi tracks?
+        track = inst_track.get(inst)
+        if track is None:
+            # add a new track for each new instrument
+            track = MidiTrack()
+            inst_track[inst] = track
+            mid.tracks.append(track)
+
+        # TODO: handle drum tracks - should be mapped to channel 10 in 1-128 or channel 9 in 0-127
+        # have to synchronize to start at same time or try async type=2? maybe program change does this for us
+        
+        track.append(Message('program_change', program=inst, time=0))
+        note_on_off = 'note_on' if velocity else 'note_off'
+        track.append(Message(note_on_off, note=pitch, velocity=velocity, time=midi_time))
+
+    mid.save(filename)
+    return True
+
+
+def main(checkpoint: str = None) -> None:
+
+    if checkpoint is None:
+        raise ValueError(f'Checkpoint required but is None. Use --checkpoint to provide the path to the .ckpt file.')
+        
+    predictor = Notochord.from_checkpoint(checkpoint)
+    predictor.eval()
+
+    include_instrument = None
+    inst = 1  # grand piano?
+    pitch = 60  # C4
+    nctime = 0
+    velocity = 100
+    unique_inst = set()
+    notes = []
+
+    start = time.time()
+    # r = predictor.feed(inst, pitch, nctime, velocity)
+    while time.time() - start < 10:
+
+        # Only allow sampling up to 16 instruments- take the first 16 unique instruments
+        if len(unique_inst) >= 16:
+            include_instrument = list(unique_inst)
+        else:
+            unique_inst.add(inst)
+
+        # r = predictor.query()
+        r = predictor.feed_query(inst, pitch, nctime, velocity, include_instrument=include_instrument)
+        # print(r)
+        inst, pitch, nctime, velocity, end, step = r['instrument'], r['pitch'], r['time'], r['velocity'], r['end'], r['step']
+        notes.append(r)
+
+    end = time.time()
+    print(end - start)
+    print((end - start) / step)
+    print(unique_inst)
+    print(len(unique_inst))
+    print(include_instrument)
+    predictor.reset()
+
+    save_midifile(notes)
+
+
+if __name__=='__main__':
+    fire.Fire(main)
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+## WIP realtime audio generation from notochord checkpoint
+
+from notochord import Notochord
+
+import fire
+import fluidsynth
+from mido import second2tick
+from multiprocessing import Process, Queue
+import time
+
+
+def sequence_event(event: dict) -> None:
+    """
+    :param nc_notes: list of note events returned from querying notochord
+    """
+    ticks_per_beat = 1000
+    tempo = 120
+
+    seq = fluidsynth.Sequencer(time_scale=ticks_per_beat)
+    fs = fluidsynth.Synth()
+    fs.start()
+    sfid = fs.sfload("example.sf2")
+    fs.program_select(0, sfid, 0, 0)
+    synthID = seq.register_fluidsynth(fs)
+
+    try:
+        while True:
+            if q.empty():
+                time.sleep(0.0005)
+                continue
+
+            r = q.get()
+            inst, pitch, nctime, velocity, end, step = r['instrument'], r['pitch'], r['time'], r['velocity'], r['end'], r['step']
+
+            # process notochord events for MIDI
+            # program = inst - 1  # instruments in nc are shifted by 1 to allow for start token
+            # TODO: convert inst to prog/ channel
+            # TODO: ignore start token 0
+
+            # measure fluidsynth delay - bonus points for latency to actual sound production
+            # measure notochord latency
+            # build in 100ms buffer like tidal?
+
+            # first- dumb version - time.sleep nctime
+            # second version- compensate for drift
+            # third version- ?
+
+            note_off = velocity == 0
+            velocity = round(velocity)  # discretize velocity
+            # can increase the time resolution by increasing MidiFile.ticks_per_beat- typical range is [96-480] but can go higher
+            midi_time = round(second2tick(nctime, ticks_per_beat, tempo))
+
+            # TODO: handle drum tracks - should be mapped to channel 10 in 1-128 or channel 9 in 0-127
+            if note_off:
+                seq.note_off(time=midi_time, absolute=False, channel=0, key=pitch, velocity=velocity, dest=synthID)
+            else:
+                seq.note_on(time=midi_time, absolute=False, channel=0, key=pitch, velocity=velocity, dest=synthID)
+
+
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print('sequence_event done')
+    # finally:
+
+
+def generate_from_notochord(q, checkpoint: str) -> None:
+    predictor = Notochord.from_checkpoint(checkpoint)
+    predictor.reset()  # TODO: look at reset logic
+    predictor.eval()
+
+    unique_inst = set()
+    notes = []
+
+    # optional feed initial note
+    r = predictor.feed(inst=1, pitch=60, nctime=0, velocity=100, include_instrument=None)
+
+    try:
+        while True:
+            # Only allow sampling up to 16 instruments- take the first 16 unique instruments
+            if len(unique_inst) >= 16:
+                include_instrument = list(unique_inst)
+            else:
+                unique_inst.add(inst)
+            # use query feed - blacklist certain instruments, set temperature - absolute simplest way
+            start = time.time()
+            r = predictor.query_feed(include_instrument=include_instrument)
+            notochord_latency = time.time() - start
+            time.sleep(min(nctime - notochord_latency, 0))  # TODO: test logic for factoring in notochord_latency
+            q.put(r)  # add event to queue to be played
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print('generate_from_notochord done')
+    finally:
+        predictor.reset()
+
+
+def main(checkpoint: str = None) -> None:
+
+    if checkpoint is None:
+        raise ValueError(f'Checkpoint required but is None. Use --checkpoint to provide the path to the .ckpt file.')
+        
+    p1 = Process(target=generate_from_notochord, args=(q, checkpoint,))
+    p2 = Process(target=sequence_event, args=(q,))
+    p1.start()
+    p2.start()
+
+
+if __name__=='__main__':
+    q = Queue()
+    fire.Fire(main)