[linux-audio-user] MIDI is freezing my computer

[Brett McCoy]

Denis Alessandro Altoe Falqueto wrote:

> I'm having some trouble trying to use MIDI with my external keyboard
> (Yamaha PSR 620, well, not a big kb, but it's what I have for now...)
> 
> The system sudenly freezes when I try to start or stop a song in a
> sequencer software. That happend with Muse and with Rosegarden, so I
> think that is not a software problem. I have an Asus motherboard,
> especifically an A7N8X-X, with the nForce2 chipset and embedded AC97
> for audio. I am using the intel8x0 module and MIDI is working, at
> least for some time. The motherboard didn't come with the (in)famous
> joystick port, so I bought a homemade connector to put in the back of
> my box. It is working relatively well and I don't know if this is the
> guilt or not...
> 
> I searched the net for this behaviour but didn't have much luck. Has
> anyone experienced this kind of problem? I mean, is there anyone who
> uses MIDI with the nForce2 successfully? It is freezing constantly in
> my system and the only way to go on is to reset the computer. I think
> that the the one to blame is the chipset but would like to hear some
> advices and experiences from others owners of this hardware.

Does MIDI work inter-process, like from Rosegarden to Hydrogen or AMS or 
some other softsynth? If so, then I'd say your homemade interface may be 
the culprit. I recommend getting a real MIDI interface -- an M-Audio 
2496 card is only $99 most places and is at least semi-pro in terms of 
its quality and I have had fantastic results with its MIDI interface.

-- Brett
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