more information about JACK and ALSA MIDI here: http://wiki.linuxaudio.org/faq/start#qwhat_is_the_difference_between_jack-midi_and_alsa-midi 2010/12/1 diego simak <diego.simak@xxxxxxxxx>: > Hi Batz, > > 2010/12/1 Batz <batzman-lau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >> Y-ellow All. >> OK. need some help here. I regret to say that I'm not getting much >> mileage out of AVlinux. I haven't felt quite like throwing a computer out >> the window, since Turtle Beach first started making sound cards. Well, OK, >> It's not quite that bad but it's certainly reminiscent. Ah them were the >> days... However I think my days of experiments in computer aerodynamics are >> behind me. :) I hope. >> >> I'm not even quite sure what questions to ask at this point. There is so >> much not working properly. It all seems quite hopeless. So ultimately; I >> need to know if I am wasting my time or should I persist? Should I move on >> and try a different distro? Though I actually like the distro it self. >> >> The test bed is fairly simple... >> >> 2.8 gig P4 >> 1 gig RAM >> Hoontech DSP124 (Envy24) sound card. >> Evolution MK249 USB keyboard. >> >> The final system will be different to this but this will have to do as a >> proof of concept. All of which appears to work in and of it self. >> >> For the most part, software will either connect to MIDI or Audio but not >> both. All except for that little drum machine thing. Hydrogen? I get sound >> and MIDI but it Xruns and crashes regularly. I'm not so much worried about >> the Xruns at this point. There are bigger issues. Linux sampler only works >> as a Zynjacku plug in. Except that Zynjacku's MIDI comes up in the MIDI tab >> of JACK. Everything else comes in under the ALSA tab. Which means there's no >> way to connect to it. Or no obvious way. >> > > This is where I can help you now: > make sure that you select in jack setup (using qjackctl for example) > the MIDI Driver as "seq" > You can use also a2jmidid (http://home.gna.org/a2jmidid/) in order to > expose the ALSA Midi ports in JACK > good luck and dont give up > more information about JACK and ALSA MIDI here: http://wiki.linuxaudio.org/faq/start#qwhat_is_the_difference_between_jack-midi_and_alsa-midi >> Yoshimi looked really interesting. It looks as though you can use samples as >> oscillators which could be what I'm after. Except that as above, I can't >> connect MIDI into it. And even when using the little keyboard applet/window, >> it crashes a lot. Usually it takes JACK out as well. To the point of >> requiring a reboot. Because the frozen windows lock themselves and I can't >> kill them. And JACK won't connect anything after that. I guess I could find >> the process and kill it. I can't see that being very helpful up on stage in >> front of an audience though. And the last time it crashed, it seems to have >> crashed permanently. Yoshimi will load and lock it self and that's all. >> >> Perhaps the recording apps work well. I don't know. I'm not set up to test >> that. And this is not my current focus. >> >> So anyway, if any of this sound familiar and is easily fixed then I'd be >> over the moon to hear about it. Or alternatively, should I move on to try >> another distro? >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Be absolutely icebox. >> >> _ __ _ >> | "_ \ | | batzman-lau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> | |_)/ __ _| |_ ____ _-_|\ >> | _ \ / _` | __|___ | / \ >> | |_) | (_| | |_ / / \_.-*_/ >> |_,__/ \__,_|\__|/ / v >> / ,__ >> Goodfortune |_____| http://all-electric.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-audio-user mailing list >> Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user >> > _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
