[LAD] More midi related questions

[Clemens Ladisch]

gene heskett wrote:
> # aplaymidi -l
>  Port    Client name                      Port name
>  14:0    Midi Through                     Midi Through Port-0
>  16:0    SB Audigy 2 Value [SB0400]       Audigy MPU-401 (UART)
>  16:32   SB Audigy 2 Value [SB0400]       Audigy MPU-401 #2
>  17:0    Emu10k1 WaveTable                Emu10k1 Port 0
>  17:1    Emu10k1 WaveTable                Emu10k1 Port 1
>  17:2    Emu10k1 WaveTable                Emu10k1 Port 2
>  17:3    Emu10k1 WaveTable                Emu10k1 Port 3
>
> Can I make the inference that a .mid file sent to 14:0 should find its way
> to one of the 17:n ports?

Only if you have connected the output of 14:0 to one of the 17:n ports.

> Java, by its scanning methods, finds a huge list of ports, but only the
> semi-broken, internal to java, synth actually makes a noise.

But does it find those sequencer ports?

> If I switch to amidi -l, the list is a bit shorter:
> Dir Device    Name
> IO  hw:0,0    Audigy MPU-401 (UART)
> IO  hw:0,1    Audigy MPU-401 #2
> IO  hw:0,2    Emu10k1 Synth MIDI (16 subdevices)
> IO  hw:0,3    Emu10k1 Synth MIDI (16 subdevices)
>
> but sending a midi file to the latter pair, while taking the normal play
> time for the file, is also silent.

How are you trying to send a midi file to a raw MIDI port?

> From the lengthy output of amixer contents:
> numid=7,iface=MIXER,name='Synth Playback Volume'
>   ; type=INTEGER,access=rw---R--,values=2,min=0,max=100,step=0
>   : values=72,72
>   | dBscale-min=-40.00dB,step=0.40dB,mute=1
>
> does mute=1 mean it is live, not off?

In the dBscale line, it means that the minimum value would mute.


Regards,
Clemens