[LAU] Using SB AWE64 MIDI interfaces

[Stephen Stubbs]

I had an original SB AWE64 (ISA card as stated earlier) with the 
original SB MIDI connection kit (joystick port and MIDI IN/OUT).  
Rosegarden worked fine with it.

To see if you have the correct MIDI cables for the AWE64, Rosegarden 
should spot the MIDI connection.  If it doesn't, then it looks like you 
have the wrong MIDI connector for the AWE64.

To get sound out of that AWE64, you had to go into the ALSA mixer and 
select one of the settings (sorry, I can't remember which one anymore) 
that was just a button (on/off only, no volume slider).  I think it was 
the audio/SPDIF, or Jack, or something.  This was the crucial button to 
get set correctly to get any audio sound output.  Then I used the 
ALSACONFIG, ALSASAVE, or whatever it's called now to save those 
settings, so that on the next reboot you don't have to go through the 
process again of resetting that button.

It sounds like you have a MIDI keyboard.  In that case, it's probably 
easier to get a USB MIDI in/out cable or box rather than trying to run 
down a 1-use only MIDI connection kit for your AWE64.  As was suggested 
before, let Rosegarden run a synth and use USB for the MIDI.

Good luck,
Stephen.

On 2/25/2012 7:21 AM, Edgar Aichinger wrote:
> Am Samstag, 25. Februar 2012, 14:02:35 schrieb Philippe MARTIN:
>> Leigh,
>>
>> Thanks for this precision. I'll use software synthesizer.
>>
>> About playing from/to an external MIDI keyboard, do you think it is
>> supported under Linux with this card?
>>
>> At this time, when I run these commands:
>>
>> pmidi -p 14:0 myfile.mid
>> or
>> pmidi -p 20:0 myfile.mid
>>
>> I don't get any sound anywhere.
>>
>> Thanks,
> A common pitfall with Creative (and "soundblaster compatible") cards
> is the type of joystick-port<->  MIDI cable to use, happened to me at
> least when I got my Audigy2: there are active and passive cables for
> this, and you have to use the active one, i.e. with some electronics
> (a good part of the actual MIDI interface) built into the cable.
>
> Edgar
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