Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] MIDI on alsa with SBLIve
From: Lee Revell (rlrevell_AT_joe-job.com)
Date: Wed Sep 22 2004 - 08:11:22 EEST
On Wed, 2004-09-22 at 00:31, The Other wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 15:11:55 -0700, Erik Steffl <steffl_AT_bigfoot.com> wrote:
> > that's the one from soundblaster cd (that came with the card), works
> > for me (kernel 2.6.5 with alsa, soundbalster live platinum), I use
> > sfxload to load it (IIRC you need /dev/sequencer working).
>
> Hello Eric,
>
> I have a SB Live! Value card that I'm trying to find the sfxload program
> for. I'm using ALSA 1.0.4 on a LinuxFromScratch 5.1 system that I'm
> building. The references to sfxload I've seen say that it's in the ALSA
> 1.0.4 Utilites package, but I can't find it there. Was sfxload dropped
> from the utilities package and I need to find an older ALSA package, such
> as the 0.9.6 version to get it?
>
> I am successfully using the Sound Blaster Gameport/Midi adapter cable to
> run a MIDI cable to a Roland Sound Expansion model (M-GS64). aplaymidi
> using the port 64:0 MPU-401 works fine with the Roland.
>
> But I would like to also be able to use the port-- 65:0 Emu10k1
> WaveTable. For that I appear to need the sfxload program.
>
You actually want asfxload.
http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php?page=asfxload
This should be in alsa-utils, but it isn't.
Lee
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b28 : Wed Sep 22 2004 - 08:12:59 EEST