Micronux

Micronux is an editor for Linux to edit programs from the Alesis Micron synthesiser.
It is a front end to edit the text files generated by Alesis' program decoder/encoder perl script, and doesn't work in real time (but almost).

Features

• Receive and send program sysex messages from any available MIDI port.

• Edit all program settings, including voice, oscillators, envelopes, filters, mixers, effects, modulation routing, tracking generator and assign xyz knobs.

• Open and save .syx or .txt Micron program files.

• Automatically send program sysex on setting change.

• Check the To Do list for possible developments.

Notes

• Warning: After receiving a program from the Micron, save a backup copy before pressing 'send' or enabling 'auto-send', as these options will overwrite the program on the Micron.

• All changes made on the Micron with xyz knobs, slider, etc... are not updated in Micronux and discarded the next time you send from Micronux (or make any edits when auto-send is enabled).

• Please report bugs on the issues page.

Install

You're gonna need python3, pip and PySide2. In a terminal type the following:

sudo apt install python3-pip libasound2-dev
pip3 install PySide2 wheel

Micronux also depends on the RtMidi bindings from pyrtmidi which can be installed by adding rtmidi to the second line, but since there's two modules with that name, installing pyrtmidi could ovewrite python-rtmidi. A way around that problem is to install it in a local folder with:

pip3 install --target=./micronux/rtmidi rtmidi

Then run ./micronux.py, or make a launcher shortcut with:

python3 ./micronux.py --create-launcher

Update to the latest version with git pull.

Usage

To receive a sysex connect your MIDI in and out cables, make sure that the right MIDI port is selected then click receive. On the Micron bring up the Send MIDI sysex? option and press down the control knob.

Clicking send (or enabling 'auto-send' by ticking the checkbox next to it) will overwrite the program with the same name on the Micron.

To create a new program from the current one, click on the program's name (top line of the middle area) and give it a unique name.

The revert button should revert the changes made since the last open, save or receive (whichever came last). In case of problem, the last received program is automatically backed up in the programs/cache folder.

About

Micronux is written by Pevin Kinel in Python 3 and uses the PySide2 bindings for its QT graphical interface, which was made using QT Designer. It uses pyrtmidi to send/receive sysex programs through MIDI. The non-linear time dials are by Daniel Appelt.