14 Feb
2004
14 Feb
'04
2:39 a.m.
On Fri, 2004-02-13 at 06:33, Clemens Ladisch wrote:
Ok, so since you're the maintainer of the Midisport firmware loader, i
figured you should know the answer: how stable are these cards (the ones
that require your loader) under Linux? If i do the firmware loading
correctly, they will work as expected, right?
Do you see any problems in the future, like - your loader not working
anymore under future versions of the Linux kernel, etc.
I guess what i'm asking is, if i buy a 4x4 now, i'd like to make sure
i'm going to be able to use it successfully under Linux, for years to
come.
If these cards work fine under Linux, i have no issues with using your
loader. It's just one more step in the boot-up sequence, one script to
add to /etc/init.d before ALSA kicks in (or maybe modify the ALSA
script).
In fact, the 4x4 seems to be exactly what i need, in terms of price and
features.
--
Florin Andrei
http://florin.myip.org/
Florin Andrei wrote:
Well, the first one is made by a company who doesn't have as a
distributor any of the major on-line music stores that i know (they seem
to be a small company anyway).
The second one seems to be discontinued.
Soon i'll have to connect 3 MIDI devices to a
Linux system (and also
send MIDI between the devices themselves, not only device<-->computer):
two hardware synths (keyboards) and an effects box. Possibly another
device later, but we'll see.
What MIDI box do you recommend in this case?
ESI Miditerminal M4U: http://www.esi-pro.com/viewProduct.php?pid=19
Edirol UM-4: http://www.edirol.com/products/info/archive/um4.html or UM-550:
http://www.edirol.com/products/info/um550.html
Only the UM-550 can do routing in hardware. (Usually, only 8x8
interfaces can do routing.)
I don't know if it's possible to control the UM-550 by software (try
asking Edirol), but it has a sixth port (labeled "Control" in the
Windows driver), so it may be possible to do something with SysEx's.
That one looks interesting. Kind of on the expensive side ($200) but
appears to be a good piece of hardware.
I understand the concept of routing in hardware, and i see the
advantages, but wouldn't that prevent aconnect/kacconect to do their
normal job?
I mean, can i override with acconect whatever settings are made in
hardware? (i assume UM-550 can be configured via its buttons or
something)
In general, is there any way to control this interface in software under
Linux?
(hope i'm making sense)
On the ALSA
website, next to the 4x4 it says "Firmware driver coming
soon" - what does that mean?
That means that the website is out of date.