Add custom layouts, piano pane, midi file import

daw-backend/src/audio/engine.rs

@@ -149,6 +149,12 @@ impl Engine {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Process live MIDI input from all MIDI tracks
+    fn process_live_midi(&mut self, output: &mut [f32]) {
+        // Process all MIDI tracks to handle live input
+        self.project.process_live_midi(output, self.sample_rate, self.channels);
+    }
+
     /// Process audio callback - called from the audio thread
     pub fn process(&mut self, output: &mut [f32]) {
         // Process all pending commands
@@ -203,8 +209,8 @@ impl Engine {
                 self.frames_since_last_event = 0;
             }
         } else {
-            // Not playing, output silence
-            output.fill(0.0);
+            // Not playing, but process live MIDI input
+            self.process_live_midi(output);
         }
 
         // Process recording if active (independent of playback state)
@@ -263,9 +269,13 @@ impl Engine {
                 self.playing = false;
                 self.playhead = 0;
                 self.playhead_atomic.store(0, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                // Stop all MIDI notes when stopping playback
+                self.project.stop_all_notes();
             }
             Command::Pause => {
                 self.playing = false;
+                // Stop all MIDI notes when pausing playback
+                self.project.stop_all_notes();
             }
             Command::Seek(seconds) => {
                 let samples = (seconds * self.sample_rate as f64 * self.channels as f64) as u64;
@@ -673,6 +683,16 @@ impl Engine {
                 // Notify UI that reset is complete
                 let _ = self.event_tx.push(AudioEvent::ProjectReset);
             }
+
+            Command::SendMidiNoteOn(track_id, note, velocity) => {
+                // Send a live MIDI note on event to the specified track's instrument
+                self.project.send_midi_note_on(track_id, note, velocity);
+            }
+
+            Command::SendMidiNoteOff(track_id, note) => {
+                // Send a live MIDI note off event to the specified track's instrument
+                self.project.send_midi_note_off(track_id, note);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -1083,4 +1103,14 @@ impl EngineController {
     pub fn reset(&mut self) {
         let _ = self.command_tx.push(Command::Reset);
     }
+
+    /// Send a live MIDI note on event to a track's instrument
+    pub fn send_midi_note_on(&mut self, track_id: TrackId, note: u8, velocity: u8) {
+        let _ = self.command_tx.push(Command::SendMidiNoteOn(track_id, note, velocity));
+    }
+
+    /// Send a live MIDI note off event to a track's instrument
+    pub fn send_midi_note_off(&mut self, track_id: TrackId, note: u8) {
+        let _ = self.command_tx.push(Command::SendMidiNoteOff(track_id, note));
+    }
 }

daw-backend/src/audio/project.rs

@@ -406,6 +406,54 @@ impl Project {
             None => {}
         }
     }
+
+    /// Stop all notes on all MIDI tracks
+    pub fn stop_all_notes(&mut self) {
+        for track in self.tracks.values_mut() {
+            if let TrackNode::Midi(midi_track) = track {
+                midi_track.stop_all_notes();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Process live MIDI input from all MIDI tracks (called even when not playing)
+    pub fn process_live_midi(&mut self, output: &mut [f32], sample_rate: u32, channels: u32) {
+        // Process all MIDI tracks to handle queued live input events
+        for track in self.tracks.values_mut() {
+            if let TrackNode::Midi(midi_track) = track {
+                // Process only queued live events, not clips
+                midi_track.process_live_input(output, sample_rate, channels);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Send a live MIDI note on event to a track's instrument
+    pub fn send_midi_note_on(&mut self, track_id: TrackId, note: u8, velocity: u8) {
+        if let Some(TrackNode::Midi(track)) = self.tracks.get_mut(&track_id) {
+            // Create a MIDI event and queue it to the instrument
+            let event = crate::audio::midi::MidiEvent {
+                timestamp: 0, // Immediate playback
+                status: 0x90, // Note on
+                data1: note,
+                data2: velocity,
+            };
+            track.instrument.queue_event(event);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Send a live MIDI note off event to a track's instrument
+    pub fn send_midi_note_off(&mut self, track_id: TrackId, note: u8) {
+        if let Some(TrackNode::Midi(track)) = self.tracks.get_mut(&track_id) {
+            // Create a MIDI event and queue it to the instrument
+            let event = crate::audio::midi::MidiEvent {
+                timestamp: 0, // Immediate playback
+                status: 0x80, // Note off
+                data1: note,
+                data2: 0,
+            };
+            track.instrument.queue_event(event);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl Default for Project {

daw-backend/src/audio/track.rs

@@ -388,6 +388,33 @@ impl MidiTrack {
         !self.muted && (!any_solo || self.solo)
     }
 
+    /// Stop all currently playing notes on this track's instrument
+    pub fn stop_all_notes(&mut self) {
+        self.instrument.all_notes_off();
+    }
+
+    /// Process only live MIDI input (queued events) without rendering clips
+    /// This is used when playback is stopped but we want to hear live input
+    pub fn process_live_input(
+        &mut self,
+        output: &mut [f32],
+        sample_rate: u32,
+        channels: u32,
+    ) {
+        // Generate audio from the instrument (which processes queued events)
+        self.instrument.process(output, channels as usize, sample_rate);
+
+        // Apply effect chain
+        for effect in &mut self.effects {
+            effect.process(output, channels as usize, sample_rate);
+        }
+
+        // Apply track volume (no automation during live input)
+        for sample in output.iter_mut() {
+            *sample *= self.volume;
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Render this MIDI track into the output buffer
     pub fn render(
         &mut self,

daw-backend/src/command/types.rs

@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ pub enum Command {
     // Project commands
     /// Reset the entire project (remove all tracks, clear audio pool, reset state)
     Reset,
+
+    // Live MIDI input commands
+    /// Send a live MIDI note on event to a track's instrument (track_id, note, velocity)
+    SendMidiNoteOn(TrackId, u8, u8),
+    /// Send a live MIDI note off event to a track's instrument (track_id, note)
+    SendMidiNoteOff(TrackId, u8),
 }
 
 /// Events sent from audio thread back to UI/control thread
@@ -139,4 +145,8 @@ pub enum AudioEvent {
     RecordingError(String),
     /// Project has been reset
     ProjectReset,
+    /// MIDI note started playing (note, velocity)
+    NoteOn(u8, u8),
+    /// MIDI note stopped playing (note)
+    NoteOff(u8),
 }

daw-backend/src/effects/synth.rs

@@ -192,6 +192,16 @@ impl SimpleSynth {
         self.pending_events.push(event);
     }
 
+    /// Stop all currently playing notes immediately (no release envelope)
+    pub fn all_notes_off(&mut self) {
+        for voice in &mut self.voices {
+            voice.active = false;
+            voice.envelope_state = EnvelopeState::Off;
+            voice.envelope_level = 0.0;
+        }
+        self.pending_events.clear();
+    }
+
     /// Process all queued events
     fn process_events(&mut self) {
         // Collect events first to avoid borrowing issues

src-tauri/src/audio.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use daw_backend::{AudioEvent, AudioSystem, EngineController, EventEmitter, WaveformPeak};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
-use tauri::{Emitter, Manager};
+use tauri::{Emitter};
 
 #[derive(serde::Serialize)]
 pub struct AudioFileMetadata {
@@ -11,6 +11,20 @@ pub struct AudioFileMetadata {
     pub waveform: Vec<WaveformPeak>,
 }
 
+#[derive(serde::Serialize)]
+pub struct MidiNote {
+    pub note: u8,           // MIDI note number (0-127)
+    pub start_time: f64,    // Start time in seconds
+    pub duration: f64,      // Note duration in seconds
+    pub velocity: u8,       // Note velocity (0-127)
+}
+
+#[derive(serde::Serialize)]
+pub struct MidiFileMetadata {
+    pub duration: f64,
+    pub notes: Vec<MidiNote>,
+}
+
 pub struct AudioState {
     controller: Option<EngineController>,
     sample_rate: u32,
@@ -55,6 +69,12 @@ impl EventEmitter for TauriEventEmitter {
             AudioEvent::RecordingError(message) => {
                 SerializedAudioEvent::RecordingError { message }
             }
+            AudioEvent::NoteOn(note, velocity) => {
+                SerializedAudioEvent::NoteOn { note, velocity }
+            }
+            AudioEvent::NoteOff(note) => {
+                SerializedAudioEvent::NoteOff { note }
+            }
             _ => return, // Ignore other event types for now
         };
 
@@ -191,11 +211,19 @@ pub async fn audio_set_track_parameter(
     }
 }
 
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn audio_get_available_instruments() -> Result<Vec<String>, String> {
+    // Return list of available instruments
+    // For now, only SimpleSynth is available
+    Ok(vec!["SimpleSynth".to_string()])
+}
+
 #[tauri::command]
 pub async fn audio_create_track(
     state: tauri::State<'_, Arc<Mutex<AudioState>>>,
     name: String,
     track_type: String,
+    instrument: Option<String>,
 ) -> Result<u32, String> {
     let mut audio_state = state.lock().unwrap();
 
@@ -206,7 +234,14 @@ pub async fn audio_create_track(
     if let Some(controller) = &mut audio_state.controller {
         match track_type.as_str() {
             "audio" => controller.create_audio_track(name),
-            "midi" => controller.create_midi_track(name),
+            "midi" => {
+                // Validate instrument for MIDI tracks
+                let inst = instrument.unwrap_or_else(|| "SimpleSynth".to_string());
+                if inst != "SimpleSynth" {
+                    return Err(format!("Unknown instrument: {}", inst));
+                }
+                controller.create_midi_track(name)
+            },
             _ => return Err(format!("Unknown track type: {}", track_type)),
         }
         Ok(track_id)
@@ -348,6 +383,130 @@ pub async fn audio_resume_recording(
     }
 }
 
