[LAU] Bridging alsa and jack midi

[Philipp Überbacher]

On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 12:36:38 -0400
Paul Davis <paul at linuxaudiosystems.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Philipp Überbacher
> <murks at tuxfamily.org> wrote:
> 
> > Alles klar. Well, mostly. I guess that alsa_midi only makes sense
> > when alsa is used as a backend, so I don't quite see why it is a
> > server option instead of a backend option.
> 
> 
> No, this is what is so lovely about it. You can now use a FFADO
> backend *and* -X alsa_midi and get full bridging to ALSA MIDI just as
> you would do with a2jmidid. This was impossible with the old
> backend-based "seq" and "raw" options. This lets you interface with
> ALSA-only MIDI apps even when using FFADO or other JACK backends such
> as netjack.

Ah, I think I get it now. Even though it's not relevant for my
current situation it sounds nice indeed. Thanks.