23 Apr
2011
23 Apr
'11
1:05 a.m.
On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 10:30:55PM +0000, Fons Adriaensen wrote:
On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 06:06:54PM -0400, David
Robillard wrote:
I find this very strange as well.
I had a similar problem in my studio when I wanted to restore
connections with multiple ZynaddsubFX instances. All the port names
were the same, so I had no way of knowing which was which.
And the client ID is not much help either, because it completely
depends on the order in which you start the applications.
In the end, the only thing I could do was patch ZynaddsubFX so
it would make unique port names. It was very hard to code such
a simple thing, because like you, I couldn't find a way to get
an id from a name...
What's the use of having a name if it is not unique?
greetings,
lieven
Alsa sequencer names aren't unique or
intended for use as identifiers,
you probably don't want to do this if it's at all possible to avoid...
If that's true, what purpose do they have at all ?
In this concrete case, I have Python class which acts as
an interface to the Novation Launchpad. I want its ports
to connect to the launchpad, as any other connection
wouldn't make any sense at all. I know the names of
the required ports, but not the numbers.
Ciao,
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FA