18 Apr
2009
18 Apr
'09
3:11 a.m.
I have an Alesis SR-16 drum machine that I want to control with muse (or
seq24) via midi. the SR-16 plugs into my EchoAudio AudioFire12 (AF12)
midi ports. My computer is running Fedora 10 CCRMA. I'm using jack,
a2jmidi, and muse. I'm not sure where I'm confused - I may have Muse,
jack, or a2jmidi misconfigured.
It's easier to show than describe how the jack patch is configured. In
FIGURE1 you can see the jack audio is configured and connected.
Everything works perfectly there, I can record audio with Ardour all day
without problems.
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm262/troutpocket/figure1.jpg
When I look at the midi tab I see FIGURE2. Then I start 'a2jmidid -e'
and see FIGURE3. Then I start Muse and see FIGURE4. The final
configurations in the alsa tab are in FIGURE5. Disregard the connections
as they're made in the pictures.
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm262/troutpocket/figure2.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm262/troutpocket/figure3.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm262/troutpocket/figure4.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm262/troutpocket/figure5.jpg
Here's the output from 'a2jmidid -e'
[fed@f10 ~]$ a2jmidid -e
JACK MIDI <-> ALSA sequencer MIDI bridge, version 4 (123) built on Wed
Dec 31 16:00:00 1969
Copyright 2006,2007 Dmitry S. Baikov
Copyright 2007,2008 Nedko Arnaudov
Bridge starting...
Using JACK server 'default'
Hardware ports will be expored.
port created: Midi Through (capture): Midi Through Port 0
port created: Midi Through (playback): Midi Through Port 0
Bridge started
Press ctrl-c to stop the bridge
Once this is all said and done... I need to configure Muse with the
correct settings.
Sync Mode: Master?
Midi Song Type: GM?
O-Port: qjackctl or Midi Through Port-0?
I believe the general midi drum map in muse is pretty much the same
layout as in the SR-16.
I'd love to use seq24 but for the life of me I can't figure out how to
place notes on the piano-roll, and it only shows notes instead of the
drum map.
Anyway, I'm massively confused by too many choices here. Any help is
very much appreciated.
-Scott
18 Apr
18 Apr
4:25 a.m.
On Sat, April 18, 2009 12:11 am, Scott wrote:
I have an Alesis SR-16 drum machine that I want to
control with muse (or
seq24) via midi. the SR-16 plugs into my EchoAudio AudioFire12 (AF12)
midi ports. My computer is running Fedora 10 CCRMA. I'm using jack,
a2jmidi, and muse. I'm not sure where I'm confused - I may have Muse,
jack, or a2jmidi misconfigured.
1. In case you don't know, you don't have to use JACK MIDI
if you don't want to. Most JACK Audio apps work just fine
using ALSA for midi.
2. Instead of a2jmidi, have you tried:
$ jackd -d alsa -Xseq
This is the built-in ALSA-to-JACK midi bridge.
3. Don't connect anything on the ALSA page of QJackCtl.
Just make your connections on the MIDI page.
Sync Mode: Master?
Midi Song Type: GM?
O-Port: qjackctl or Midi Through Port-0?
Sync Mode doesn't matter unless there are other programs you want to sync.
with. I'm not sure about the others... probably *not* GM. (For example,
a GM Drumkit alway transmits on channel 10... but what if your SR-16 is
configured to channel 1?)
I'd love to use seq24 but for the life of me I
can't figure out how to
place notes on the piano-roll, and it only shows notes instead of the
drum map.
Place note: In the grid area click and hold your RMB. With the RMB held
down click your LMB. seq24 comes with a README, and I think that this
(and other stuff) is in there... but you have to read slow.
Anyway, I'm massively confused by too many choices
here. Any help is
very much appreciated.
Another choice: The Non Sequencer (http://non-sequencer.tuxfamily.org/)
is very much like seq24 and uses JACK MIDI.
--
G a b r i e l M B e d d i n g f i e l d
5:03 a.m.
Gabriel M. Beddingfield wrote:
On Sat, April 18, 2009 12:11 am, Scott wrote:
Perhaps I'm mistaken, but since my sound card (the AF12) which houses the midi in/out
is a firewire device which requires the ffado firewire driver then I must use jack and
create the alsa/jack bridge with a2jmidi. Is this right?
I have an Alesis SR-16 drum machine that I want
to control with muse (or
seq24) via midi. the SR-16 plugs into my EchoAudio AudioFire12 (AF12)
midi ports. My computer is running Fedora 10 CCRMA. I'm using jack,
a2jmidi, and muse. I'm not sure where I'm confused - I may have Muse,
jack, or a2jmidi misconfigured.
1. In case you don't know, you don't have to use JACK MIDI
if you don't want to. Most JACK Audio apps work just fine
using ALSA for midi.
2. Instead of a2jmidi, have you tried:
$ jackd -d alsa -Xseq
This is the built-in ALSA-to-JACK midi bridge. Another choice: The Non Sequencer
(http://non-sequencer.tuxfamily.org/)
is very much like seq24 and uses JACK MIDI.
Looks awesome. I'll check it out tomorrow.
-Scott
5:38 a.m.
On Saturday 18 April 2009 09:00:03 Scott wrote:
Gabriel M. Beddingfield wrote:
That is right. Unless all the apps you use have jack-midi...
Have a nice weekend,
Arnold
1. In case you don't know, you don't have
to use JACK MIDI
if you don't want to. Most JACK Audio apps work just fine
using ALSA for midi.
2. Instead of a2jmidi, have you tried:
$ jackd -d alsa -Xseq
This is the built-in ALSA-to-JACK midi bridge.
Perhaps I'm mistaken, but
since my sound card (the AF12) which houses the
midi in/out is a firewire device which requires the ffado firewire driver
then I must use jack and create the alsa/jack bridge with a2jmidi. Is this
right?
1:05 p.m.
Arnold Krille wrote:
Wow! I didn't realize this. Thanks.
-Gabriel
Perhaps
I'm mistaken, but since my sound card (the AF12) which houses the
midi in/out is a firewire device which requires the ffado firewire driver
then I must use jack and create the alsa/jack bridge with a2jmidi. Is this
right?
That is right. Unless all the apps you use have jack-midi...
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