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn audio_create_midi_clip(
+    state: tauri::State<'_, Arc<Mutex<AudioState>>>,
+    track_id: u32,
+    start_time: f64,
+    duration: f64,
+) -> Result<u32, String> {
+    let mut audio_state = state.lock().unwrap();
+    if let Some(controller) = &mut audio_state.controller {
+        controller.create_midi_clip(track_id, start_time, duration);
+        // Return a clip ID (for now, just use 0 as clips are managed internally)
+        Ok(0)
+    } else {
+        Err("Audio not initialized".to_string())
+    }
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn audio_add_midi_note(
+    state: tauri::State<'_, Arc<Mutex<AudioState>>>,
+    track_id: u32,
+    clip_id: u32,
+    time_offset: f64,
+    note: u8,
+    velocity: u8,
+    duration: f64,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let mut audio_state = state.lock().unwrap();
+    if let Some(controller) = &mut audio_state.controller {
+        controller.add_midi_note(track_id, clip_id, time_offset, note, velocity, duration);
+        Ok(())
+    } else {
+        Err("Audio not initialized".to_string())
+    }
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn audio_send_midi_note_on(
+    state: tauri::State<'_, Arc<Mutex<AudioState>>>,
+    track_id: u32,
+    note: u8,
+    velocity: u8,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let mut audio_state = state.lock().unwrap();
+    if let Some(controller) = &mut audio_state.controller {
+        // For now, send to the first MIDI track (track_id 0)
+        // TODO: Make this configurable to select which track to send to
+        controller.send_midi_note_on(track_id, note, velocity);
+        Ok(())
+    } else {
+        Err("Audio not initialized".to_string())
+    }
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn audio_send_midi_note_off(
+    state: tauri::State<'_, Arc<Mutex<AudioState>>>,
+    track_id: u32,
+    note: u8,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let mut audio_state = state.lock().unwrap();
+    if let Some(controller) = &mut audio_state.controller {
+        controller.send_midi_note_off(track_id, note);
+        Ok(())
+    } else {
+        Err("Audio not initialized".to_string())
+    }
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn audio_load_midi_file(
+    state: tauri::State<'_, Arc<Mutex<AudioState>>>,
+    track_id: u32,
+    path: String,
+    start_time: f64,
+) -> Result<MidiFileMetadata, String> {
+    let mut audio_state = state.lock().unwrap();
+
+    // Extract sample_rate before the mutable borrow
+    let sample_rate = audio_state.sample_rate;
+
+    if let Some(controller) = &mut audio_state.controller {
+        // Load and parse the MIDI file
+        let mut clip = daw_backend::load_midi_file(&path, 0, sample_rate)?;
+
+        // Set the start time
+        clip.start_time = start_time;
+        let duration = clip.duration;
+
+        // Extract note data from MIDI events
+        let mut notes = Vec::new();
+        let mut active_notes: std::collections::HashMap<u8, (f64, u8)> = std::collections::HashMap::new();
+
+        for event in &clip.events {
+            let time_seconds = event.timestamp as f64 / sample_rate as f64;
+
+            if event.is_note_on() {
+                // Store note on event (time and velocity)
+                active_notes.insert(event.data1, (time_seconds, event.data2));
+            } else if event.is_note_off() {
+                // Find matching note on and create a MidiNote
+                if let Some((start, velocity)) = active_notes.remove(&event.data1) {
+                    notes.push(MidiNote {
+                        note: event.data1,
+                        start_time: start,
+                        duration: time_seconds - start,
+                        velocity,
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Add the loaded MIDI clip to the track
+        controller.add_loaded_midi_clip(track_id, clip);
+
+        Ok(MidiFileMetadata {
+            duration,
+            notes,
+        })
+    } else {
+        Err("Audio not initialized".to_string())
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(serde::Serialize, Clone)]
 #[serde(tag = "type")]
 pub enum SerializedAudioEvent {
@@ -356,6 +515,8 @@ pub enum SerializedAudioEvent {
     RecordingProgress { clip_id: u32, duration: f64 },
     RecordingStopped { clip_id: u32, pool_index: usize, waveform: Vec<WaveformPeak> },
     RecordingError { message: String },
+    NoteOn { note: u8, velocity: u8 },
+    NoteOff { note: u8 },
 }
 
 // audio_get_events command removed - events are now pushed via Tauri event system

src-tauri/src/lib.rs

@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ pub fn run() {
         audio::audio_seek,
         audio::audio_test_beep,
         audio::audio_set_track_parameter,
+        audio::audio_get_available_instruments,
         audio::audio_create_track,
         audio::audio_load_file,
         audio::audio_add_clip,
@@ -207,6 +208,11 @@ pub fn run() {
         audio::audio_stop_recording,
         audio::audio_pause_recording,
         audio::audio_resume_recording,
+        audio::audio_create_midi_clip,
+        audio::audio_add_midi_note,
+        audio::audio_load_midi_file,
+        audio::audio_send_midi_note_on,
+        audio::audio_send_midi_note_off,
       ])
       // .manage(window_counter)
       .build(tauri::generate_context!())

src/actions/index.js

@@ -432,6 +432,95 @@ export const actions = {
       }
     },
   },
+  addMIDI: {
+    create: (filePath, object, midiname) => {
+      redoStack.length = 0;
+      let action = {
+        filePath: filePath,
+        midiname: midiname,
+        trackuuid: uuidv4(),
+        object: object.idx,
+      };
+      undoStack.push({ name: "addMIDI", action: action });
+      actions.addMIDI.execute(action);
+      updateMenu();
+    },
+    execute: async (action) => {
+      // Create new AudioTrack with type='midi' for MIDI files
+      let newMIDITrack = new AudioTrack(action.trackuuid, action.midiname, 'midi');
+      let object = pointerList[action.object];
+
+      // Get available instruments and use the first one (SimpleSynth)
+      const { invoke } = window.__TAURI__.core;
+      const instruments = await invoke('audio_get_available_instruments');
+      const instrument = instruments.length > 0 ? instruments[0] : 'SimpleSynth';
+      newMIDITrack.instrument = instrument;
+
+      // Add placeholder clip immediately so user sees feedback
+      newMIDITrack.clips.push({
+        clipId: 0,
+        name: 'Loading...',
+        startTime: 0,
+        duration: 10,
+        loading: true
+      });
+
+      // Add track to object immediately
+      object.audioTracks.push(newMIDITrack);
+
+      // Update UI to show placeholder
+      updateLayers();
+      if (context.timelineWidget) {
+        context.timelineWidget.requestRedraw();
+      }
+
+      // Load MIDI file asynchronously and update clip
+      try {
+        // Initialize track in backend
+        await newMIDITrack.initializeTrack();
+
+        // Load MIDI file into the track
+        const metadata = await invoke('audio_load_midi_file', {
+          trackId: newMIDITrack.audioTrackId,
+          path: action.filePath,
+          startTime: 0
+        });
+
+        // Replace placeholder clip with real clip including note data
+        newMIDITrack.clips[0] = {
+          clipId: 0,
+          name: action.midiname,
+          startTime: 0,
+          duration: metadata.duration,
+          notes: metadata.notes,  // Store MIDI notes for visualization
+          loading: false
+        };
+
+        // Update UI with real clip data
+        updateLayers();
+        if (context.timelineWidget) {
+          context.timelineWidget.requestRedraw();
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Failed to load MIDI file:', error);
+        // Update clip to show error
+        newMIDITrack.clips[0].name = 'Error loading';
+        newMIDITrack.clips[0].loading = false;
+        if (context.timelineWidget) {
+          context.timelineWidget.requestRedraw();
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    rollback: (action) => {
+      let object = pointerList[action.object];
+      let track = pointerList[action.trackuuid];
+      object.audioTracks.splice(object.audioTracks.indexOf(track), 1);
+      updateLayers();
+      if (context.timelineWidget) {
+        context.timelineWidget.requestRedraw();
+      }
+    },
+  },
   duplicateObject: {
     create: (items) => {
       redoStack.length = 0;

src/assets/piano.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
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src/layoutmanager.js

