Re: [linux-audio-dev] Trying to record midi with OSS

From: Jens M Andreasen <jens.andreasen@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Thu Jan 27 2005 - 17:36:11 EET

On ons, 2005-01-26 at 06:38 -0800, airplays55@email-addr-hidden wrote:

> I know most everybody's moved away from OSS to ALSA
> but does anybody remember how to test the midi input
> under OSS? I can't tell if my /dev/midi is working
> like my /dev/sequencer is.
>

$ cat /dev/midi

will write strange characters as you play, if midi is working.

> BTW I notice the notes I play on my midi keyboard do
> trigger the module connected to the soundcard's midi
> out even with no application running.
  

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