[LAD] help on creating MIDI from linux input events

Ralf Mardorf ralf.mardorf at alice-dsl.net
Sun Jul 5 11:18:12 UTC 2009


I wrote:
> Subject: 	Re: [LAD] help on creating MIDI from linux input events
> Date: 	Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:11:35 +0200
> From: 	Ralf Mardorf
> To: 	Renato Budinich
> CC: 	linux-audio-dev at lists.linuxaudio.org
>
>
>
> Renato Budinich wrote:
> > Thank you very much, this is interesting, I'll have a look into RtMidi
> > and your program. Being that the little I know is C, is it much more
> > difficult outputting notes using the alsa api?
> >
> >
> >   
> >> Since there is a driver for it, you should be able to use it as an
> >> alsa midi device.  
> >>     
> > uhm, i'm not sure... the driver (snd_usb_caiaq) actually takes care of
> > the soundcard built in the pedal, and on the way also makes the buttons
> > create keyboard events, and the pedal EV_ABS
> >   
>
> Hi :)
>
> I'm not a Linux, neither a C/C++ coder, but the answer here is very 
> simple, if the MIDI events (I guess this is what you mean by keyboard 
> events) are recognized by Linux, then there seems to be a driver for 
> your equipment that's good enough for your needs :). So go on, write a 
> simple Linux MIDI tool in C/C++, make it open source and reach in
And English also isn't my language ;). Maybe you like to 'hand in' a link.
> the 
> link, maybe some Dino-Assembler-Beings for some microchips (like me) 
> will be able to understand how to program for Linux too, if there would 
> be some very simple examples, excepted of "Hello world" ;).
>
> Good luck,
> Ralf



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