On Mon, Mar 20, 2006 at 05:24:23AM -0500, linux-audio-user-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:19:42 +0100 > From: Clemens Ladisch <clemens@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: uc33 usb midi + midi gear > To: A list for linux audio users <linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <20060320101942.GC5574@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Chris McCormick wrote: > > I am having a perplexing problem with some midi gear. I have a TR-505 drum > > machine's midi out connected via midi cable to a uc33 midi controller's > > midi in. > > If you have a program that does not support ALSA MIDI ports (like PD), PD does actually support alsa, and my issue was that I was using it incorrectly. I always found the ALSA docs a bit confusing with regards to midi but with the help of someone off-list I sorted it out. For anyone else who has alsa/midi/puredata problems, remember to start pd with -alsamidi and then run aconnect or whatever to connect yr midi devices to puredata's midi in ports. Best, Chris. ------------------- chris@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://mccormick.cx
