Hallo, hexe_2003@xxxxxxxxxxxxx hat gesagt: // hexe_2003@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Well, I thought exactly the same. Maybe I'll try another way ... Do you know > possibilities to connect a MIDI-keyboard to applications via the OSS-layer ? For routing OSS or more specific rawmidi devices you need to use aconnect. and a snd-virmidi virtual midi card. > Or can I make something wrong with alsa, too ? > I used 'aconnect 64 65' , where 64 is my External MIDI port and 65 is > the internal FM synthesizer... . Basically this is correct. You didn't give full portnames, though. First you need to find out the correct input ports with "aconnect -i" $ aconnect -i client 0: 'System' [type=kernel] 0 'Timer ' 1 'Announce ' client 64: 'Rawmidi 0 - M Audio Audiophile 24/96 MPU-401' [type=kernel] 0 'M Audio Audiophile 24/96 MPU-401' ... and then the output ports with "aconnect -o". Your FM synth should show up here. On my box it looks like this: $ aconnect -o client 64: 'Rawmidi 0 - M Audio Audiophile 24/96 MPU-401' [type=kernel] 0 'M Audio Audiophile 24/96 MPU-401' ... client 73: 'Emu10k1 WaveTable' [type=kernel] 0 'Emu10k1 Port 0 ' 1 'Emu10k1 Port 1 ' 2 'Emu10k1 Port 2 ' 3 'Emu10k1 Port 3 ' ... Now I can route input coming from 64:0 to output 73:0 to use a keyboard with the SBLive hardware synth with "aconnect 64:0 73:0". If you use an ALSA sequencer enabled software like Muse or RG4 you shouldn't need to fuss with aconnect, BTW. Just configure it inside Muse or RG4. ciao -- Frank Barknecht _ ______footils.org__