16 Mar
2005
16 Mar
'05
6:30 a.m.
Hallo,
I want to play a MIDI-file with a "normal", internal soundcard.
The sound-howto seems to be outdated (7/2001). The midi-howto tells
something in "8.2 MIDI file players" so I installed pmidi but I get
the following:
til@debian:~ - pmidi -l
Port Client name Port name
til@debian:~ -
Then I installed yiff which is now running on 14541/tcp and
fluidsynth and got 2 soundfonts:
fluidsynth -ni Fender2.sf2 /tmp/export.mid
fluidsynth: warning: Failed to pin the sample data to RAM; swapping
is possible.
fluidsynth: error: The "default" audio device is used by another
application
Failed to create the audio driver
I can play .wav with wavp.
Here is some module-info:
til@debian:~ - lsmod |egrep snd
snd_seq_oss 33408 0
snd_seq_midi 7712 0
snd_rawmidi 21408 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 6272 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 55184 5
snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 7308 4
snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
snd_intel8x0 29376 0
snd_ac97_codec 76536 1 snd_intel8x0
snd_pcm_oss 56992 0
snd_mixer_oss 19328 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 92808 3
snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer 23044 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 55044 12
snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 7648 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 8324 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
I'm running Debian Sid on i386.
How can I play midi-files with my internal soundcard?
TIA
Til
16 Mar
16 Mar
7:16 a.m.
mercoled?, 16 marzo 2005 alle 11:30:33, Til Schubbe ha scritto:
Hallo,
I want to play a MIDI-file with a "normal", internal soundcard.
I'm running Debian Sid on i386.
How can I play midi-files with my internal soundcard?
Have you tried timidity?
Using freepats should be quite integrated in debian.
TIA
Til
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11:32 a.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] sfxload: No AWE synth device is found (was: Playing MIDI)
* On 16.03. Emiliano Grilli (emillo(a)libero.it) muttered:
Have you tried timidity?
Using freepats should be quite integrated in debian.
Yes, I can play a .mid file with timidity and aplaymidi now. It
sounds like a piano. Thanks!
But I still can't load a soundfont:
til@debian:~ - sfxload /etc/midi/Fender2.sf2
No AWE synth device is found
I loaded snd_emu10k1_synth but it did't help. Now I have the
following modules installed:
til@debian:~ - lsmod |egrep snd
snd_emu10k1_synth 7552 0
snd_emu10k1 100868 1 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_emux_synth 38656 1 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_seq_virmidi 6144 1 snd_emux_synth
snd_seq_midi_emul 7040 1 snd_emux_synth
snd_util_mem 3840 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_emux_synth
snd_hwdep 7712 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_emux_synth
snd_seq_oss 33408 0
snd_seq_midi 7712 0
snd_rawmidi 21408 3
snd_emu10k1,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 6272 3
snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 55184 9
snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi_emul,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 7308 7
snd_emu10k1_synth,snd_emu10k1,snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
snd_intel8x0 29376 0
snd_ac97_codec 76536 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_intel8x0
snd_pcm_oss 56992 0
snd_mixer_oss 19328 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 92808 4
snd_emu10k1,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer 23044 3 snd_emu10k1,snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 55044 19
snd_emu10k1,snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi_emul,snd_util_mem,snd_hwdep,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 7648 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 8324 3 snd_emu10k1,snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
What else can I do to get a soundfont installed?
Regards
Til
2:13 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] sfxload: No AWE synth device is found (was: Playing MIDI)
* On 16.03. I muttered on linux-audio-user(a)music.columbia.edu:
But I still can't load a soundfont:
til@debian:~ - sfxload /etc/midi/Fender2.sf2
No AWE synth device is found
I saw that asfxload is needed for ALSA. So I did this:
til@debian:~ - asfxload /etc/midi/Fender2.sf2
No Emux synth hwdep device is found
What's going wrong? What can I do to get a soundfont installed?
TIA
Til
3:21 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] sfxload: No AWE synth device is found (was: Playing MIDI)
On Wed, 2005-03-16 at 19:13 +0100, Til Schubbe wrote:
* On 16.03. I muttered on
linux-audio-user(a)music.columbia.edu:
You don't have the snd-emu10k1-synth module loaded.
Lee
But I still can't load a soundfont:
til@debian:~ - sfxload /etc/midi/Fender2.sf2
No AWE synth device is found
I saw that asfxload is needed for ALSA. So I did this:
til@debian:~ - asfxload /etc/midi/Fender2.sf2
No Emux synth hwdep device is found
5:17 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] sfxload: No AWE synth device is found (was: Playing MIDI)
* On 16.03. Lee Revell (rlrevell(a)joe-job.com) muttered:
Yes, I have. That's my problem.
til@debian:~ - lsmod |egrep snd
snd_emu10k1_synth 7552 0
snd_emu10k1 100868 1 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_emux_synth 38656 1 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_seq_virmidi 6144 1 snd_emux_synth
snd_seq_midi_emul 7040 1 snd_emux_synth
snd_util_mem 3840 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_emux_synth
snd_hwdep 7712 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_emux_synth
snd_seq_oss 33408 0
snd_seq_midi 7712 0
snd_rawmidi 21408 3
snd_emu10k1,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 6272 3
snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 55184 9
snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi_emul,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 7308 7
snd_emu10k1_synth,snd_emu10k1,snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
snd_intel8x0 29376 0
snd_ac97_codec 76536 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_intel8x0
snd_pcm_oss 56992 0
snd_mixer_oss 19328 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 92808 4
snd_emu10k1,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer 23044 3 snd_emu10k1,snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 55044 19
snd_emu10k1,snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi_emul,snd_util_mem,snd_hwdep,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 7648 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 8324 3 snd_emu10k1,snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
Maybe something is blocking the sound-device? What can I do?
