💾 FloppyMidiPlayer

Turn your floppy drive into a retro MIDI jukebox.

Scans your floppy drive for MIDI files and plays them automatically — originally built for the Raspberry Pi. Uses no UI (Future support for output screens to show Midi Infoo like the song name etc)

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✨ Features

• Plug & Play — Just run the JAR file. The player automatically detects and plays MIDI files from your floppy drive.
• Hot-Swap Support — Swap diskettes on the fly and the player picks up MIDI files from the new disk.
• Lightweight & Simple — Minimal setup, minimal dependencies.
• Broad Compatibility — Supports JRE 11+, making it easy to run on Raspberry Pi and other low-resource devices.
• Powered by midi4j — Built on top of an excellent MIDI library for Java.

🎹 Keyboard Controls

Key	Action
← / →	Skip backward / forward 5 seconds
↑ / ↓	Next / previous MIDI file
Space	Pause / resume playback
Esc	Quit the player

🚀 Getting Started

1. Insert a floppy disk containing .mid files.
2. Run the player:

   java -jar FloppyMidiPlayer.jar

3. Enjoy the music! Use the keyboard controls above to navigate.

📝 Technical Note

To capture keyboard input, the player creates a JFrame window that listens for key events. This is a pragmatic workaround for Java's limited support for single-key keyboard I/O:

• Scanner only captures full lines
• Console doesn't work inside most IDEs
• JLine is overly complex for this use case