A Rust TUI for MIDI message routing.
Installation: There's no binary distribution so you must compile it. Use
make build or make install.
mc # Launch TUI
mc --list-ports # List available MIDI ports
MIDI Cable creates two pairs of virtual MIDI ports:
- mc-dest-a / mc-dest-b: External apps send MIDI to these (destinations)
- mc-source-a / mc-source-b: External apps receive MIDI from these (sources)
Example: Route hardware synth through MIDI Cable to your DAW:
Hardware Synth → mc-dest-a → mc-source-b → DAW
Most MIDI tools can't see devices plugged in after they start due to CoreMIDI's process-level caching. MIDI Cable spawns fresh subprocesses that bypass this limitation, enabling reliable hot-plug support.
See docs/architecture.md for technical details.
macOS only (CoreMIDI). Linux/Windows support possible with ALSA/JACK or Windows MIDI APIs.