TIA
Til
til@debian:~ -
asfxload /etc/midi/Fender2.sf2
No Emux synth hwdep device is found
You don't have the snd-emu10k1-synth module loaded. 
17 Mar
17 Mar
4:11 a.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] sfxload: No AWE synth device is found (was: Playing MIDI)
Til Schubbe wrote:
But I still can't load a soundfont:
til@debian:~ - sfxload /etc/midi/Fender2.sf2
No AWE synth device is found
Do you have a Sound Blaster Live or Audigy card?
Clemens
9:36 a.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] sfxload: No AWE synth device is found
* On 17.03. Clemens Ladisch (clemens(a)ladisch.de) muttered:
Til Schubbe wrote:
No, I want to play a MIDI-file with my motherboard's internal
soundcard:
0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM
(ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
Can I use a soundfont without a special soundcard?
I can play .mid-files with timidity and pmidi.
Regards
Til
PS:
til@debian:~ - pmidi -l
Port Client name Port name
128:0 TiMidity TiMidity port 0
128:1 TiMidity TiMidity port 1
128:2 TiMidity TiMidity port 2
128:3 TiMidity TiMidity port 3
But I still can't load a soundfont:
til@debian:~ - sfxload /etc/midi/Fender2.sf2
No AWE synth device is found
Do you have a Sound Blaster Live or Audigy card?
9:57 a.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] sfxload: No AWE synth device is found
gioved?, 17 marzo 2005 alle 14:36:23, Til Schubbe ha scritto:
* On 17.03. Clemens Ladisch (clemens(a)ladisch.de)
muttered:
sfxload is used only by souncards with onboard wavetable synthesizer,
for loading soundfonts into it, but isn't that the case
Til Schubbe wrote:
No, I want to play a MIDI-file with my motherboard's internal
soundcard: But I still can't load a soundfont:
til@debian:~ - sfxload /etc/midi/Fender2.sf2
No AWE synth device is found
Do you have a Sound Blaster Live or Audigy card? 0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp.
82801DB/DBL/DBM
(ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
Can I use a soundfont without a special soundcard?
Yes, timidity can use soundfonts; you should put a line similar to this
one in the timidity.cfg file:
soundfont /where/is/my/soundfont.sf2
In debian the config file is /etc/timidity/timidity.cfg - don't know
other distros
I can play .mid-files with timidity and pmidi.
Regards
Til
PS:
til@debian:~ - pmidi -l
Port Client name Port name
128:0 TiMidity TiMidity port 0
128:1 TiMidity TiMidity port 1
128:2 TiMidity TiMidity port 2
128:3 TiMidity TiMidity port 3
Perfect, this is the right way of doing it if you don't have an onboard
synth. You can also use "timidity <file>.mid" directly.
Cheers,
--
Emiliano Grilli
Linux user #209089
http://www.emillo.net
10:58 a.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] sfxload: No AWE synth device is found
* On 17.03. Emiliano Grilli (emillo(a)libero.it) muttered:
gioved?, 17 marzo 2005 alle 14:36:23, Til Schubbe ha
scritto:
Can I use a
soundfont without a special soundcard?
Yes, timidity can use soundfonts; you should put a line similar to this
one in the timidity.cfg file:
soundfont /where/is/my/soundfont.sf2
In debian the config file is /etc/timidity/timidity.cfg You can also use "timidity <file>.mid"
directly.
I'm running Debian. It works. Thank you!
Til
16 Mar
16 Mar
7:53 a.m.
Sorry for top posting, but:
Have you tried aplaymidi? It's part of/comes with alsa.
aplaymidi -l
shows you ports
aplaymidi -p port midifile
plays "midifile" to the mid port "port"
Works fine for me.
On Wed, 16 Mar, 2005 at 11:30AM +0100, Til Schubbe spake thus:
Hallo,
I want to play a MIDI-file with a "normal", internal soundcard.
The sound-howto seems to be outdated (7/2001). The midi-howto tells
something in "8.2 MIDI file players" so I installed pmidi but I get
the following:
til@debian:~ - pmidi -l
Port Client name Port name
til@debian:~ -
Then I installed yiff which is now running on 14541/tcp and
fluidsynth and got 2 soundfonts:
fluidsynth -ni Fender2.sf2 /tmp/export.mid
fluidsynth: warning: Failed to pin the sample data to RAM; swapping
is possible.
fluidsynth: error: The "default" audio device is used by another
application
Failed to create the audio driver
I can play .wav with wavp.
Here is some module-info:
til@debian:~ - lsmod |egrep snd
snd_seq_oss 33408 0
snd_seq_midi 7712 0
snd_rawmidi 21408 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 6272 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 55184 5
snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 7308 4
snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
snd_intel8x0 29376 0
snd_ac97_codec 76536 1 snd_intel8x0
snd_pcm_oss 56992 0
snd_mixer_oss 19328 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 92808 3
snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer 23044 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 55044 12
snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 7648 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 8324 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
I'm running Debian Sid on i386.
How can I play midi-files with my internal soundcard?
TIA
Til
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