Re: MIDI default output port / how to select timidity by default?

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Joerg Hoehle <hoehle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Indeed,
>        aconnect 62:0 128:0
> somehow works. For the first time, I've been able to listen to MIDI
> music from within Wine!
> 
> However, I'm not convinced this is the right solution. Doing so
> causes timidity to eat 25% of 600MHz CPU time even when there's
> nothing to play!
> I.e., as soon as I aconnect the above, CPU% goes up.
> 
> I'm afraid there's something like a recursive output loop happening
> here, i.e. timidity receiving its own output?!?

I cannot see a loop in the output below.

> Such does not happen when accessing timidity's port directly, e.g.
>        aplaymidi -p 128:0 foo.mid
> without aconnect, in which case timitidy only eats CPU while playing
> music (20-50% of 1.6GHz CPU, depending on the MIDI file).
> 
> Here's some mapping info:
>    aconnect -ol
> client 62: 'Midi Through' [type=kernel]
>    0 'Midi Through Port-0'
>        Connecting To: 128:0
> client 128: 'TiMidity' [type=user]
>    0 'TiMidity port 0 '
>        Connected From: 62:0
>    1 'TiMidity port 1 '
>    2 'TiMidity port 2 '
>    3 'TiMidity port 3 '

My guess is that this is either a bug in timidity or in alsa. You might
want to check the respective FAQs/MLs.

Daniel
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