C# Keyboard Listener

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First: Sorry about my bad English!

Now my Question.

I am Trying to write a program for a Keyboard.

Example: If i Press the C on a Music Keyboard, and the Program Shows a C (via Microphone Input)
I know it possible to program a Guitar Tuner...

I hope you understand what i mean.

Thanks for reading

Fabian

Posted 3-Oct-13 0:09am

Belloanton

Updated 3-Oct-13 0:14am

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2013-10-03T00:32:00

The easiest way is to hold the notes as individual WAV or MP3 files - for a Guitar tuner where you need a small number of notes that is fine - and play them on the keystroke.

If you save them as WAV files, you can add them to your application Resources, and play them very easily:

C#

SoundPlayer keyOfC= new SoundPlayer(Properties.Resources.NoteC);
keyOfC.Play();

Beyond that, there is Console.Beep - but it may not work in all OS's - it allows you to specify the frequency and duration:

C#

Console.Beep(261, 10000);

will play a C for ten seconds

BillWoodruff · Answer 2 · 2013-10-03T03:36:00

Solution 2

Are you saying that you want to press a note-key on a MIDI keyboard, like middle-C, and have a middle-C note shown in some form, in your .NET application ?

If you are using a MIDI keyboard, see: [^].

Please clarify exactly what you refer to when you use the term: "keyboard."

Posted 3-Oct-13 3:36am

BillWoodruff

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Belloanton 10-Oct-13 8:53am

Okay,

yeah, i press a key on my keyboard (in front of my notebook)
and my windows Form should show me which key is presses (like a "if key.pressed" event but for a piano/synthesizer.