It's probably not finding the midi device... do an strace on rosegarden to see what midi devices it's trying to open and see if they are in /dev On 1/24/06, Cesare Marilungo <cesare@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Sylvain Robitaille wrote: > > > > > On Mon, 23 Jan 2006, Cesare Marilungo wrote: > > > >> In Rosegarden open the dialog in composition->studio->manage MIDI > >> devices and check if your midi device is listed into 'Play devices'. > > > > > > Listed and selected as the "MIDI output system device". > > > >> Then, in the main sequencer editor, right click on the channel you > >> want to play and select that device. > > > > > > Done. All tracks unmuted (just to be sure); no output from MIDI jack. > > > > I use an LED soldered to a DIN-5 socket as a tester, and aplaymidi > > produces the expected type of LED blinking if I use it to "play" a > > MIDI file. This confirms to me (I believe) that both the hardware and > > the OS level support are functioning properly. If there's something > > else I can do to provide additional confirmation whether that's true, > > I hope someone will suggest it. > > > >> Hope this helps, > > > > > > I'm seriously wondering about the fact that Rosegarden does not show > > up in > > JACK's MIDI "readable clients / output ports" list, and would appreciate > > confirmation of whether I should be expecting to see it listed there. > > > I don't have Rosegarden listed in the "readable clients / output ports" > but If I play my midi keyboard through Rosegarden and then out to > ZynAddSubFx it works. > > c. > -- Mike Taht PostCards From the Bleeding Edge http://the-edge.blogspot.com