pandora px5d

Haven't found much time to work on the project this summer, but I did identify most MIDI commands to control the Pandora, and I have a working Java command-line sample that can download presets, and modify them. Still, I did not implement any GUI, which will be the biggest part of the project. I didn't decide either if I continue the project in Java, or switch to C++, any GUI and MIDI capable library advice from linux audio developpers  are welcome.

After the recent news about the Korg Pandora PX5D USB-Midi working with an upcoming kernel patch, I got interested in making a native linux version of the Sound Editor that Korg offers for download only for Mac and Windows. It runs great in Wine, but I thought there might be some interest in having a native version, and why not, one which could have extended functionnalities (midi program change, continuous controllers for effect parameters...).

Yay! Great news for PX5D users running Linux! Thanks to the great developers of the ALSA audio sound system, the Korg Pandora PX5D will have full USB-Midi support in Linux Kernel 3.0! If you don't know about the Pandora, I've added a description at the end of this article.