Denis Alessandro Altoe Falqueto wrote:
I'm having some trouble trying to use MIDI with my external keyboard (Yamaha PSR 620, well, not a big kb, but it's what I have for now...) The system sudenly freezes when I try to start or stop a song in a sequencer software. That happend with Muse and with Rosegarden, so I think that is not a software problem. I have an Asus motherboard, especifically an A7N8X-X, with the nForce2 chipset and embedded AC97 for audio. I am using the intel8x0 module and MIDI is working, at least for some time. The motherboard didn't come with the (in)famous joystick port, so I bought a homemade connector to put in the back of my box. It is working relatively well and I don't know if this is the guilt or not... I searched the net for this behaviour but didn't have much luck. Has anyone experienced this kind of problem? I mean, is there anyone who uses MIDI with the nForce2 successfully? It is freezing constantly in my system and the only way to go on is to reset the computer. I think that the the one to blame is the chipset but would like to hear some advices and experiences from others owners of this hardware.
Does MIDI work inter-process, like from Rosegarden to Hydrogen or AMS or some other softsynth? If so, then I'd say your homemade interface may be the culprit. I recommend getting a real MIDI interface -- an M-Audio 2496 card is only $99 most places and is at least semi-pro in terms of its quality and I have had fantastic results with its MIDI interface.
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