Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] New install, SuSE
From: Joern Nettingsmeier (nettings_AT_folkwang-hochschule.de)
Date: Tue Feb 10 2004 - 20:11:59 EET
Christian Henz wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 10, 2004 at 11:21:04AM -0500, David Evans wrote:
>
>>my computer is a dell dimension, which apparently has a yamaha xg64v
>>wavetable card built into the motherboard. suse detected it and called
>>it a Yamaha DS-XG PCI (YMF724F). it works for playing CDs and mp3s,
>>using xmms or mpg123. i've read the article at:
>>http://linux-sound.org/quick-toots/4-sequencers_and_softsynths/quick-toot-midisynth_howto.html
>>and with that i got a virtual midi device working. but i don't really
>>understand what i'm doing there. and hydrogen still makes no sound.
>>
>
>
> Hydrogen should produce sound as soon as you click on the play buttons in the mixer window.
>
> To use it with MIDI, you don't need the virtual device. Hydrogen, like other ALSA-enabled MIDI applications, creates it's own virtual MIDI port (use 'aconnect -lo' to see it). In order to send MIDI to Hydrogen, you need to connect this port to some input port (use 'aconnect -li' to see which ones are available).
>
> You can use aconnect or similar tools to make these connections. Sequencer applications like muse and rosegarden can also do this.
suse comes with the kaconnect tool which is a graphic midi patchbay.
if you are not scared of building your own software, there's
qjackctl.sourceforge.net, which combines a front-end to the jack
server, and both a jack and alsa midi patchbay. i use it daily, and
it's great imho.
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