[linux-audio-user] Some questions

[David Baron]

1. Are alsa drivers multi-client? (Two applications can read/write 
simultaneously to the in or out--i.e. a patch controller and a sequencer 
doing notes).

2. Can dummy MIDI devices be installed (virmidi?) to be used for pipelining 
midi-out from one program to midi-in to another or for overcoming 
single-client problems (Windows examples MidiYoke, MidiMatrix, Hubi's).

3. Seeing as wine sessions successfully enumerate the MIDI devices and 
actually played to one! but no native program such as Rosegarden has--KDE has 
a MIDI-mapper dialog similar to windows. Must they be set up there from /dev/
mid0 .... references?

4. Jack has been recommended. What precisely is this and how does this work?

5. Can the recommended Ardour/Jack rpm for Madrake be used on Debian?