[linux-audio-user] midi interface

[Malte Steiner]

Hello,
>   If I have a midi-interface, one of those externals, to which you can connect 
> more than one device (synth, keyboard), how does this look to alsa? Does it 
> only see one dvice with a lot of channels or does it see more devices? I think 
> about getting one to use it with midish, which uses rawmidi devices and I 
> wonder if it will work.

When I connect my Emagic AMT8 to the computer it sees the 1 device with 
9 connectors, the actual plugs 1-8 and one broadcast which goes to all.
Unfortunally it didnt see the Unitor which is daisychained to the AMT 
and normally add 8 more ins/outs. This scares me a bit, are there any 
ways around?
Now that Apple ceased all the midihardware equipment, what are the 
options for multi- midichannel cards? Has Steinberg some hardware offers?
Actually the behaviour of Apple drove me to Linux when they abandond 
SoundDiver and Emagic Hardware, I lost the trust into companys.

Cheers,

Malte

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Malte Steiner
media art + development
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