# MIDI: from Processing to DAW (Windows)

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/midi-from-processing-to-daw-windows/22411>\
**Category:** Libraries\
**Created:** [July 6, 2020, 10:13am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/midi-from-processing-to-daw-windows/22411 "2020-07-06T10:13:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![minty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@minty](https://discourse.processing.org/u/minty)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 10:13am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/midi-from-processing-to-daw-windows/22411/1 "2020-07-06T10:13:40Z")

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I’m trying to get my Processing sketch to send MIDI to my DAW.

Running the AdvancedMIDIMessageIO example from TheMIDIBus, I can send note on / off messages to Microsoft Sound Mapper and hear the built-in general MIDI instruments respond.

Now, of course, I’d like to send those same messages to a VST running in a DAW.

I’m currently using Reaper but I’d prefer a solution that doesn’t require a specific DAW (I see Ableton Live may have special functionality for this but I’d prefer not to have to switch if I don’t have to).

This question has already been asked and answered recently for [Mac](https://discourse.processing.org/t/sending-midi-information-to-my-daw/5461) and [Linux](https://discourse.processing.org/t/midi-from-processing-to-daw-linux/5411), but it seems Windows is different again.

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**Author:** ![AuXie2k9](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/auxie2k9/32/9907_2.png) [@AuXie2k9](https://discourse.processing.org/u/AuXie2k9)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/midi-from-processing-to-daw-windows/22411/2 "2020-07-10T14:03:54Z")

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I am using Virtual Midi from Tobias Erichsen for some years now to share MIDI signals between 2 applications and it works flawlessly. It should work with any DAW that accepts MIDI.  
You can find Virtual Midi here [Virtual Midi](https://www.tobias-erichsen.de/software/virtualmidi.html).