[LAU] can't record from qsynth in Rosegarden

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:30:33 +0100, Ralf Mardorf  
<ralf.mardorf at alice-dsl.net> wrote:

> On Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:20:20 +0100, linux_matt  
> <martinspost at btinternet.com> wrote:
>> I have followed the instructions for recording to Rosegarden audio from
>> Rosegarden midi but can't get this to work. The instructions on the
>> Rosegarden site indicate that Qsynth output ports should be connected  
>> to the
>> Rosegarden Record In port. I have tried this under the ALSA tab and also
>> under the MIDI tab (using a2jmidid to make the MIDI ports visible).  The
>> only WAV recording I can get to work is the Gnome sound recorder which  
>> uses
>> some form of system audio capture (which I can't get to work through  
>> jack
>> either into Rosegarden). Possibly this is connected to Pulseaudio?  
>> (which is
>> the only driver which works with Qsynth on my setup). The midi sound  
>> output
>> itself from Rosegarden works great
>> <http://linux-audio.4202.n7.nabble.com/file/n82124/snapshot1.jpeg>
>
> So if you use fluidsynth-dssi (the plugin) instead of Qsynth (a GUI for  
> fluidsynth) it does work?
> The screenshot perhaps does show that you connected Rosegarden ->  
> Qsynth? What are the MIDI channel settings for Rosegarden's MIDI tracks?  
> Can you send MIDI notes by a virtual keyboard or a hardware keyboard  
> directly to Qsynth, instead of using Rosegarden? Does this work?

:D

Now I see ... you connected Qsynth -> Rosegarden. Thats wrong! MIDI isn't  
an audio output, it only does send remote data to play a note or another  
event, you need to connect ALSA (MIDI) Rosegarden -> Qsynth to remote  
control the synth and you need to connect ALSA audio Qsynth -> audio card  
or what ever.