@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+// Layout Manager - Handles layout serialization and loading
+import { getLayout, getLayoutByName } from "./layouts.js";
+import { config } from "./state.js";
+
+/**
+ * Builds a UI layout from a layout definition using the same approach as DOMContentLoaded
+ * @param {HTMLElement} rootElement - The root container element
+ * @param {Object} layoutDef - Layout definition object
+ * @param {Object} panes - Panes registry with pane functions
+ * @param {Function} createPane - Function to create a pane element
+ * @param {Function} splitPane - Function to create a split pane
+ */
+export function buildLayout(rootElement, layoutDef, panes, createPane, splitPane) {
+  if (!layoutDef || !layoutDef.layout) {
+    throw new Error("Invalid layout definition");
+  }
+
+  // Start by creating the first pane and adding it to root
+  const firstPane = buildLayoutNode(layoutDef.layout, panes, createPane);
+  rootElement.appendChild(firstPane);
+
+  // Then recursively split it according to the layout definition
+  splitLayoutNode(rootElement, layoutDef.layout, panes, createPane, splitPane);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a pane element for a leaf node (doesn't split anything, just creates the pane)
+ * @private
+ */
+function buildLayoutNode(node, panes, createPane) {
+  if (node.type === "pane") {
+    if (!node.name || !panes[node.name]) {
+      console.warn(`Pane "${node.name}" not found, using placeholder`);
+      return createPlaceholderPane(node.name);
+    }
+    return createPane(panes[node.name]);
+  }
+
+  // For grid nodes, find the leftmost/topmost leaf pane
+  if (node.type === "horizontal-grid" || node.type === "vertical-grid") {
+    return buildLayoutNode(node.children[0], panes, createPane);
+  }
+
+  throw new Error(`Unknown node type: ${node.type}`);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Recursively splits panes according to the layout definition
+ * @private
+ */
+function splitLayoutNode(container, node, panes, createPane, splitPane) {
+  if (node.type === "pane") {
+    // Leaf node - nothing to split
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (node.type === "horizontal-grid" || node.type === "vertical-grid") {
+    const isHorizontal = node.type === "horizontal-grid";
+    const percent = node.percent || 50;
+
+    // Build the second child pane
+    const child2Pane = buildLayoutNode(node.children[1], panes, createPane);
+
+    // Split the container
+    const [container1, container2] = splitPane(container, percent, isHorizontal, child2Pane);
+
+    // Recursively split both children
+    splitLayoutNode(container1, node.children[0], panes, createPane, splitPane);
+    splitLayoutNode(container2, node.children[1], panes, createPane, splitPane);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a placeholder pane for missing pane types
+ * @private
+ */
+function createPlaceholderPane(paneName) {
+  const div = document.createElement("div");
+  div.className = "pane panecontainer";
+  div.style.display = "flex";
+  div.style.alignItems = "center";
+  div.style.justifyContent = "center";
+  div.style.flexDirection = "column";
+  div.style.color = "#888";
+  div.style.fontSize = "14px";
+
+  const title = document.createElement("div");
+  title.textContent = paneName || "Unknown Pane";
+  title.style.fontSize = "18px";
+  title.style.marginBottom = "8px";
+
+  const message = document.createElement("div");
+  message.textContent = "Coming Soon";
+
+  div.appendChild(title);
+  div.appendChild(message);
+
+  return div;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Serializes the current layout to a layout definition
+ * @param {HTMLElement} rootElement - The root element containing the layout
+ * @returns {Object} Layout definition object
+ */
+export function serializeLayout(rootElement) {
+  const layoutNode = serializeLayoutNode(rootElement.firstChild);
+  return {
+    name: "Custom Layout",
+    description: "User-created layout",
+    layout: layoutNode
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Recursively serializes a layout node
+ * @private
+ */
+function serializeLayoutNode(element) {
+  if (!element) {
+    throw new Error("Cannot serialize null element");
+  }
+
+  // Check if this is a pane
+  if (element.classList.contains("pane") && !element.classList.contains("horizontal-grid") && !element.classList.contains("vertical-grid")) {
+    // Extract pane name from the element (stored in data attribute or class)
+    const paneName = element.getAttribute("data-pane-name") || "stage";
+    return {
+      type: "pane",
+      name: paneName
+    };
+  }
+
+  // Check if this is a grid
+  if (element.classList.contains("horizontal-grid") || element.classList.contains("vertical-grid")) {
+    const isHorizontal = element.classList.contains("horizontal-grid");
+    const percent = parseFloat(element.getAttribute("lb-percent")) || 50;
+
+    if (element.children.length !== 2) {
+      throw new Error("Grid must have exactly 2 children");
+    }
+
+    return {
+      type: isHorizontal ? "horizontal-grid" : "vertical-grid",
+      percent: percent,
+      children: [
+        serializeLayoutNode(element.children[0]),
+        serializeLayoutNode(element.children[1])
+      ]
+    };
+  }
+
+  // If element has only one child, recurse into it
+  if (element.children.length === 1) {
+    return serializeLayoutNode(element.children[0]);
+  }
+
+  throw new Error(`Cannot serialize element: ${element.className}`);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Loads a layout by key or name
+ * @param {string} keyOrName - Layout key or name
+ * @returns {Object|null} Layout definition or null if not found
+ */
+export function loadLayoutByKeyOrName(keyOrName) {
+  // First try as a key
+  let layout = getLayout(keyOrName);
+
+  // If not found, try as a name
+  if (!layout) {
+    layout = getLayoutByName(keyOrName);
+  }
+
+  // If still not found, check custom layouts
+  if (!layout && config.customLayouts) {
+    layout = config.customLayouts.find(l => l.name === keyOrName);
+  }
+
+  return layout;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Saves a custom layout
+ * @param {string} name - Name for the custom layout
+ * @param {Object} layoutDef - Layout definition
+ */
+export function saveCustomLayout(name, layoutDef) {
+  if (!config.customLayouts) {
+    config.customLayouts = [];
+  }
+
+  // Check if layout with this name already exists
+  const existingIndex = config.customLayouts.findIndex(l => l.name === name);
+
+  const customLayout = {
+    ...layoutDef,
+    name: name,
+    custom: true
+  };
+
+  if (existingIndex >= 0) {
+    // Update existing
+    config.customLayouts[existingIndex] = customLayout;
+  } else {
+    // Add new
+    config.customLayouts.push(customLayout);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Deletes a custom layout
+ * @param {string} name - Name of the layout to delete
+ * @returns {boolean} True if deleted, false if not found
+ */
+export function deleteCustomLayout(name) {
+  if (!config.customLayouts) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const index = config.customLayouts.findIndex(l => l.name === name);
+  if (index >= 0) {
+    config.customLayouts.splice(index, 1);
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}

src/layouts.js

@@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
+// Layout definitions for Lightningbeam
+// Each layout defines a workspace preset optimized for different workflows
+
+/**
+ * Layout Schema:
+ * {
+ *   name: string,
+ *   description: string,
+ *   layout: {
+ *     type: "pane" | "horizontal-grid" | "vertical-grid",
+ *     name?: string,  // for type="pane"
+ *     percent?: number,  // for grid types (split percentage)
+ *     children?: [LayoutNode, LayoutNode]  // for grid types
+ *   }
+ * }
+ */
+
+export const defaultLayouts = {
+  animation: {
+    name: "Animation",
+    description: "Drawing tools, timeline, and layers front and center",
+    layout: {
+      type: "horizontal-grid",
+      percent: 10,
+      children: [
+        { type: "pane", name: "toolbar" },
+        {
+          type: "vertical-grid",
+          percent: 70,
+          children: [
+            {
+              type: "vertical-grid",
+              percent: 30,
+              children: [
+                { type: "pane", name: "timelineV2" },
+                { type: "pane", name: "stage" }
+              ]
+            },
+            { type: "pane", name: "infopanel" }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+
+  videoEditing: {
+    name: "Video Editing",
+    description: "Clip timeline, source monitor, and effects panel",
+    layout: {
+      type: "vertical-grid",
+      percent: 10,
+      children: [
+        { type: "pane", name: "toolbar" },
+        {
+          type: "vertical-grid",
+          percent: 65,
+          children: [
+            {
+              type: "horizontal-grid",
+              percent: 50,
+              children: [
+                { type: "pane", name: "stage" },
+                { type: "pane", name: "infopanel" }
+              ]
+            },
+            { type: "pane", name: "timelineV2" }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+
+  audioDaw: {
+    name: "Audio/DAW",
+    description: "Audio tracks prominent with mixer and node editor",
+    layout: {
+      type: "horizontal-grid",
+      percent: 75,
+      children: [
+        {
+          type: "vertical-grid",
+          percent: 70,
+          children: [
+            { type: "pane", name: "timelineV2" },
+            { type: "pane", name: "piano"}
+          ]
+        },
+        { type: "pane", name: "infopanel" }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+
+  scripting: {
+    name: "Scripting",
+    description: "Code editor, object hierarchy, and console",
+    layout: {
+      type: "vertical-grid",
+      percent: 10,
+      children: [
+        { type: "pane", name: "toolbar" },
+        {
+          type: "horizontal-grid",
+          percent: 70,
+          children: [
+            {
+              type: "vertical-grid",
+              percent: 50,
+              children: [
+                { type: "pane", name: "stage" },
+                { type: "pane", name: "timelineV2" }
+              ]
+            },
+            {
+              type: "vertical-grid",
+              percent: 50,
+              children: [
+                { type: "pane", name: "infopanel" },
+                { type: "pane", name: "outlineer" }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+
+  rigging: {
+    name: "Rigging",
+    description: "Viewport focused with bone controls and weight painting",
+    layout: {
+      type: "vertical-grid",
+      percent: 10,
+      children: [
+        { type: "pane", name: "toolbar" },
+        {
+          type: "horizontal-grid",
+          percent: 75,
+          children: [
+            { type: "pane", name: "stage" },
+            {
+              type: "vertical-grid",
+              percent: 50,
+              children: [
+                { type: "pane", name: "infopanel" },
+                { type: "pane", name: "timelineV2" }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+
+  threeD: {
+    name: "3D",
+    description: "3D viewport, camera controls, and lighting panel",
+    layout: {
+      type: "vertical-grid",
+      percent: 10,
+      children: [
+        { type: "pane", name: "toolbar" },
+        {
+          type: "horizontal-grid",
+          percent: 70,
+          children: [
+            {
+              type: "vertical-grid",
+              percent: 70,
+              children: [
+                { type: "pane", name: "stage" },
+                { type: "pane", name: "timelineV2" }
+              ]
+            },
+            { type: "pane", name: "infopanel" }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+
+  drawingPainting: {
+    name: "Drawing/Painting",
+    description: "Minimal UI - just canvas and drawing tools",
+    layout: {
+      type: "vertical-grid",
+      percent: 8,
+      children: [
+        { type: "pane", name: "toolbar" },
+        {
+          type: "horizontal-grid",
+          percent: 85,
+          children: [
+            { type: "pane", name: "stage" },
+            {
+              type: "vertical-grid",
+              percent: 70,
+              children: [
+                { type: "pane", name: "infopanel" },
+                { type: "pane", name: "timelineV2" }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+
+  shaderEditor: {
+    name: "Shader Editor",
+    description: "Split between viewport preview and code editor",
+    layout: {
+      type: "vertical-grid",
+      percent: 10,
+      children: [
+        { type: "pane", name: "toolbar" },
+        {
+          type: "horizontal-grid",
+          percent: 50,
+          children: [
+            { type: "pane", name: "stage" },
+            {
+              type: "vertical-grid",
+              percent: 60,
+              children: [
+                { type: "pane", name: "infopanel" },
+                { type: "pane", name: "timelineV2" }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+// Get all layout names
+export function getLayoutNames() {
+  return Object.keys(defaultLayouts);
+}
+
+// Get a layout by key
+export function getLayout(key) {
+  return defaultLayouts[key];
+}
+
+// Get a layout by name
+export function getLayoutByName(name) {
+  for (const [key, layout] of Object.entries(defaultLayouts)) {
+    if (layout.name === name) {
+      return layout;
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+// Check if a layout exists
+export function layoutExists(key) {
+  return key in defaultLayouts;
+}

src/main.js

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ import {
   shadow,
 } from "./styles.js";
 import { Icon } from "./icon.js";
-import { AlphaSelectionBar, ColorSelectorWidget, ColorWidget, HueSelectionBar, SaturationValueSelectionGradient, TimelineWindow, TimelineWindowV2, Widget } from "./widgets.js";
+import { AlphaSelectionBar, ColorSelectorWidget, ColorWidget, HueSelectionBar, SaturationValueSelectionGradient, TimelineWindow, TimelineWindowV2, VirtualPiano, Widget } from "./widgets.js";
 
 // State management
 import {
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ import {
 import { createRoot } from "./models/root.js";
 import { actions, initializeActions } from "./actions/index.js";
 
