Re: [LAU] Using SB AWE64 MIDI interfaces

On 25/02/12 8:56 PM, feloy2@email-addr-hidden wrote:
> 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).
>

The bad news is that the card you're describing isn't actually an AWE64
-- that's a much older card that uses an ISA slot. The card you have
doesn't have synth support under Linux; in fact, I'm not even sure that
it has a synth, since I think on Windows the drivers simply emulate a
synth in software.

The good news is that if you just want to work with Rosegarden, you
don't need a hardware synth, since you can use both JACK softsynths and
DSSI synth plugins. If you want to use General MIDI sounds, I'd install
Qsynth and the Fluid GM soundfont (from the "fluid-soundfont-gm"
package), run Qsynth, load that soundfont, and then connect Rosegarden
to that.

Thanks
Leigh

> 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,

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Received on Sat Feb 25 12:15:03 2012