Re: [linux-audio-user] Problem with virmidi module

From: david <gnome@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Thu Feb 22 2007 - 21:41:26 EET

Yves Potin wrote:
> Le 21 Feb à 20:09, terrence@email-addr-hidden ecrivait:
>
>> I'm trying to get virtual midi going so I can use midi sequencers
>> with fluidsynth.
> [...]
>> What am I missing?
>
> The most simple thing is to use qsynth as a graphical
> frontend. THe virmidi module is of absolutely no use to talk to
> fluidsynth. You just have to connect your sequencer to the MIDI ports in
> qjackctl.
> http://qsynth.sourceforge.net/qsynth-index.html
> AFAIK, the virmidi module is used to get more MIDI ports than the
> soundcards provide. You *must*, first, see the native MIDI ports of your
> soundcard (without this module) in order to obtain more, eventually.

I dont' know about that. My Toshiba laptop's sound hardware has no MIDI
ports or synthesizer, and I had to use the virmidi module so that the OS
could see fluidsynth.

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David
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Received on Fri Feb 23 00:15:02 2007

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