Re: [linux-audio-user] fluidsynth fails with alsa

Hello! For alsa-seq midi. I had the same problem. I don't know. But did you run the aconnect program? If you start fluidsynth or any alsa-seq client it only offers a port. Normally if it is the first alsa-seq client started this is port 128. Then you need to connect your soundcards midi-in to 128. Usually this is: aconnect 64 128 You can see all input ports with: aconnect -li and all output ports with: aconnect -lo If you i.e. want to play a midifile to fluidsynth, but not use fluidsynth directly, then you could do: fluidsynth (make all settings) And on another console run: pmidi -p 128:0 file.mid This would play midi-data from pmidi to port 128, which is your fluidsynth port. If you start more midi-apps run aconnect to see apropriate portnumbers. For your alsa-problem. I defenitely think, that it is a version difference problem. Maybe the best would be to uninstall your alsadriver package and get alsa0.9.2 from alsa-project.org and install that (driver, lib, utils). I have that combination and it works fine on my suse 8.1 (kernel 2.4.20). I hope that helps it little. Kindest regards Julien Julien Patrick Claassen jclaassen(a)gmx.de julien(a)c-lab.de http://www.geocities.com/jjs_home SBS C-LAB Fuerstenallee 11 33102 Paderborn Phone: (+49) 5251 60 6060 Fax: (+49) 5251 60 6065 www.c-lab.de