Re: [LAD] More midi related questions

gene heskett wrote:
> # aplaymidi -l
> Port Client name Port name
> 14:0 Midi Through Midi Through Port-0
> 16:0 SB Audigy 2 Value [SB0400] Audigy MPU-401 (UART)
> 16:32 SB Audigy 2 Value [SB0400] Audigy MPU-401 #2
> 17:0 Emu10k1 WaveTable Emu10k1 Port 0
> 17:1 Emu10k1 WaveTable Emu10k1 Port 1
> 17:2 Emu10k1 WaveTable Emu10k1 Port 2
> 17:3 Emu10k1 WaveTable Emu10k1 Port 3
>
> Can I make the inference that a .mid file sent to 14:0 should find its way
> to one of the 17:n ports?

Only if you have connected the output of 14:0 to one of the 17:n ports.

> Java, by its scanning methods, finds a huge list of ports, but only the
> semi-broken, internal to java, synth actually makes a noise.

But does it find those sequencer ports?

> If I switch to amidi -l, the list is a bit shorter:
> Dir Device Name
> IO hw:0,0 Audigy MPU-401 (UART)
> IO hw:0,1 Audigy MPU-401 #2
> IO hw:0,2 Emu10k1 Synth MIDI (16 subdevices)
> IO hw:0,3 Emu10k1 Synth MIDI (16 subdevices)
>
> but sending a midi file to the latter pair, while taking the normal play
> time for the file, is also silent.

How are you trying to send a midi file to a raw MIDI port?

> From the lengthy output of amixer contents:
> numid=7,iface=MIXER,name='Synth Playback Volume'
> ; type=INTEGER,access=rw---R--,values=2,min=0,max=100,step=0
> : values=72,72
> | dBscale-min=-40.00dB,step=0.40dB,mute=1
>
> does mute=1 mean it is live, not off?

In the dBscale line, it means that the minimum value would mute.

Regards,
Clemens
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Received on Wed Dec 14 12:15:02 2011