[linux-audio-user] Problem: Audigy Platinum Pro and MIDI (some better details)

[RickTaylor at Speakeasy.Net]

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On 20-Jun-2004 Erik Steffl wrote:
}  Drew Mills wrote:
} > Sorry, I left out a few details.  I'm running SUSE 9.1 with ALSA 
} > (alsactl says v1.0.3) and the 2.6 kernel.  For this test I do not have 
} > JACK running.  I'm just trying to get the Audigy card to play a MIDI file.
} > If anyone can provide some insight, I'd appreciate it.  Also, I imagine 
} > this is the best forum for discussing problem with Linux Audio.  Does 
} > anyone have suggestions for other places where Linux audiophiles hang out?
}  
}     alsa has mailing lists (for users and IIRC for developers too), see 
}  alsa homepage
}  
}     did you load the soundfonts? You should have some on the CD that 
}  comes with the card (I guess there are some soundfonts available 
}  somewhere on the net as well), I guess audigy needs the soundfonts 
}  loaded to produce any sound (other creative cards with wavetable synth do).
}  
}       erik
}  
} > 
} > Drew Mills wrote:
} > 
} >> I have my new Audigy Platinum Pro working for wave audio (ogg, mp3, 
} >> etc).  But MIDI just won't play.  Here's what I tried and I thought it 
} >> should work.
} >>
} >> drew at linux:~> pmidi -list
} >> Port     Client name                       Port name
} >> 64:0     Audigy MPU-401 (UART) - Rawmid    Audigy MPU-401 (UART)
} >> 64:32    Audigy MPU-401 (UART) - Rawmid    Audigy MPU-401 #2
} >> 65:0     Emu10k1 WaveTable                 Emu10k1 Port 0
} >> 65:1     Emu10k1 WaveTable                 Emu10k1 Port 1
} >> 65:2     Emu10k1 WaveTable                 Emu10k1 Port 2
} >> 65:3     Emu10k1 WaveTable                 Emu10k1 Port 3
} >> drew at linux:~> pmidi -p 65:0 LetItBe.mid
} >>
} >> But it hangs right here.  It looks like it might even be trying to 
} >> play something.  But nothing comes out.  No matter which port I try, 
} >> nothing comes out.  And, yes the volume is up.  On everything!  But I 
} >> get absolutely no midi sound.
} >>
} >> It seems to me that this is the simplest MIDI test I can do.  Nothing 
} >> else is running.  Shouldn't this be making some sound?
} >>
} >> Thanks,
} >> Drew
} >>
} > 

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E-Mail: RickTaylor at Speakeasy.Net
Date: 21-Jun-2004
Time: 15:47:17

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