Lee Dunbar wrote: > Any suggestions on brute force communications w/midi devices? Can > I cat some string int /dev/midiwhatever? Yes, or you could use the amidi tool. But you should send valid MIDI commands if some MIDI device is listening at the other end. > I once used 'cat ATO > /dev/ttys00' for testing a modem, that was > slick, but what commands are sent in MIDI? http://www.borg.com/~jglatt/tech/miditech.htm To see how such commands look like, run "amidi -p virtual -d" and play some .mid file to the virtual port. HTH Clemens
