Re: [linux-audio-user] Newbie Linux user Struggling with MIDI

From: Clemens Ladisch <clemens@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Tue Aug 02 2005 - 10:49:28 EEST

PhilJackson wrote:
> This tells me what it is seeing:
> root@email-addr-hidden:/home/fractalvibes # aconnect -io
> client 0: 'System' [type=kernel]
> 0 'Timer '
> 1 'Announce '
> client 64: 'CS46XX' [type=kernel]
> 0 'CS46XX '
>
> Since I've been told that Alsa does not support the hardware synth on
> the soundcard type CS46XX, getting the MIDI routed through the soundcard
> to the Sound Canvas seems the only thing to do.

Yes.

> I take it that the joystick port should be showing as some type of
> "through" port?

No, it should be showing as "CS46XX". Fortunately, it does. :-)

> So maybe anything Alsa,jack, etc. tries to route to CS46XX just
> goes into the "bit bucket"?

Anything sent to this port should go to the Sound Canvas.

Does "aplaymidi -p 64:0 something.mid" work?

Regards,
Clemens
Received on Tue Aug 2 12:15:04 2005

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