[LAU] no connection...

[Preston C.]

> Hi Preston,
>
> Use a tool that allows for byte-wise display of incoming MIDI data, such as
> kmidimon.
>
> Connect that tool to Your Audigy MPU port and hit some keys on Your keyboard.
> Now You can see if there is MIDI data showing up at all.
>
> My suspicion:  The MIDI keyboard sends NOTE ON/OFF data in running state mode,
> which means, if there is nothing happening apart from sending NOTE ON/OFF
> commands it leaves out the first byte (the status byte that actually contains
> the NOTE ON command) to save data. The MIDI data stream now consists of
> groups of two MIDI bytes only that in turns contain the note value and the
> volume value. NOTE OFF messages are note value + volume 0.
>
> You would have to "interrupt" the NOTE ON message data stream by triggering a
> different MIDI command, such as PORTAMENTO, foot switch etc. or reset the
> MIDI keyboard alltogether so that it will send one initiating MIDI ON status
> byte. This could then be received by the audigy and transmitted to Qsampler
> and the MIDI data stream would be "complete" again.
>
> I have got this issue all the time when using my MIDIfied electric organ.
>
> Regards,
> Crypto.
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Thank you Crypto. I will try what you said about using kmidimon and
then get back with you. Thanks again. I hope I didn't send this to
your private email. It seems that when I hit reply in Gmail it sends
it to people's private address?