diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a2c86606..e5eb382e 100755
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ pub mod channels;
 pub mod event;
 pub mod host;
 pub mod plugin;
+pub mod midi;
 mod interfaces;
 
 use api::{HostCallbackProc, AEffect};
diff --git a/src/midi.rs b/src/midi.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..22269334
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/midi.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+use std::mem::transmute;
+
+pub enum VoiceMessage {
+    NoteOff         = 0b10000000,
+    NoteOn          = 0b10010000,
+    Aftertouch      = 0b10100000,
+    ControlChange   = 0b10110000,
+    ProgramChange   = 0b11000000,
+    PitchBendChange = 0b11100000
+}
+impl VoiceMessage {
+    fn from_bytes(b : &[u8]) -> Option<VoiceMessage> {
+        match b[0] {
+            0b10000000 => Some(VoiceMessage::NoteOff),
+            0b10010000 => Some(VoiceMessage::NoteOn),
+            0b10100000 => Some(VoiceMessage::Aftertouch),
+            0b10110000 => Some(VoiceMessage::ControlChange),
+            0b11000000 => Some(VoiceMessage::ProgramChange),
+            0b11100000 => Some(VoiceMessage::PitchBendChange),
+            _ => None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub enum ChannelMode {
+    OmniMode(bool),
+    MonoMode(u8),
+    PolyMode
+}
+
+pub enum ChannelMessage {
+    AllSoundOff,
+    ResetAllControllers,
+    LocalControl(bool),
+    AllNotesOff(Option<ChannelMode>)
+}
+impl ChannelMessage {
+    fn from_bytes(b : &[u8]) -> Result<Self, bool> {
+        if b[0] ^ 0b11111000 != 0 { return Err(false) }
+        match b[0] & 0b00000111 {
+            0b000 => Ok(ChannelMessage::AllSoundOff),
+            0b001 => Ok(ChannelMessage::ResetAllControllers),
+            0b010 => Ok(ChannelMessage::LocalControl(b[1] == 127)),
+            0b011 => Ok(ChannelMessage::AllNotesOff(None)),
+            0b100 => Ok(ChannelMessage::AllNotesOff(Some(ChannelMode::OmniMode(false)))),
+            0b110 => Ok(ChannelMessage::AllNotesOff(Some(ChannelMode::OmniMode(true)))),
+            0b101 => Ok(ChannelMessage::AllNotesOff(Some(ChannelMode::MonoMode(b[1])))),
+            0b111 => Ok(ChannelMessage::AllNotesOff(Some(ChannelMode::PolyMode))),
+            _ => unreachable!()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub enum QuarterFrameType {
+    FrameLSBs      = 0b00000000,
+    FrameMSB       = 0b00010000,
+    SecondLSBs     = 0b00100000,
+    SecondMSBs     = 0b00110000,
+    MinuteLSBs     = 0b01000000,
+    MinuteMSBs     = 0b01010000,
+    HourLSBs       = 0b01100000,
+    HourMSBAndRate = 0b01110000,
+}
+impl From<u8> for QuarterFrameType {
+    fn from(i:u8) -> Self {
+        unsafe {
+            transmute(i & 0b01110000)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub enum SysMessage {
+    SystemExclusive(Vec<u8>),
+    QuarterFrame(QuarterFrameType, u8),
+    SongPosition(u16),
+    SongSelect(u8),
+    TuneRequest,
+    EndOfExclusive
+}
+impl SysMessage {
+    fn from_bytes(b : &[u8]) -> Result<Self, bool> {
+        if b[0] & 0b11110000 == 0 { return Err(false) }
+        match b[0] & 0b00001111 {
+            // TODO: Write handler for sysex
+            0b0000 => Err(true),
+            0b0001 => Ok(SysMessage::QuarterFrame(QuarterFrameType::from(b[1]), b[1] & 0b00001111)),
+            0b0010 => Ok(SysMessage::SongPosition((b[1] as u16) << 8 + b[2] as u16)),
+            0b0011 => Ok(SysMessage::SongSelect(b[1])),
+            0b0110 => Ok(SysMessage::TuneRequest),
+            0b0111 => Ok(SysMessage::EndOfExclusive),
+            _ => Err(true)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub enum SysRTMessage {
+    TimingClock   = 0b11111000,
+    Start         = 0b11111001,
+    Continue      = 0b11111010,
+    Stop          = 0b11111100,
+    ActiveSensing = 0b11111110,
+    Reset         = 0b11111111
+}
+impl SysRTMessage {
+    fn from_bytes(b : &[u8]) -> Option<SysRTMessage>{
+        match b[0] {
+            0b11111000 => Some(SysRTMessage::TimingClock),
+            0b11111001 => Some(SysRTMessage::Start),
+            0b11111010 => Some(SysRTMessage::Continue),
+            0b11111100 => Some(SysRTMessage::Stop),
+            0b11111110 => Some(SysRTMessage::ActiveSensing),
+            0b11111111 => Some(SysRTMessage::Reset),
+            _ => None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub enum Data {
+    Voice(VoiceMessage, u8),
+    Channel(ChannelMessage),
+    System(SysMessage),
+    SystemRealTime(SysRTMessage)
+}
+
+impl Data {
+    pub fn from_bytes(b : &[u8]) -> Option<Data> {
+        if let Some(i) = VoiceMessage::from_bytes(b) {return Some(Data::Voice(i, b[1])) }
+
+        match ChannelMessage::from_bytes(b) {
+            Ok(i) => return Some(Data::Channel(i)),
+            Err(true) => return None,
+            _ => ()
+        }
+
+        match SysMessage::from_bytes(b) {
+            Ok(i) => return Some(Data::System(i)),
+            Err(true) => return None,
+            _ => ()
+        }
+
+        if let Some(i) = SysRTMessage::from_bytes(b) {return Some(Data::SystemRealTime(i)) }
+
+        None
+    }
+}