#Virtual midi piano keyboard setup install
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The finished Scenes and Sources setup in Zoom Now your OBS program should show exactly what you want your students to see in Zoom. While you have the option key down, the transform controls will crop instead of scale the VMPK capture. To do that hold down the option key (alt on Windows) while you drag the transform handle at the top of the VMPK capture in the Program panel. Now, we want to crop out all the settings nonsense from the VMPK window that’s above the piano keys. It’s ok to let the non-piano-key parts of the window hang off the left and right. If you want to position it in the same place as mine (at the bottom), drag it down so that it “snaps” in place. Use the transform controls to resize the VMPK window and drag it so that the lowest and highest keys fit within the video frame. You should see the VMPK window on top of your camera feed now, and it should be listed above your camera feed in the Sources panel. In the Properties window that pops up, select “ Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard” and click OK. We’re going to be capturing VMPK, so I’m going to call it “Steve”. In the same Sources panel where our camera feed is listed, click + again to add a new source. Think of it like a continuously updating screenshot. Since VMPK is still running, we can grab a picture of it. If your video output and your camera are different resolutions, you may need to click the camera feed in the Program panel (that’s where your camera’s picture should be) and resize it using the red transform controls (little red squares in the corner). If for some reason it isn’t, click the eye icon next to it in the Sources panel. Your Source should now show up in the Sources list for the Scene you created in step 2. For my camera, I selected “high”, but you might see a different set of options depending on your camera. In the window that comes up next select your camera (Device) and resolution (Preset). I’m going to call my Logitech C920 “C920”. Select Create new and call it something clever like “webcam”. With your newly created Scene selected, click the + in the Sources panel.

Have I mentioned that I am a creative professional? Add your camera First, we’ll need to create a Scene by clicking the + in the Scene’s panel in the bottom left. Create a “Scene” in OBS StudioĬreate a Scene that combines your camera and VMPK.

#Virtual midi piano keyboard setup windows

To use it for our live presentation, we can put other windows on top of it, but we can’t minimize or close it. We’re done messing with VMPK for now, but leave it open in the background. That will ensure that VMPK will accept any incoming MIDI signal from any connected MIDI device. If you don’t see anything change when you play the keyboard, open Edit > MIDI Setup and make sure you have checked Enable MIDI Input and MIDI Omni Mode. Test your keyboard to make sure it’s lighting up the keys you expect in VMPK. You may need to adjust the “Base Octave” in VMPK to get the register you expect. I have mine set to be 61 keys so they don’t get too small to see over Zoom. I like to stick with plain ol’ blue, but you can do whatever you like, including a multicolor setup. In preferences ( vmpk > Preferences) you can change the number of keys and the colors that it uses. It’s not beautiful, but it’s very functional. VMPK should work pretty much right out of the box. You should only have to go through all these steps the first time. This will take a little bit of setup the first time, but everything will be saved automatically. Finally, in Zoom, we’ll select that fake camera, instead of the one plugged into the computer. Then, we’re going to send that stream to Zoom by creating a virtual 3 camera. We’re going to use OBS Studio to combine the camera feed and the VMPK window into a single video stream. After you’ve installed the virtual camera plugin, you may have to restart Zoom or OBS Studio once or twice to make sure they’re seeing the new virtual camera.

#Virtual midi piano keyboard setup install

I’ll give you a minute to download and install all that stuff. Virtual camera is now built in on Windows and Mac. If you’re following along on Windows, you’ll need this version of the OBS virtual camera plugin instead. I’m going to describe this setup for the Mac, but it should work more-or-less the same way on Windows.

#Virtual midi piano keyboard setup free

Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard (VMPK, free and open source).OBS (macOS) Virtual Camera plugin (free and open source) No longer required as of OBS Studio 26.1.Webcam (mine: Logitech C920 2, but the built-in one is fine).USB MIDI keyboard (mine: Yamaha P-115, for the price and size, I like this one.).

#Virtual midi piano keyboard setup mac

Mac (Windows will also work, but I’m not set up to demo it.).

Now that we have our measurable learning outcome, let’s take a look at the next part of the syllabus.

#Virtual midi piano keyboard setup plus

Live video from my webcam, plus an interactive animated keyboard that responds to my connected MIDI keyboard.