22 Apr
2014
22 Apr
'14
5:51 a.m.
On 21 April 2014 at 16:35, rob <rob(a)rektau.ukfsn.org> wrote:
On 21/04/14 16:09, Kevin Cosgrove wrote:
Dir Device Name
IO hw:1,0 M Audio Delta 1010 MIDI
IO hw:3,0,0 BCF2000 MIDI 1
IO hw:3,0,1 BCF2000 MIDI 2
This is with my Delta 1010 turned on, but nothing connected to
its MIDI ports. I also have my BCF2000 on, and MIDI cables
running between it and my Mackie MCU. BCF MIDI out/thru to MCU
in, and BCF in to MCU out. In this configuration the MCU can
control Ardour. But, Ardour can not control the MCU.
This is running behind ardour
10319 ? SLsl 0:04 /bin/jackd -dalsa -r48000 -p1024 -n2 -D -Chw:1 -Phw:1
10333 pts/5 SLl 0:02 a2jmidid -e
At this point I'm thinking
- MIDI ports on the Delta 1010 don't work as I would expect.
Brent also said this about his 1010.
- The BCF2000 functions as a unidirectional MIDI host, like
a partial USB<>MIDI translator.
- A real USB<>MIDI translator, e.g. Midisport NxN should help.
I'll report back after my next steps.
Thanks....
--
Kevin
On 21 April 2014 at 2:30, <gnome(a)hawaii.rr.com> wrote:
amidi -l ? ---- Kevin Cosgrove <kevinc(a)cosgroves.us>
wrote:
Not yet. I don't own one. If a USB<>MIDI device is the correct
way to get MIDI hardware communication to work, then I'll get
such a unit. But, I don't want to buy one for troubleshooting,
if it's not needed. Is it generally agreed that a USB<>MIDI unit
is needed?
The last time I did this I used a Soundblaster card which had a
game/MIDI port and that worked fine to communicate over MIDI.
Now I have a Delta 1010 with MIDI ports. But, that's the only
MIDI connected within my computer. I haven't been able to
get that to work for me. So far, nobody suggested that this
shouldn't work, nor how to get it to work, if it's supposed to
work.
Thanks...
--
Kevin
On 20 April 2014 at 7:54, "F. Silvain" <silvain(a)freeshell.de> wrote:
> Kevin Cosgrove, Apr 20 2014:
> ...
>> I'm trying to figure out how to interconnect the *MIDI* of the following:
>>
>> - M-Audio Delta 1010 hardware MIDI ports
>> - Mackie Control Universal hardware MIDI ports
>> - Alesis QS8 hardware synth
>> - a2jmidid software MIDI interface
>> - Ardour jack-MIDI ports
>>
>> What can you folks advise?
> Hey Kevin,
> I've got the same card and I use MIDI everytime I work with my system.
> Why do you use a2jmidid, when JACK has its own option?
> jackd ... -Xseq
> Valid for JACK1 and JACK2 (JACKmp).
The Mackie above is a control surface. I want to use it with Ardour.
Here are some instructions for that. The 1st link references the
2nd, which references the 3rd.
http://manual.ardour.org/using-control-surfaces/devices-using-mackielogic-c…
http://manual.ardour.org/using-control-surfaces/devices-using-mackielogic-c…
http://manual.ardour.org/setting-up-your-system/setting-up-midi/midi-on-lin…
That last link says to "uncheck the Misc > Enable ALSA Sequencer support"
which is the same thing as avoiding "-Xseq". After going through that,
and going with "a2jmidid -e" then my Behringer BCF2000 control surface
worked just fine.
But, the Mackie has no USB port, only MIDI ports, and I have not been
able to get anything Linux to talk to it.
Did you try a USB<>MIDI connector?