Last Tuesday 02 August 2005 02:15, PhilJackson was like: > Hi Christoph, > > >let me summarize: > > > >* JACK runs well on top of your card. Did you try if audio > >output via any JACK application works? I'd try playing an mp3 > >or ogg file with xmms via its JACK output plugin. But > >currently you try to get MIDI working so this isn't urgent > > Now that is an interesting question! I usually download/play mp3s > using alsaplayer, which seems the default. Xine usually plays my > CDs. When I open up XMMS with nothing else running except > browser and email client and go to Preferences / Audio - IO plugins, > I see Alsa,DiskWriter, eSound, and OSS as options. No mention of > Jack. I am quite newbie enough to not know if there is a sequence > of operations - i.e this has to be already running and that has to be > running....would think things should instantiate themselves as needed. > > >* The Card appears in ALSA as a writable MIDI port, correct? > > I think it is 64:0 CS46XX. > > >* If so you should test if MIDI goes out of the card. The > >simplest way to do so is running something like vkeybd, an > >onscreen MIDI keyboard. If you haven't it install, please try > >installing it. > > I looked, and my package manager doesn't have anything like > that. pmidi or rosegarden should be able to send MIDI to the > card.... > > >* It is important to know that Linux has very flexible MIDI > >routing abilities thanks to the ALSA sequencer. OTOH, this > >means that MIDI applications usually don't connect > >automatically. Use qjackctl, Connections, MIDI to connect the > >vkeybd to the MIDI out port of your card. > > > >* Use the mouse or the computer keyboard to play some notes. > >Does the Soundcanvas receive MIDI data? > > Yes, it seems that it does. Maybe I have an unfortunate mix > of hardware / software? You can get vkeybd from A/DeMuDi - you could possibly make life easier for yourself by including these sources: http://demudi.agnula.org/wiki/InstallApt See also: http://demudi.agnula.org/wiki/DocumentsFaq Much of this applies to making music on any Debian system. cheers, tim hall http://glastonburymusic.org.uk
