[linux-audio-user] Is there a shortcut to merely test a midi device?

[Paul Winkler]

On Thu, May 06, 2004 at 08:36:50PM +0100, tim hall wrote:
> On Thursday 06 May 2004 17:15, Benjamin Flaming wrote:
> > On Thursday 06 May 2004 10:09 am, Lee Dunbar wrote:
> > > [snip: how to test a MIDI keyboard]
> >
> > ? ? ?Another idea would be to use Hydrogen for testing.
> 
> Yup, Qjackctl & Hydrogen are the two applications I usually bring up first to 
> check the system. There are command line utilities like aplaymidi & 
> arecordmidi (or amidi if you want to send sysex). I used to use timidity for 
> this purpose, but I haven't had it working properly for a while.

Along the same lines, PD has a nice built-in quick test.
It's in Media -> Test Audio & Midi

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Paul Winkler
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