[linux-audio-user] Debian 2.6.14 alsa problems

[Lee Revell]

On Thu, 2006-01-05 at 08:45 -0800, Tim Howard wrote:
> cmetzler wrote:
> > >    I'm having exactly the same problem with my emu10k1 (SBLive 5.1)
> > > sound card.  All the MIDI programs I try seem to _think_ they're
> > > working... but still no sound!  (Other audio works fine, though.)  I
> > > have used the SuSE and Fedora distros, but same thing.
> > >    Any other ideas?
> >
> > Just to verify:  you loaded a valid soundfont into the wavetable synth,
> > and you're sure you're sending the MIDI command sequence to the wavetable
> > synth?
> >
> 
> I have loaded the same soundfont that I use under Windoze, and all the
> instruments show up in Rosegarden...  But still no sound.  It's
> probably something ridiculously simple, since I'm new to this...  Are
> there any utilities to check Midi status, etc. that would be helpful
> in troubleshooting this?
> 

I guess you made sure to raise the "Synth" volume?

What are the contents of /proc/asound/card0/wavetableD1?

Try aplaymidi -p 65:0 file.mid rather than pmidi, pmidi seems to be old
and unmaintained.

Lee