PhilJackson wrote: > $ aconnect -o > client 64: 'CS46XX' [type=kernel] > 0 'CS46XX ' This is the MIDI port of your sound card. The cs46xx driver names it "CS46XX" to differentiate it from any other MIDI ports you (might) have. You should be able to play to this port with aplaymidi -p 64:0 something.mid (or pmidi instead of aplaymidi). This port will also show up in your sequencer application. > When I did the aconnect -i and aconnect -o I didn't see any of the > through-ports - bad sign? No; you don't need any Through port unless you want to route MIDI data in complicated ways. If you really want it, you can load the snd-seq-dummy module manually (newer versions of ALSA load it by default). HTH Clemens