[LAU] Using SB AWE64 MIDI interfaces

From: <feloy2@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Sat Feb 25 2012 - 11:56:37 EET

Hello everybody,

I'm trying to install a soundblaster AWE64 (chipset CT5880), with a joystick port to connect external MIDI devices. I can get audio output, but I also would like to:
 - upload soundfonts to this chip,
 - use MIDI interfaces from this card, to play MIDI files through this chipset instead of using Timidity, and to communicate with external MIDI devices

I'm trying to do this in Ubuntu 10.04 (kernel 2.6.32)

Please note that I know quite well how Linux works in general, but I have very small knowledge in computer assisted music (I'm trying to install this for my wife, who would like to use rosegarden to write music).
 
Here is the output of some commands, please tell me if you need some more information:

# lsmod

Module Size Used by
cryptd 8116 0
aes_x86_64 7912 1
aes_generic 27607 1 aes_x86_64
binfmt_misc 7960 1
snd_ens1371 23174 2
snd_hda_codec_atihdmi 3023 1
gameport 10966 1 snd_ens1371
snd_ac97_codec 125394 1 snd_ens1371
ac97_bus 1450 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_seq_dummy 1782 0
snd_hda_intel 25805 0
snd_hda_codec 85759 2 snd_hda_codec_atihdmi,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 6924 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm_oss 41394 0
snd_mixer_oss 16299 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 87946 5 snd_ens1371,snd_ac97_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_oss 31191 0
snd_seq_midi 5829 0
snd_rawmidi 23420 2 snd_ens1371,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 7267 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
arc4 1473 2
snd_seq 57481 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer 23681 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 6888 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
ath5k 134405 0
mac80211 238928 1 ath5k
ath 9723 1 ath5k
snd 71283 17 snd_ens1371,snd_ac97_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore 8052 1 snd
fbcon 39270 71
tileblit 2487 1 fbcon
font 8053 1 fbcon
bitblit 5811 1 fbcon
softcursor 1565 1 bitblit
cfg80211 148725 3 ath5k,mac80211,ath
led_class 3764 1 ath5k
psmouse 65040 0
i2c_piix4 9639 0
ppdev 6375 0
lp 9336 0
parport_pc 29958 1
snd_page_alloc 8500 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
edac_core 45423 0
vga16fb 12757 1
parport 37160 3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc
vgastate 9857 1 vga16fb
edac_mce_amd 9278 0
serio_raw 4918 0
asus_atk0110 10033 0
joydev 11104 0
usbhid 41116 0
hid 83888 1 usbhid
pata_atiixp 4209 0
ahci 38350 2
r8169 39714 0
mii 5237 1 r8169

# cat /dev/sndstat

Sound Driver:3.8.1a-980706 (ALSA v1.0.21 emulation code)
Kernel: Linux pc-magali 2.6.32-38-generic #83-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jan 4 11:12:07 UTC 2012 x86_64
Config options: 0

Installed drivers:
Type 10: ALSA emulation

Card config:
HD-Audio Generic at 0xfeaf8000 irq 19
Ensoniq AudioPCI ENS1371 at 0xec00, irq 21

Audio devices:
1: ES1371 DAC2/ADC (DUPLEX)

Synth devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG

Midi devices:
1: ES1371

Timers:
31: system timer

Mixers:
0: ATI R6xx HDMI

# pmidi -l

 Port Client name Port name
 14:0 Midi Through Midi Through Port-0
 20:0 Ensoniq AudioPCI ES1371

# sfxload

No AWE synth device is found

Thanks for your help,

-- 
Philippe MARTIN
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