+// Layout system
+import { defaultLayouts, getLayout, getLayoutNames } from "./layouts.js";
+import { buildLayout, loadLayoutByKeyOrName, saveCustomLayout } from "./layoutmanager.js";
+
 const {
   writeTextFile: writeTextFile,
   readTextFile: readTextFile,
@@ -673,7 +677,44 @@ initializeGraphicsObjectDependencies({
 
 // ============ ROOT OBJECT INITIALIZATION ============
 // Extracted to: models/root.js
-let root = createRoot();
+let _rootInternal = createRoot();
+console.log('[INIT] Setting root.frameRate to config.framerate:', config.framerate);
+_rootInternal.frameRate = config.framerate;
+console.log('[INIT] root.frameRate is now:', _rootInternal.frameRate);
+
+// Make root a global variable with getter/setter to catch reassignments
+let __root = new Proxy(_rootInternal, {
+  get(target, prop) {
+    return Reflect.get(target, prop);
+  },
+  set(target, prop, value) {
+    return Reflect.set(target, prop, value);
+  }
+});
+
+Object.defineProperty(globalThis, 'root', {
+  get() {
+    return __root;
+  },
+  set(newRoot) {
+    console.error('[ROOT REPLACED] root is being replaced!');
+    console.error('[ROOT REPLACED] Old root idx:', __root?.idx, 'New root idx:', newRoot?.idx);
+    console.trace('[ROOT REPLACED] Stack trace:');
+    __root = newRoot;
+  },
+  configurable: true,
+  enumerable: true
+});
+
+// Set up a watchdog to monitor root.frameRate
+setInterval(() => {
+  if (root && root.frameRate === undefined) {
+    console.error('[WATCHDOG] root.frameRate is undefined!');
+    console.error('[WATCHDOG] root object idx:', root.idx);
+    console.error('[WATCHDOG] Has frameRate property?', 'frameRate' in root);
+    console.trace('[WATCHDOG] Stack trace:');
+  }
+}, 1000);
 
 async function greet() {
   // Learn more about Tauri commands at https://tauri.app/develop/calling-rust/
@@ -1004,7 +1045,7 @@ function playbackLoop() {
 
 // Single-step forward by one frame/second
 function advance() {
-  if (context.timelineWidget?.timelineState?.mode === "frames") {
+  if (context.timelineWidget?.timelineState?.timeFormat === "frames") {
     context.activeObject.currentTime += 1 / context.activeObject.frameRate;
   } else {
     context.activeObject.currentTime += 1;
@@ -1026,6 +1067,66 @@ function advance() {
   }
 }
 
+// Calculate which MIDI notes are currently playing at a given time (efficient binary search)
+function getPlayingNotesAtTime(time) {
+  const playingNotes = [];
+
+  // Check all MIDI tracks
+  for (const track of context.activeObject.audioTracks) {
+    if (track.type !== 'midi') continue;
+
+    // Check all clips in the track
+    for (const clip of track.clips) {
+      if (!clip.notes || clip.notes.length === 0) continue;
+
+      // Check if current time is within the clip's range
+      const clipLocalTime = time - clip.startTime;
+      if (clipLocalTime < 0 || clipLocalTime > clip.duration) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // Binary search to find the first note that might be playing
+      // Notes are sorted by start_time
+      let left = 0;
+      let right = clip.notes.length - 1;
+      let firstCandidate = clip.notes.length;
+
+      while (left <= right) {
+        const mid = Math.floor((left + right) / 2);
+        const note = clip.notes[mid];
+        const noteEndTime = note.start_time + note.duration;
+
+        if (noteEndTime <= clipLocalTime) {
+          // This note ends before current time, search right
+          left = mid + 1;
+        } else {
+          // This note might be playing or starts after current time
+          firstCandidate = mid;
+          right = mid - 1;
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Check notes from firstCandidate onwards until we find one that starts after current time
+      for (let i = firstCandidate; i < clip.notes.length; i++) {
+        const note = clip.notes[i];
+
+        // If note starts after current time, we're done with this clip
+        if (note.start_time > clipLocalTime) {
+          break;
+        }
+
+        // Check if note is currently playing
+        const noteEndTime = note.start_time + note.duration;
+        if (note.start_time <= clipLocalTime && clipLocalTime < noteEndTime) {
+          playingNotes.push(note.note);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return playingNotes;
+}
+
 // Handle audio events pushed from Rust via Tauri event system
 async function handleAudioEvent(event) {
   switch (event.type) {
@@ -1033,11 +1134,16 @@ async function handleAudioEvent(event) {
       // Sync frontend time with DAW time
       if (playing) {
         // Quantize time to framerate for animation playback
+        console.log('[PlaybackPosition] context.activeObject:', context.activeObject, 'root:', root, 'same?', context.activeObject === root);
+        console.log('[PlaybackPosition] root.frameRate:', root.frameRate, 'activeObject.frameRate:', context.activeObject.frameRate);
         const framerate = context.activeObject.frameRate;
+        console.log('[PlaybackPosition] framerate:', framerate, 'event.time:', event.time, 'currentTime before:', context.activeObject.currentTime);
         const frameDuration = 1 / framerate;
         const quantizedTime = Math.floor(event.time / frameDuration) * frameDuration;
+        console.log('[PlaybackPosition] frameDuration:', frameDuration, 'quantizedTime:', quantizedTime);
 
         context.activeObject.currentTime = quantizedTime;
+        console.log('[PlaybackPosition] currentTime after:', context.activeObject.currentTime);
         if (context.timelineWidget?.timelineState) {
           context.timelineWidget.timelineState.currentTime = quantizedTime;
         }
@@ -1045,6 +1151,13 @@ async function handleAudioEvent(event) {
         if (context.updateTimeDisplay) {
           context.updateTimeDisplay();
         }
+
+        // Update piano widget with currently playing notes
+        if (context.pianoWidget && context.pianoRedraw) {
+          const playingNotes = getPlayingNotesAtTime(quantizedTime);
+          context.pianoWidget.setPlayingNotes(playingNotes);
+          context.pianoRedraw();
+        }
       }
       break;
 
@@ -1156,7 +1269,7 @@ async function finalizeRecording(clipId, poolIndex, waveform) {
 
 // Single-step backward by one frame/second
 function rewind() {
-  if (context.timelineWidget?.timelineState?.mode === "frames") {
+  if (context.timelineWidget?.timelineState?.timeFormat === "frames") {
     context.activeObject.currentTime -= 1 / context.activeObject.frameRate;
   } else {
     context.activeObject.currentTime -= 1;
@@ -1279,21 +1392,67 @@ function newWindow(path) {
   invoke("create_window", {app: window.__TAURI__.app, path: path})
 }
 
-function _newFile(width, height, fps) {
+function _newFile(width, height, fps, layoutKey) {
+  console.log('[_newFile] REPLACING ROOT - Creating new file with fps:', fps, 'layout:', layoutKey);
+  console.trace('[_newFile] Stack trace for root replacement:');
+
+  const oldRoot = root;
+  console.log('[_newFile] Old root:', oldRoot, 'frameRate:', oldRoot?.frameRate);
+
   root = new GraphicsObject("root");
+
+  // Switch to the selected layout if provided
+  if (layoutKey) {
+    config.currentLayout = layoutKey;
+    config.defaultLayout = layoutKey;
+    console.log('[_newFile] Switching to layout:', layoutKey);
+    switchLayout(layoutKey);
+  }
+
+  // Define frameRate as a non-configurable property with a backing variable
+  let _frameRate = fps;
+  Object.defineProperty(root, 'frameRate', {
+    get() {
+      return _frameRate;
+    },
+    set(value) {
+      console.log('[frameRate setter] Setting frameRate to:', value, 'from:', _frameRate);
+      console.trace('[frameRate setter] Stack trace:');
+      _frameRate = value;
+    },
+    enumerable: true,
+    configurable: false
+  });
+
+  console.log('[_newFile] Immediately after setting frameRate:', root.frameRate);
+  console.log('[_newFile] Checking if property exists:', 'frameRate' in root);
+  console.log('[_newFile] Property descriptor:', Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(root, 'frameRate'));
+
+  console.log('[_newFile] New root:', root, 'frameRate:', root.frameRate);
+  console.log('[_newFile] After setting, root.frameRate:', root.frameRate);
+  console.log('[_newFile] root object:', root);
+  console.log('[_newFile] Before objectStack - root.frameRate:', root.frameRate);
   context.objectStack = [root];
+  console.log('[_newFile] After objectStack - root.frameRate:', root.frameRate);
   context.selection = [];
   context.shapeselection = [];
   config.fileWidth = width;
   config.fileHeight = height;
   config.framerate = fps;
   filePath = undefined;
+  console.log('[_newFile] Before saveConfig - root.frameRate:', root.frameRate);
   saveConfig();
+  console.log('[_newFile] After saveConfig - root.frameRate:', root.frameRate);
   undoStack.length = 0;  // Clear without breaking reference
   redoStack.length = 0;  // Clear without breaking reference
+  console.log('[_newFile] Before updateUI - root.frameRate:', root.frameRate);
   updateUI();
+  console.log('[_newFile] After updateUI - root.frameRate:', root.frameRate);
   updateLayers();
+  console.log('[_newFile] After updateLayers - root.frameRate:', root.frameRate);
   updateMenu();
+  console.log('[_newFile] After updateMenu - root.frameRate:', root.frameRate);
+  console.log('[_newFile] At end of _newFile, root.frameRate:', root.frameRate);
 }
 
 async function newFile() {
@@ -1570,6 +1729,24 @@ async function _open(path, returnJson = false) {
             //   undoStack.push(action)
             // }
             root = GraphicsObject.fromJSON(file.json)
+
+            // Restore frameRate property with getter/setter (same pattern as in _newFile)
+            // This is needed because GraphicsObject.fromJSON creates a new object without frameRate
+            let _frameRate = config.framerate;  // frameRate was set from file.fps in _newFile call above
+            Object.defineProperty(root, 'frameRate', {
+              get() {
+                return _frameRate;
+              },
+              set(value) {
+                console.log('[frameRate setter] Setting frameRate to:', value, 'from:', _frameRate);
+                console.trace('[frameRate setter] Stack trace:');
+                _frameRate = value;
+              },
+              enumerable: true,
+              configurable: false
+            });
+            console.log('[openFile] After restoring frameRate property, root.frameRate:', root.frameRate);
+
             context.objectStack = [root]
           }
 
