[linux-audio-user] uc33 usb midi + midi gear

Hi All, I am having a perplexing problem with some midi gear. I have a TR-505 drum machine's midi out connected via midi cable to a uc33 midi controller's midi in. If I cat /dev/snd/midiC1D0 I get characters printing out whenever i turn the knobs on the uc33. If I start a beat on the TR-505 I get no characters. If I run puredata I get data from the uc33 coming in as per normal. but then catting /dev/snd/midiC1D0 does not print characters when I turn the knobs on the uc33. If I start a beat on the TR-505 whilst puredata is running I see it output characters in time to the beat. So basically while puredata is not running I can see data coming from the uc33 but not the TR-505. While puredata is running it reads from the uc33 but not the TR-505 and on the command line I can see data from the TR-505 but not the uc33. Anyone know what is going on? Best regards, Chris. ------------------- chris(a)mccormick.cx http://mccormick.cx