Re: [linux-audio-user] newbie advice for linux + yamaha clavinova?

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] newbie advice for linux + yamaha clavinova?
From: Paul Winkler (pw_lists_AT_slinkp.com)
Date: Sat Jan 26 2002 - 00:04:02 EET


On Fri, Jan 25, 2002 at 12:10:05PM -0800, Mike Shannon wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm looking for advice for a first-time midi+linux user:
>
> For quite a while, I have had at home a linux PC (redhat 7.1 == kernel
> 2.4.2-2) and a Yamaha Clavinova piano w/ midi in/out.
>
> I just bought a midisport 2x2 USB midi gizmo, and I have the cables to
> hook my Clavinova piano up to my linux PC.
>
> I got a version of the usbmidi driver for my linux/midisport-usb-thing,
> and compiled it and did the appropriate 'make install'.
>
> So, I think I'm ready to go.
>
> But now I'd like to play a tune on my clavinova, and save the midi
> output to a file.
>
> What's my next step? Do I use 'playmidi /dev/midiXX' or what?
> Thanks for any advice,

Find a midifile somewhere... foobar.mid
then:

 playmidi -e foobar.mid

That should get output to your clavinova.

As for input, one nice test (suggested by somebody on this list, IIRC)
is to download Pd from www.pure-data.org, install it, run it, click
the Help button, and select "Test AUdio and Midi". On that screen,
look for two boxes under MIDI IN which should show different values
depending on the pitch and velocity you play.

I wish I knew of a really lightweight midi input test. Hmmm, wonder if
I could write one.

Next step is to pick a MIDI sequencer. Check out MuSE, Brahms, maybe
Jazz++... others?

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