On Mon, 14 Sep 2015 20:42:24 +0100 David Sumbler <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have hesitated for weeks to post here with such a basic and possibly > stupid problem, but I am at my wits end with this. > > I run Ubuntu 12.04 on a desktop computer and also on a small notebook. > Sound is fine on both of them, and I can play midi files through > tiMidity with no problem. > > I want to use a midi-capable electric piano as an input device, and I > reckoned the first thing to do was to get some suitable software and > make sure I could play a midi file from a midi editor. > > I have QjackCtl, Qtractor (I also have Muse) and Qsynth installed. I > have spent weeks, on and off, trying to solve the basic problem of > getting some sound from Qtractor (or Muse), but although both the editor > and QjackCtl show that an imported midi file is actually being played, I > get no sound whatsoever. This is true for both computers, even though > their hardware is pretty different. As I said earlier, the sound on > both computers is fine in other contexts, so it is almost certainly some > fundamental error on my part, but I have no idea what is wrong. I have > tried all sorts of different sets of connections in QjackCtl, but never > heard a note yet! > > Having read various posts in the forum archive, I tried running > jack-metro. QjackCtl shows that the metronome is running, but > connecting the metronome to the system outputs produces no sound, so the > problem seems to be at this level. > > If anyone feels they have the patience to try to point me in the right > direction, I shall be very grateful indeed. > > David Start from the beginning. Run qtcrl Run qsynth in qsynth->setup->soundfonts open a soundfont (you should always see at least the default one) in qctrl->Connect->alsa link your keyboard to FLUID Synth when you play the keyboard the activity light on qsynth should flash and you should hear a piano sound. let us know if any of these steps fail. -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
