[LAU] beginning audio setup: sblive midi not working

[Hein Zelle]

Nigel Henry wrote:

> > It works, if I connect it the first sequencer port of timidity it
> > plays beautifully.
> 
> Yes it would do, because TiMidity uses it's own GUS patches/soundfonts, but 
> the midi keyboard is not directly accessing the wavetable synth of the 
> soundcard.
> 
> To just check out the keyboard, you would only need to connect the keyboard to 
> ZynAddSubFx in the midi connections, and the audio connections are already 
> made as default for ZynaddSubFx to alsa pcm.

I don't understand the difference with timidity, but I'll try it out.
Everything I've seen sofar suggests the keyboard is working ok -
aseqdump, rosegarden.

> It's possible that the soundfonts you got off the Internet are not behaving 
> well. You really need a GM soundfont. I'll try and send you mine offlist, as 
> the list has a bandwidth limit.
> 
> Do you have a webserver that I could upload the soundfont to? I don't and am 
> not sure if I can send 8MB by e-mail, but I'll try.

I'll contact you off-list for that.

Thanks,
	Hein

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