New subject: [Rosegarden-user] MIDI card for Linux

3 Jan 2012

On Tue, 2012-01-03 at 12:00 +0000,
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 Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:30:14 -1000
 From: david &lt;gnome(a)hawaii.rr.com&gt;
 Subject: Re: [LAU] [Rosegarden-user] MIDI card for Linux
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 Abrolag wrote:
  On Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:12:36 -0900
 Christopher Howard &lt;christopher.howard(a)frigidcode.com&gt; wrote:

> I know this isn't a Linux support forum, but are any of the Linux  users
 > happy with a particular sound card that
provides incoming MIDI  support?
 > I have an old CASIO keyboard with standard
IN/OUT MIDI ports, and  wanted
   to try
streaming MIDI into Rosegarden.

 If you can still get hold of the M-audio 2496 card grab it quick.  I've
had one
  for ages and it's been flawless. They have a
very good reputation  both on the
  audio and MIDI sides.  
 I second that. I have 2 here, they work very nicely.

 -- 
 David
 gnome(a)hawaii.rr.com
 authenticity, honesty, community 
Regarding to MIDI jitter not only the MIDI device seems to be important.
It's the combination of the mobo, MIDI device and software settings.
Using e.g. HPET for the sequencer timer could improve this issue.

Regarding to Linux drivers for the MIDI device, Envy24 cards are
supported. Sometimes there's the need to do some editing to get audio
working, when pulseaudio is installed, but this has got no impact to
MIDI.

I own 2 TerraTec EWX 24/96 PCI cards for MIDI usage only + a card from
another vendor PCIe for MIDI and audio. The TerraTec cards have less
jitter and as mentioned before, pulseaudio isn't an issue for MIDI only.
I bought one of my TerraTec cards for less than 30.00 EUR at Ebay.

So +1 for Envy24 cards for MIDI only.

Happy new year to everyone!

Ralf

-- 
FWIW I also own a Swissonic USB MIDI. On my machine jitter is that low,
that it "should" be inaudible. I anyway advice against USB devices.