@@ -1647,6 +1824,7 @@ async function importFile() {
   // Define supported extensions
   const imageExtensions = ["png", "gif", "avif", "jpg", "jpeg"];
   const audioExtensions = ["mp3", "wav", "aiff", "ogg", "flac"];
+  const midiExtensions = ["mid", "midi"];
   const beamExtensions = ["beam"];
 
   // Define filters in consistent order
@@ -1659,6 +1837,10 @@ async function importFile() {
       name: "Audio files",
       extensions: audioExtensions,
     },
+    {
+      name: "MIDI files",
+      extensions: midiExtensions,
+    },
     {
       name: "Lightningbeam files",
       extensions: beamExtensions,
@@ -1710,8 +1892,10 @@ async function importFile() {
     let usedFilterIndex = 0;
     if (audioExtensions.includes(ext)) {
       usedFilterIndex = 1; // Audio
+    } else if (midiExtensions.includes(ext)) {
+      usedFilterIndex = 2; // MIDI
     } else if (beamExtensions.includes(ext)) {
-      usedFilterIndex = 2; // Lightningbeam
+      usedFilterIndex = 3; // Lightningbeam
     } else {
       usedFilterIndex = 0; // Image (default)
     }
@@ -1778,6 +1962,9 @@ async function importFile() {
     } else if (audioExtensions.includes(ext)) {
       // Handle audio files - pass file path directly to backend
       actions.addAudio.create(path, context.activeObject, filename);
+    } else if (midiExtensions.includes(ext)) {
+      // Handle MIDI files
+      actions.addMIDI.create(path, context.activeObject, filename);
     } else {
       // Handle image files - convert to data URL
       const { dataURL, mimeType } = await convertToDataURL(
@@ -4305,7 +4492,8 @@ function createPane(paneType = undefined, div = undefined) {
     }
   }
 
-  div.className = "vertical-grid";
+  div.className = "vertical-grid pane";
+  div.setAttribute("data-pane-name", paneType.name);
   header.style.height = "calc( 2 * var(--lineheight))";
   content.style.height = "calc( 100% - 2 * var(--lineheight) )";
   div.appendChild(header);
@@ -5348,6 +5536,7 @@ function updateMenu() {
 }
 
 async function renderMenu() {
+  console.log('[renderMenu] START - root.frameRate:', root.frameRate);
   let activeFrame;
   let activeKeyframe;
   let newFrameMenuItem;
@@ -5358,6 +5547,7 @@ async function renderMenu() {
 
   // Move this
   updateOutliner();
+  console.log('[renderMenu] After updateOutliner - root.frameRate:', root.frameRate);
 
   let recentFilesList = [];
   config.recentFiles.forEach((file) => {
@@ -5563,6 +5753,13 @@ async function renderMenu() {
         text: "Add Audio Track",
         enabled: true,
         action: addEmptyAudioTrack,
+        accelerator: getShortcut("addAudioTrack")
+      },
+      {
+        text: "Add MIDI Track",
+        enabled: true,
+        action: addEmptyMIDITrack,
+        accelerator: getShortcut("addMIDITrack")
       },
       {
         text: "Delete Layer",
@@ -5652,6 +5849,40 @@ async function renderMenu() {
       },
     ],
   });
+  // Build layout submenu items
+  const layoutMenuItems = [
+    {
+      text: "Next Layout",
+      enabled: true,
+      action: nextLayout,
+      accelerator: getShortcut("nextLayout"),
+    },
+    {
+      text: "Previous Layout",
+      enabled: true,
+      action: previousLayout,
+      accelerator: getShortcut("previousLayout"),
+    },
+  ];
+
+  // Add separator
+  layoutMenuItems.push(await PredefinedMenuItem.new({ item: "Separator" }));
+
+  // Add individual layouts
+  for (const layoutKey of getLayoutNames()) {
+    const layout = getLayout(layoutKey);
+    layoutMenuItems.push({
+      text: layout.name,
+      enabled: true,
+      action: () => switchLayout(layoutKey),
+    });
+  }
+
+  const layoutSubmenu = await Submenu.new({
+    text: "Layout",
+    items: layoutMenuItems,
+  });
+
   const viewSubmenu = await Submenu.new({
     text: "View",
     items: [
@@ -5679,6 +5910,7 @@ async function renderMenu() {
         action: recenter,
         // accelerator: getShortcut("recenter"),
       },
+      layoutSubmenu,
     ],
   });
   const helpSubmenu = await Submenu.new({
@@ -5707,10 +5939,91 @@ async function renderMenu() {
   const menu = await Menu.new({
     items: items,
   });
+  console.log('[renderMenu] Before setAsWindowMenu - root.frameRate:', root.frameRate);
   await (macOS ? menu.setAsAppMenu() : menu.setAsWindowMenu());
+  console.log('[renderMenu] END - root.frameRate:', root.frameRate);
 }
 updateMenu();
 
+function piano() {
+  let piano_cvs = document.createElement("canvas");
+  piano_cvs.className = "piano";
+
+  // Create the virtual piano widget
+  piano_cvs.virtualPiano = new VirtualPiano();
+
+  // Variable to store the last time updatePianoCanvasSize was called
+  let lastResizeTime = 0;
+  const throttleIntervalMs = 20;
+
+  function updatePianoCanvasSize() {
+    const canvasStyles = window.getComputedStyle(piano_cvs);
+    const width = parseInt(canvasStyles.width);
+    const height = parseInt(canvasStyles.height);
+
+    // Set actual size in memory (scaled for retina displays)
+    piano_cvs.width = width * window.devicePixelRatio;
+    piano_cvs.height = height * window.devicePixelRatio;
+
+    // Normalize coordinate system to use CSS pixels
+    const ctx = piano_cvs.getContext("2d");
+    ctx.scale(window.devicePixelRatio, window.devicePixelRatio);
+
+    // Render the piano
+    piano_cvs.virtualPiano.draw(ctx, width, height);
+  }
+
+  // Store references in context for global access
+  context.pianoWidget = piano_cvs.virtualPiano;
+  context.pianoCanvas = piano_cvs;
+  context.pianoRedraw = updatePianoCanvasSize;
+
+  const resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver((entries) => {
+    const currentTime = Date.now();
+    if (currentTime - lastResizeTime >= throttleIntervalMs) {
+      lastResizeTime = currentTime;
+      updatePianoCanvasSize();
+    }
+  });
+  resizeObserver.observe(piano_cvs);
+
+  // Mouse event handlers
+  piano_cvs.addEventListener("mousedown", (e) => {
+    const rect = piano_cvs.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const x = e.clientX - rect.left;
+    const y = e.clientY - rect.top;
+    const width = parseInt(window.getComputedStyle(piano_cvs).width);
+    const height = parseInt(window.getComputedStyle(piano_cvs).height);
+    piano_cvs.virtualPiano.mousedown(x, y, width, height);
+    updatePianoCanvasSize(); // Redraw to show pressed state
+  });
+
+  piano_cvs.addEventListener("mousemove", (e) => {
+    const rect = piano_cvs.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const x = e.clientX - rect.left;
+    const y = e.clientY - rect.top;
+    const width = parseInt(window.getComputedStyle(piano_cvs).width);
+    const height = parseInt(window.getComputedStyle(piano_cvs).height);
+    piano_cvs.virtualPiano.mousemove(x, y, width, height);
+    updatePianoCanvasSize(); // Redraw to show hover state
+  });
+
+  piano_cvs.addEventListener("mouseup", (e) => {
+    const rect = piano_cvs.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const x = e.clientX - rect.left;
+    const y = e.clientY - rect.top;
+    const width = parseInt(window.getComputedStyle(piano_cvs).width);
+    const height = parseInt(window.getComputedStyle(piano_cvs).height);
+    piano_cvs.virtualPiano.mouseup(x, y, width, height);
+    updatePianoCanvasSize(); // Redraw to show released state
+  });
+
+  // Prevent text selection
+  piano_cvs.addEventListener("selectstart", (e) => e.preventDefault());
+
+  return piano_cvs;
+}
+
 const panes = {
   stage: {
     name: "stage",
@@ -5736,8 +6049,81 @@ const panes = {
     name: "outliner",
     func: outliner,
   },
+  piano: {
+    name: "piano",
+    func: piano,
+  },
 };
 
+/**
+ * Switch to a different layout
+ * @param {string} layoutKey - The key of the layout to switch to
+ */
+function switchLayout(layoutKey) {
+  try {
+    console.log(`Switching to layout: ${layoutKey}`);
+
+    // Load the layout definition
+    const layoutDef = loadLayoutByKeyOrName(layoutKey);
+    if (!layoutDef) {
+      console.error(`Layout not found: ${layoutKey}`);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Clear existing layout (except root element)
+    while (rootPane.firstChild) {
+      rootPane.removeChild(rootPane.firstChild);
+    }
+
+    // Clear layoutElements array
+    layoutElements.length = 0;
+
+    // Clear canvases array (will be repopulated when stage pane is created)
+    canvases.length = 0;
+
+    // Build new layout from definition directly into rootPane
+    buildLayout(rootPane, layoutDef, panes, createPane, splitPane);
+
+    // Update config
+    config.currentLayout = layoutKey;
+    saveConfig();
+
+    // Trigger layout update
+    updateAll();
+    updateUI();
+    updateLayers();
+
+    console.log(`Layout switched to: ${layoutDef.name}`);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`Error switching layout:`, error);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Switch to the next layout in the list
+ */
+function nextLayout() {
+  const layoutKeys = getLayoutNames();
+  const currentIndex = layoutKeys.indexOf(config.currentLayout);
+  const nextIndex = (currentIndex + 1) % layoutKeys.length;
+  switchLayout(layoutKeys[nextIndex]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Switch to the previous layout in the list
+ */
+function previousLayout() {
+  const layoutKeys = getLayoutNames();
+  const currentIndex = layoutKeys.indexOf(config.currentLayout);
+  const prevIndex = (currentIndex - 1 + layoutKeys.length) % layoutKeys.length;
+  switchLayout(layoutKeys[prevIndex]);
+}
+
+// Make layout functions available globally for menu actions
+window.switchLayout = switchLayout;
+window.nextLayout = nextLayout;
+window.previousLayout = previousLayout;
+
 function _arrayBufferToBase64(buffer) {
   var binary = "";
   var bytes = new Uint8Array(buffer);
@@ -5857,6 +6243,7 @@ if (window.openedFiles?.length>0) {
 }
 
 async function addEmptyAudioTrack() {
+  console.log('[addEmptyAudioTrack] BEFORE - root.frameRate:', root.frameRate);
   const trackName = `Audio Track ${context.activeObject.audioTracks.length + 1}`;
   const trackUuid = uuidv4();
 
