Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] LADSPA and TiMidity++
From: Peter L Jones (peter_AT_drealm.org.uk)
Date: Wed Sep 18 2002 - 21:03:56 EEST
On Wednesday 18 Sep 2002 02:41, John Lazzaro wrote:
[snip]
> Identity Request/Identity Reply returns enough information
> for a patch editor to know what Manufacturer SysEx commands
> the device understands. Although a major undertaking, it is
> probably is in the realm of the doable to:
[...]
> In other words, distribute the legwork of finding out all
> SysEx command variants for every type of synth, to the
> vast userbase :-). Sort of like CDDB, but on a smaller
> scale ...
Mmm... This sounds good enough for a software package wanting to control a
MIDI device... so long as the identity request gets a response! :-) I have a
feeling TiMidity++ might not (currently) have a way of _sending_ MIDI
messages...
I guess this lack of communication from sound modules is one reason General
MIDI exists: you don't need to ask! :-( (If the sound module could list all
its patches - and maybe even categorise them - a controller keyboard with a
(small) display would be adequate without needing GM.)
-- Peter
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