[linux-audio-user] Midi questions

[Dave Phillips]

Chaz Worm wrote:

> I don't mean to start a flame or anything but I'm planning on 
> purchasing a midi card to accompany my STAudio envy24 card.  I'm not 
> too sure of its MIDI capabilities.
> I would like to purchase a cheap midi controller keyboard and a nice 
> MIDI card that will enable me a plethora of high quality sounds and 
> emulations.  Sequencer type stuff without the sequencer. 
> Can this be done?

The SBLive card might be a good solution. It includes an on-board 
hardware synthesizer (the EMU10k1) into which you'll load the soundfonts 
of your choice. You'll need to get a MIDI adapter cable for the card for 
your keyboard, then you can play the card's synth with the MIDI keyboard.

The Audigy systems are said to be good too but I haven't tried one yet. 
Both the Live and Audigy are well-supported by ALSA.

Best,

dp