@@ -5867,24 +6254,125 @@ async function addEmptyAudioTrack() {
     // Initialize track in backend (creates empty audio track)
     await newAudioTrack.initializeTrack();
 
+    console.log('[addEmptyAudioTrack] After initializeTrack - root.frameRate:', root.frameRate);
+
     // Add track to active object
     context.activeObject.audioTracks.push(newAudioTrack);
 
+    console.log('[addEmptyAudioTrack] After push - root.frameRate:', root.frameRate);
+
     // Select the newly created track
     context.activeObject.activeLayer = newAudioTrack;
 
+    console.log('[addEmptyAudioTrack] After setting activeLayer - root.frameRate:', root.frameRate);
+
     // Update UI
     updateLayers();
     if (context.timelineWidget) {
       context.timelineWidget.requestRedraw();
     }
 
+    console.log('[addEmptyAudioTrack] AFTER - root.frameRate:', root.frameRate);
     console.log('Empty audio track created:', trackName, 'with ID:', newAudioTrack.audioTrackId);
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Failed to create empty audio track:', error);
   }
 }
 
+async function addEmptyMIDITrack() {
+  console.log('[addEmptyMIDITrack] Creating new MIDI track');
+  const trackName = `MIDI Track ${context.activeObject.audioTracks.filter(t => t.type === 'midi').length + 1}`;
+  const trackUuid = uuidv4();
+
+  try {
+    // Get available instruments
+    const instruments = await getAvailableInstruments();
+
+    // Default to SimpleSynth for now (we can add UI selection later)
+    const instrument = instruments.length > 0 ? instruments[0] : 'SimpleSynth';
+
+    // Create new AudioTrack with type='midi'
+    const newMIDITrack = new AudioTrack(trackUuid, trackName, 'midi');
+    newMIDITrack.instrument = instrument;
+
+    // Initialize track in backend (creates MIDI track with instrument)
+    await newMIDITrack.initializeTrack();
+
+    console.log('[addEmptyMIDITrack] After initializeTrack - instrument:', instrument);
+
+    // Add track to active object
+    context.activeObject.audioTracks.push(newMIDITrack);
+
+    // Select the newly created track
+    context.activeObject.activeLayer = newMIDITrack;
+
+    // Update UI
+    updateLayers();
+    if (context.timelineWidget) {
+      context.timelineWidget.requestRedraw();
+    }
+
+    console.log('Empty MIDI track created:', trackName, 'with ID:', newMIDITrack.audioTrackId);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to create empty MIDI track:', error);
+  }
+}
+
+// MIDI Command Wrappers
+async function getAvailableInstruments() {
+  try {
+    const instruments = await invoke('audio_get_available_instruments');
+    console.log('Available instruments:', instruments);
+    return instruments;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to get available instruments:', error);
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
+async function createMIDITrack(name, instrument) {
+  try {
+    const trackId = await invoke('audio_create_track', { name, trackType: 'midi', instrument });
+    console.log('MIDI track created:', name, 'with instrument:', instrument, 'ID:', trackId);
+    return trackId;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to create MIDI track:', error);
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
+async function createMIDIClip(trackId, startTime, duration) {
+  try {
+    const clipId = await invoke('audio_create_midi_clip', { trackId, startTime, duration });
+    console.log('MIDI clip created on track', trackId, 'with ID:', clipId);
+    return clipId;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to create MIDI clip:', error);
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
+async function addMIDINote(trackId, clipId, timeOffset, note, velocity, duration) {
+  try {
+    await invoke('audio_add_midi_note', { trackId, clipId, timeOffset, note, velocity, duration });
+    console.log('MIDI note added:', note, 'at', timeOffset);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to add MIDI note:', error);
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
+async function loadMIDIFile(trackId, path, startTime) {
+  try {
+    const duration = await invoke('audio_load_midi_file', { trackId, path, startTime });
+    console.log('MIDI file loaded:', path, 'duration:', duration);
+    return duration;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to load MIDI file:', error);
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
 async function testAudio() {
   console.log("Starting rust")
   await init();

src/models/layer.js

@@ -1011,14 +1011,15 @@ class Layer extends Widget {
 }
 
 class AudioTrack {
-  constructor(uuid, name) {
+  constructor(uuid, name, type = 'audio') {
     // ID and name
     if (!uuid) {
       this.idx = uuidv4();
     } else {
       this.idx = uuid;
     }
-    this.name = name || "Audio";
+    this.name = name || (type === 'midi' ? "MIDI" : "Audio");
+    this.type = type; // 'audio' or 'midi'
     this.audible = true;
     this.visible = true;  // For consistency with Layer (audio tracks are always "visible" in timeline)
 
@@ -1042,8 +1043,8 @@ class AudioTrack {
     // Reference to DAW backend track
     this.audioTrackId = null;
 
-    // Audio clips
-    this.clips = []; // { clipId, poolIndex, name, startTime, duration, offset }
+    // Audio clips (for audio tracks) or MIDI clips (for MIDI tracks)
+    this.clips = []; // { clipId, poolIndex, name, startTime, duration, offset } or MIDI clip data
 
     // Timeline display settings (for track hierarchy)
     this.collapsed = false
@@ -1093,14 +1094,21 @@ class AudioTrack {
     }
 
     try {
-      const trackId = await invoke('audio_create_track', {
+      const params = {
         name: this.name,
-        trackType: 'audio'
-      });
+        trackType: this.type
+      };
+
+      // Add instrument parameter for MIDI tracks
+      if (this.type === 'midi' && this.instrument) {
+        params.instrument = this.instrument;
+      }
+
+      const trackId = await invoke('audio_create_track', params);
       this.audioTrackId = trackId;
-      console.log('Audio track created:', this.name, 'with ID:', trackId);
+      console.log(`${this.type === 'midi' ? 'MIDI' : 'Audio'} track created:`, this.name, 'with ID:', trackId);
     } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Failed to create audio track:', error);
+      console.error(`Failed to create ${this.type} track:`, error);
       throw error;
     }
   }

src/newfile.js

@@ -62,6 +62,38 @@ function createNewFileDialog(newFileCallback, openFileCallback, config) {
     fpsInput.value = config.framerate;
     newFileDialog.appendChild(fpsInput);
 
+    // Create Project Type selector
+    const projectTypeLabel = document.createElement('label');
+    projectTypeLabel.setAttribute('for', 'projectType');
+    projectTypeLabel.classList.add('dialog-label');
+    projectTypeLabel.textContent = 'Project Type:';
+    newFileDialog.appendChild(projectTypeLabel);
+
+    const projectTypeSelect = document.createElement('select');
+    projectTypeSelect.id = 'projectType';
+    projectTypeSelect.classList.add('dialog-input');
+
+    const projectTypes = [
+        { value: 'animation', label: '🎬 Animation - Drawing tools and timeline' },
+        { value: 'videoEditing', label: '🎥 Video - Clip timeline and effects' },
+        { value: 'audioDaw', label: '🎵 Music - Audio tracks and mixer' },
+        { value: 'scripting', label: '💻 Scripting - Code editor and console' },
+        { value: 'drawingPainting', label: '🎨 Drawing - Minimal UI for sketching' },
+        { value: 'threeD', label: '🧊 3D - Viewport and camera controls' }
+    ];
+
+    projectTypes.forEach(type => {
+        const option = document.createElement('option');
+        option.value = type.value;
+        option.textContent = type.label;
+        if (type.value === config.defaultLayout) {
+            option.selected = true;
+        }
+        projectTypeSelect.appendChild(option);
+    });
+
+    newFileDialog.appendChild(projectTypeSelect);
+
     // Create Create button
     const createButton = document.createElement('button');
     createButton.textContent = 'Create';
@@ -82,8 +114,9 @@ function createNewFileDialog(newFileCallback, openFileCallback, config) {
         const width = parseInt(document.getElementById('width').value);
         const height = parseInt(document.getElementById('height').value);
         const fps = parseInt(document.getElementById('fps').value);
-        console.log(`New file created with width: ${width} and height: ${height}`);
-        newFileCallback(width, height, fps)
+        const projectType = document.getElementById('projectType').value;
+        console.log(`New file created with width: ${width}, height: ${height}, fps: ${fps}, layout: ${projectType}`);
+        newFileCallback(width, height, fps, projectType)
         closeDialog();
     }
 

src/state.js

@@ -65,11 +65,14 @@ export let config = {
     selectNone: "<mod>A",
     group: "<mod>g",
     addLayer: "<mod>l",
+    addAudioTrack: "<mod>t",
     addKeyframe: "F6",
     addBlankKeyframe: "F7",
     zoomIn: "<mod>+",
     zoomOut: "<mod>-",
     resetZoom: "<mod>0",
+    nextLayout: "<mod>Tab",
+    previousLayout: "<mod><shift>Tab",
   },
   fileWidth: 800,
   fileHeight: 600,
@@ -78,7 +81,13 @@ export let config = {
   scrollSpeed: 1,
   debug: false,
   reopenLastSession: false,
-  lastImportFilterIndex: 0  // Index of last used filter in import dialog (0=Image, 1=Audio, 2=Lightningbeam)
+  lastImportFilterIndex: 0,  // Index of last used filter in import dialog (0=Image, 1=Audio, 2=Lightningbeam)
+  // Layout settings
+  currentLayout: "animation",  // Current active layout key
+  defaultLayout: "animation",  // Default layout for new files
+  showStartScreen: false,  // Show layout picker on startup (disabled for now)
+  restoreLayoutFromFile: false,  // Restore layout when opening files
+  customLayouts: []  // User-saved custom layouts
 };
 
 // Object pointer registry

src/widgets.js

@@ -1235,9 +1235,19 @@ class TimelineWindowV2 extends Widget {
           const endX = this.timelineState.timeToPixel(clip.startTime + clip.duration)
           const clipWidth = endX - startX
 
