On Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:57:31 +0000 Q <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 06/02/13 22:22, Al Thompson wrote: > > On 02/06/2013 03:43 PM, Folderol wrote: > >> Does anyone have any experience of using a MIDI-over-USB dumb keyboard? > >> Does it need special drivers or can I just plug it in and have it automatically > >> found by my machine? > >> > > > > If it's a simple class-compliant controller, it will just show up. If > > it has a bunch of features built-in, or isn't class-compliant, it could > > be a different story. I've used an M-Audio Oxygen, and it worked fine. > > But I also tried an Alesis, and it didn't work so well. > > I've used both an Edirol PC-50 and an M-Audio Keystation 88ES and both > worked flawlessly. > > My Moog Little Phatty Stage II also shows up and works perfectly, > although that obviously isn't bus powered :-) > > Although not keyboards, I have a Korg NanoKontrol and Korg NanoPad, both > the original models, and both work fine. Thanks again everyone. This looks very encouraging. I now have yoshimi installed on my eeePC 901. It seems fine except when using my 'mega' patches. Then it can only hand a couple of notes at a time before it blocks (although it doesn't crash). -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