-          // Draw clip rectangle with audio-specific color
-          // Use gray color for loading clips, blue for loaded clips
-          ctx.fillStyle = clip.loading ? '#666666' : '#4a90e2'
+          // Determine clip color based on track type
+          const isMIDI = audioTrack.type === 'midi'
+          let clipColor
+          if (clip.loading) {
+            clipColor = '#666666'  // Gray for loading
+          } else if (isMIDI) {
+            clipColor = '#2d5016'  // Dark green background for MIDI clips
+          } else {
+            clipColor = '#4a90e2'  // Blue for audio clips
+          }
+
+          // Draw clip rectangle
+          ctx.fillStyle = clipColor
           ctx.fillRect(
             startX,
             y + 5,
@@ -1273,8 +1283,74 @@ class TimelineWindowV2 extends Widget {
             ctx.restore()
           }
 
-          // Draw waveform only for loaded clips
-          if (!clip.loading && clip.waveform && clip.waveform.length > 0) {
+          // Draw MIDI clip visualization (piano roll bars) or audio waveform
+          if (!clip.loading) {
+            if (isMIDI && clip.notes && clip.notes.length > 0) {
+              // Draw piano roll notes for MIDI clips
+              // Divide track height by 12 to represent chromatic notes (C, C#, D, etc.)
+              // Leave 2px padding at top and bottom
+              const verticalPadding = 2
+              const availableHeight = trackHeight - 10 - (verticalPadding * 2)
+              const noteHeight = availableHeight / 12
+
+              // Calculate visible time range within the clip
+              const clipEndX = startX + clipWidth
+              const visibleStartTime = this.timelineState.pixelToTime(Math.max(startX, 0)) - clip.startTime
+              const visibleEndTime = this.timelineState.pixelToTime(Math.min(clipEndX, this.width)) - clip.startTime
+
+              // Binary search to find first visible note
+              let firstVisibleIdx = 0
+              let left = 0
+              let right = clip.notes.length - 1
+              while (left <= right) {
+                const mid = Math.floor((left + right) / 2)
+                const noteEndTime = clip.notes[mid].start_time + clip.notes[mid].duration
+
+                if (noteEndTime < visibleStartTime) {
+                  left = mid + 1
+                  firstVisibleIdx = left
+                } else {
+                  right = mid - 1
+                }
+              }
+
+              // Draw visible notes only
+              ctx.fillStyle = '#6fdc6f'  // Bright green for note bars
+
+              for (let i = firstVisibleIdx; i < clip.notes.length; i++) {
+                const note = clip.notes[i]
+
+                // Exit early if note starts after visible range
+                if (note.start_time > visibleEndTime) {
+                  break
+                }
+
+                // Calculate note position (pitch mod 12 for chromatic representation)
+                const pitchClass = note.note % 12
+                // Invert Y so higher pitches appear at top
+                const noteY = y + 5 + ((11 - pitchClass) * noteHeight)
+
+                // Calculate note timing on timeline
+                const noteStartX = this.timelineState.timeToPixel(clip.startTime + note.start_time)
+                const noteEndX = this.timelineState.timeToPixel(clip.startTime + note.start_time + note.duration)
+
+                // Clip to visible bounds
+                const visibleStartX = Math.max(noteStartX, startX + 2)
+                const visibleEndX = Math.min(noteEndX, startX + clipWidth - 2)
+                const visibleWidth = visibleEndX - visibleStartX
+
+                if (visibleWidth > 0) {
+                  // Draw note rectangle
+                  ctx.fillRect(
+                    visibleStartX,
+                    noteY,
+                    visibleWidth,
+                    noteHeight - 1  // Small gap between notes
+                  )
+                }
+              }
+            } else if (!isMIDI && clip.waveform && clip.waveform.length > 0) {
+              // Draw waveform for audio clips
             ctx.fillStyle = 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3)'
 
             // Only draw waveform within visible area
@@ -1324,6 +1400,7 @@ class TimelineWindowV2 extends Widget {
           }
         }
       }
+    }
 
     ctx.restore()
   }
@@ -3953,6 +4030,436 @@ class TimelineWindowV2 extends Widget {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * VirtualPiano - Interactive piano keyboard for MIDI input
+ * Displays a piano keyboard that users can click/play
+ * Can be connected to MIDI tracks in the DAW backend
+ */
+class VirtualPiano extends Widget {
+  constructor() {
+    super(0, 0);
+
+    // Piano configuration - width scales based on height
+    this.whiteKeyAspectRatio = 6.0; // White key height:width ratio (taller keys)
+    this.blackKeyWidthRatio = 0.6; // Black key width as ratio of white key width
+    this.blackKeyHeightRatio = 0.62; // Black key height as ratio of white key height
+
+    // State
+    this.pressedKeys = new Set(); // Currently pressed MIDI note numbers (user input)
+    this.playingNotes = new Set(); // Currently playing notes (from MIDI playback)
+    this.hoveredKey = null; // Currently hovered key
+    this.visibleStartNote = 48; // C3 - will be adjusted based on pane width
+    this.visibleEndNote = 72; // C5 - will be adjusted based on pane width
+
+    // MIDI note mapping (white keys in an octave: C, D, E, F, G, A, B)
+    this.whiteKeysInOctave = [0, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11]; // Semitones from C
+    // Black keys indexed by white key position (after which white key the black key appears)
+    // Position 0 (after C), 1 (after D), null (no black after E), 3 (after F), 4 (after G), 5 (after A), null (no black after B)
+    this.blackKeysInOctave = [1, 3, null, 6, 8, 10, null]; // Actual semitone values
+
+    // Keyboard bindings matching piano layout
+    // Black keys: W E (one group) T Y U (other group)
+    // White keys: A S D F G H J K
+    this.keyboardMap = {
+      'a': 60, // C4
+      'w': 61, // C#4
+      's': 62, // D4
+      'e': 63, // D#4
+      'd': 64, // E4
+      'f': 65, // F4
+      't': 66, // F#4
+      'g': 67, // G4
+      'y': 68, // G#4
+      'h': 69, // A4
+      'u': 70, // A#4
+      'j': 71, // B4
+      'k': 72, // C5
+    };
+
+    // Reverse mapping for displaying keyboard keys on piano keys
+    this.noteToKeyMap = {};
+    for (const [key, note] of Object.entries(this.keyboardMap)) {
+      this.noteToKeyMap[note] = key.toUpperCase();
+    }
+
+    // Setup keyboard event listeners
+    this.setupKeyboardListeners();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Setup keyboard event listeners for computer keyboard input
+   */
+  setupKeyboardListeners() {
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
+      if (e.repeat) return; // Ignore key repeats
+      const midiNote = this.keyboardMap[e.key.toLowerCase()];
+      if (midiNote !== undefined) {
+        this.noteOn(midiNote, 100); // Default velocity 100
+        e.preventDefault();
+      }
+    });
+
+    window.addEventListener('keyup', (e) => {
+      const midiNote = this.keyboardMap[e.key.toLowerCase()];
+      if (midiNote !== undefined) {
+        this.noteOff(midiNote);
+        e.preventDefault();
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Convert MIDI note number to note info
+   */
+  getMidiNoteInfo(midiNote) {
+    const octave = Math.floor(midiNote / 12) - 1;
+    const semitone = midiNote % 12;
+    const isBlack = [1, 3, 6, 8, 10].includes(semitone);
+    const noteNames = ['C', 'C#', 'D', 'D#', 'E', 'F', 'F#', 'G', 'G#', 'A', 'A#', 'B'];
+    return {
+      octave,
+      semitone,
+      isBlack,
+      name: noteNames[semitone] + octave
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Calculate key position and dimensions for a given MIDI note
+   * @param {number} midiNote - MIDI note number
+   * @param {number} whiteKeyHeight - Height of white keys (full pane height)
+   * @param {number} whiteKeyWidth - Width of white keys (calculated from height)
+   * @param {number} offsetX - Horizontal offset for centering
+   */
+  getKeyGeometry(midiNote, whiteKeyHeight, whiteKeyWidth, offsetX = 0) {
+    const info = this.getMidiNoteInfo(midiNote);
+    const blackKeyWidth = whiteKeyWidth * this.blackKeyWidthRatio;
+    const blackKeyHeight = whiteKeyHeight * this.blackKeyHeightRatio;
+
+    // Count how many white keys are between visibleStartNote and this note
+    let whiteKeysBefore = 0;
+    for (let n = this.visibleStartNote; n < midiNote; n++) {
+      const nInfo = this.getMidiNoteInfo(n);
+      if (!nInfo.isBlack) {
+        whiteKeysBefore++;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (info.isBlack) {
+      // Black key positioning - place it between the white keys
+      // The black key goes after the white key at position whiteKeysBefore
+      const x = offsetX + whiteKeysBefore * whiteKeyWidth + whiteKeyWidth - blackKeyWidth / 2;
+
+      return {
+        x,
+        y: 0,
+        width: blackKeyWidth,
+        height: blackKeyHeight,
+        isBlack: true
+      };
+    } else {
+      // White key positioning - just use the count
+      const x = offsetX + whiteKeysBefore * whiteKeyWidth;
+
+      return {
+        x,
+        y: 0,
+        width: whiteKeyWidth,
+        height: whiteKeyHeight,
+        isBlack: false
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Calculate visible range and offset based on pane width and height
+   */
+  calculateVisibleRange(width, height) {
+    // Calculate white key width based on height to maintain aspect ratio
+    const whiteKeyWidth = height / this.whiteKeyAspectRatio;
+
+    // Calculate how many white keys can fit in the pane (ceiling to fill space)
+    const whiteKeysFit = Math.ceil(width / whiteKeyWidth);
+
+    // Keyboard-mapped range is C4 (60) to C5 (72)
+    // This contains 8 white keys: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C
+    const keyboardCenter = 60; // C4
+    const keyboardWhiteKeys = 8;
+
+    if (whiteKeysFit <= keyboardWhiteKeys) {
+      // Not enough space to show all keyboard keys, just center what we have
+      this.visibleStartNote = 60; // C4
+      this.visibleEndNote = 72; // C5
+      const totalWhiteKeyWidth = keyboardWhiteKeys * whiteKeyWidth;
+      const offsetX = (width - totalWhiteKeyWidth) / 2;
+      return { offsetX, whiteKeyWidth };
+    }
+
+    // Calculate how many extra white keys we have space for
+    const extraWhiteKeys = whiteKeysFit - keyboardWhiteKeys;
+    const leftExtra = Math.floor(extraWhiteKeys / 2);
+    const rightExtra = extraWhiteKeys - leftExtra;
+
+    // Start from C4 and go back leftExtra white keys
+    let startNote = 60; // C4
+    let leftCount = 0;
+    while (leftCount < leftExtra && startNote > 0) {
+      startNote--;
+      const info = this.getMidiNoteInfo(startNote);
+      if (!info.isBlack) {
+        leftCount++;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Now count forward exactly whiteKeysFit white keys from startNote
+    let endNote = startNote - 1; // Start one before so the first increment includes startNote
+    let whiteKeyCount = 0;
+
+    while (whiteKeyCount < whiteKeysFit && endNote < 127) {
+      endNote++;
+      const info = this.getMidiNoteInfo(endNote);
+      if (!info.isBlack) {
+        whiteKeyCount++;
+      }
+    }
+
+    this.visibleStartNote = startNote;
+    this.visibleEndNote = endNote;
+
+    // No offset - keys start from left edge and fill to the right
+    return { offsetX: 0, whiteKeyWidth };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Find which MIDI note is at the given x, y position
+   */
+  findKeyAtPosition(x, y, height, whiteKeyWidth, offsetX) {
+    // Check black keys first (they're on top)
+    for (let note = this.visibleStartNote; note <= this.visibleEndNote; note++) {
+      const info = this.getMidiNoteInfo(note);
+      if (!info.isBlack) continue;
+
+      const geom = this.getKeyGeometry(note, height, whiteKeyWidth, offsetX);
+      if (x >= geom.x && x < geom.x + geom.width &&
+          y >= geom.y && y < geom.y + geom.height) {
+        return note;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Then check white keys
+    for (let note = this.visibleStartNote; note <= this.visibleEndNote; note++) {
+      const info = this.getMidiNoteInfo(note);
+      if (info.isBlack) continue;
+
+      const geom = this.getKeyGeometry(note, height, whiteKeyWidth, offsetX);
+      if (x >= geom.x && x < geom.x + geom.width &&
+          y >= geom.y && y < geom.y + geom.height) {
+        return note;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set which notes are currently playing (from MIDI playback)
+   */
+  setPlayingNotes(notes) {
+    this.playingNotes = new Set(notes);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Trigger a note on event
+   */
+  noteOn(midiNote, velocity = 100) {
+    this.pressedKeys.add(midiNote);
+
+    console.log(`Note ON: ${this.getMidiNoteInfo(midiNote).name} (${midiNote}) velocity: ${velocity}`);
+
+    // Send to backend - use track ID 0 (first MIDI track)
+    // TODO: Make this configurable to select which track to send to
+    invoke('audio_send_midi_note_on', { trackId: 0, note: midiNote, velocity }).catch(error => {
+      console.error('Failed to send MIDI note on:', error);
+    });
+
+    // Request redraw to show the pressed key
+    if (typeof context !== 'undefined' && context.pianoRedraw) {
+      context.pianoRedraw();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Trigger a note off event
+   */
+  noteOff(midiNote) {
+    this.pressedKeys.delete(midiNote);
+
+    console.log(`Note OFF: ${this.getMidiNoteInfo(midiNote).name} (${midiNote})`);
+
+    // Send to backend - use track ID 0 (first MIDI track)
+    invoke('audio_send_midi_note_off', { trackId: 0, note: midiNote }).catch(error => {
+      console.error('Failed to send MIDI note off:', error);
+    });
+
+    // Request redraw to show the released key
+    if (typeof context !== 'undefined' && context.pianoRedraw) {
+      context.pianoRedraw();
+    }
+  }
+
+  hitTest(x, y) {
+    // Will be calculated in draw() based on pane width/height
+    return true; // Accept all events, let findKeyAtPosition handle precision
+  }
+
+  mousedown(x, y, width, height) {
+    const { offsetX, whiteKeyWidth } = this.calculateVisibleRange(width, height);
+    const key = this.findKeyAtPosition(x, y, height, whiteKeyWidth, offsetX);
+    if (key !== null) {
+      this.noteOn(key, 100);
+    }
+  }
+
+  mousemove(x, y, width, height) {
+    const { offsetX, whiteKeyWidth } = this.calculateVisibleRange(width, height);
+    this.hoveredKey = this.findKeyAtPosition(x, y, height, whiteKeyWidth, offsetX);
+  }
+
+  mouseup(x, y, width, height) {
+    // Release all pressed keys on mouse up
+    for (const key of this.pressedKeys) {
+      this.noteOff(key);
+    }
+  }
+
+  draw(ctx, width, height) {
+    ctx.save();
+
+    // Background
+    ctx.fillStyle = backgroundColor;
+    ctx.fillRect(0, 0, width, height);
+
+    // Calculate visible range and offset
+    const { offsetX, whiteKeyWidth } = this.calculateVisibleRange(width, height);
+
+    // Draw white keys first
+    for (let note = this.visibleStartNote; note <= this.visibleEndNote; note++) {
+      const info = this.getMidiNoteInfo(note);
+      if (info.isBlack) continue;
+
+      const geom = this.getKeyGeometry(note, height, whiteKeyWidth, offsetX);
+
+      // Key color
+      const isPressed = this.pressedKeys.has(note);
+      const isPlaying = this.playingNotes.has(note);
+      const isHovered = this.hoveredKey === note;
+
+      if (isPressed) {
+        ctx.fillStyle = highlight; // User pressed key
+      } else if (isPlaying) {
+        ctx.fillStyle = '#c8e6c9'; // Light green for MIDI playback
+      } else if (isHovered) {
+        ctx.fillStyle = '#f0f0f0';
+      } else {
+        ctx.fillStyle = '#ffffff';
+      }
+
+      // Draw white key with rounded corners at the bottom
+      const radius = 3;
+      ctx.beginPath();
+      ctx.moveTo(geom.x, geom.y);
+      ctx.lineTo(geom.x + geom.width, geom.y);
+      ctx.lineTo(geom.x + geom.width, geom.y + geom.height - radius);
+      ctx.arcTo(geom.x + geom.width, geom.y + geom.height, geom.x + geom.width - radius, geom.y + geom.height, radius);
+      ctx.lineTo(geom.x + radius, geom.y + geom.height);
+      ctx.arcTo(geom.x, geom.y + geom.height, geom.x, geom.y + geom.height - radius, radius);
+      ctx.lineTo(geom.x, geom.y);
+      ctx.closePath();
+      ctx.fill();
+
+      // Key border
+      ctx.strokeStyle = shadow;
+      ctx.lineWidth = 1;
+      ctx.stroke();
+
+      // Keyboard mapping label (if exists)
+      const keyLabel = this.noteToKeyMap[note];
+      if (keyLabel) {
+        ctx.fillStyle = isPressed ? '#000000' : '#333333';
+        ctx.font = 'bold 16px sans-serif';
+        ctx.textAlign = 'center';
+        ctx.textBaseline = 'middle';
+        ctx.fillText(keyLabel, geom.x + geom.width / 2, geom.y + geom.height - 30);
+      }
+
+      // Note name at bottom of white keys
+      if (info.semitone === 0) { // Only show octave number on C notes
+        ctx.fillStyle = labelColor;
+        ctx.font = '10px sans-serif';
+        ctx.textAlign = 'center';
+        ctx.textBaseline = 'bottom';
+        ctx.fillText(info.name, geom.x + geom.width / 2, geom.y + geom.height - 5);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Draw black keys on top
+    for (let note = this.visibleStartNote; note <= this.visibleEndNote; note++) {
+      const info = this.getMidiNoteInfo(note);
+      if (!info.isBlack) continue;
+
+      const geom = this.getKeyGeometry(note, height, whiteKeyWidth, offsetX);
+
+      // Key color
+      const isPressed = this.pressedKeys.has(note);
+      const isPlaying = this.playingNotes.has(note);
+      const isHovered = this.hoveredKey === note;
+
+      if (isPressed) {
+        ctx.fillStyle = '#4a4a4a'; // User pressed black key
+      } else if (isPlaying) {
+        ctx.fillStyle = '#66bb6a'; // Darker green for MIDI playback on black keys
+      } else if (isHovered) {
+        ctx.fillStyle = '#2a2a2a';
+      } else {
+        ctx.fillStyle = '#000000';
+      }
+
+      // Draw black key with rounded corners at the bottom
+      const blackRadius = 2;
+      ctx.beginPath();
+      ctx.moveTo(geom.x, geom.y);
+      ctx.lineTo(geom.x + geom.width, geom.y);
+      ctx.lineTo(geom.x + geom.width, geom.y + geom.height - blackRadius);
+      ctx.arcTo(geom.x + geom.width, geom.y + geom.height, geom.x + geom.width - blackRadius, geom.y + geom.height, blackRadius);
+      ctx.lineTo(geom.x + blackRadius, geom.y + geom.height);
+      ctx.arcTo(geom.x, geom.y + geom.height, geom.x, geom.y + geom.height - blackRadius, blackRadius);
+      ctx.lineTo(geom.x, geom.y);
+      ctx.closePath();
+      ctx.fill();
+
+      // Highlight on top edge
+      ctx.strokeStyle = 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1)';
+      ctx.lineWidth = 1;
+      ctx.beginPath();
+      ctx.moveTo(geom.x, geom.y);
+      ctx.lineTo(geom.x + geom.width, geom.y);
+      ctx.stroke();
+
+      // Keyboard mapping label (if exists)
+      const keyLabel = this.noteToKeyMap[note];
+      if (keyLabel) {
+        ctx.fillStyle = isPressed ? '#ffffff' : 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7)';
+        ctx.font = 'bold 14px sans-serif';
+        ctx.textAlign = 'center';
+        ctx.textBaseline = 'middle';
+        ctx.fillText(keyLabel, geom.x + geom.width / 2, geom.y + geom.height - 20);
+      }
+    }
+
+    ctx.restore();
+  }
+}
+
 export {
   SCROLL,
   Widget,
@@ -3965,5 +4472,6 @@ export {
   ScrollableWindow,
   ScrollableWindowHeaders,
   TimelineWindow,
-  TimelineWindowV2
+  TimelineWindowV2,
+  VirtualPiano
 };