27 May
2006
27 May
'06
12:13 p.m.
Hello all,
I'm looking for an USB midi device in order to record some stuff with
my keyboard. The "SWISSONIC MIDI-USB 1x1" seems to be quite cheap but
I couldn't find any information on usability with linux. The Edirol
UM-2EX you discussed some threads ago seems to be okay but I don't need
two midi outputs. Any suggestions?
Greetings
- Marcel Karras
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27 May
27 May
12:19 p.m.
Marcel Karras kirjoitti:
The Edirol
UM-2EX you discussed some threads ago seems to be okay but I don't need
two midi outputs. Any suggestions?
Edirol UM-1X
:-)
I got that one, and works fine.
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12:57 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] Re: USB-Midi
2006/5/27, Marcel Karras <toka(a)freebits.de>de>:
I'm looking for an USB midi device in order to
record some stuff with
my keyboard. The "SWISSONIC MIDI-USB 1x1" seems to be quite cheap but
I couldn't find any information on usability with linux. The Edirol
UM-2EX you discussed some threads ago seems to be okay but I don't need
two midi outputs. Any suggestions?
Wrong, you don't need two midi-ports _now_. Think about the future and
get a two-port-interface ;-)
Arnold
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28 May
28 May
6:35 a.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] Re: USB-Midi
Hallo,
Arnold Krille hat gesagt: // Arnold Krille wrote:
2006/5/27, Marcel Karras <toka(a)freebits.de>de>:
Hopefully the future will bring an alternative to midi. ;) Even the
present has midi plugs replaced by USB plugs all over (like all
M-Audio controllers). I just ask myself, why manufacturers still
transport midi over that USB cable instead of something more powerful.
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I'm looking for an USB midi device in order to
record some stuff with
my keyboard. The "SWISSONIC MIDI-USB 1x1" seems to be quite cheap but
I couldn't find any information on usability with linux. The Edirol
UM-2EX you discussed some threads ago seems to be okay but I don't need
two midi outputs. Any suggestions?
Wrong, you don't need two midi-ports _now_. Think about the future and
get a two-port-interface ;-) 
8:06 a.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] Re: USB-Midi
Hopefully the future will bring an alternative to
midi. ;) Even the
present has midi plugs replaced by USB plugs all over (like all
M-Audio controllers). I just ask myself, why manufacturers still
transport midi over that USB cable instead of something more
powerful.
as a user of free software I'm *glad* they still use MIDI. Otherwise it
would be something proprietary and we had less chance to use the
devices.
Best regards
ce
1:39 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] Re: USB-Midi
On Sun, 28 May 2006 12:09:12 +0200
Christoph Eckert <ce(a)christeck.de> wrote:
Same here. Added to which, I've never wanted more than 16 channels on a
SINGLE instrument and I find it quite convenient to have different
instruments on different ports.
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Hopefully the future will bring an alternative to
midi. ;) Even the
present has midi plugs replaced by USB plugs all over (like all
M-Audio controllers). I just ask myself, why manufacturers still
transport midi over that USB cable instead of something more
powerful.
as a user of free software I'm *glad* they still use MIDI. Otherwise it
would be something proprietary and we had less chance to use the
devices.
Best regards
ce
2:02 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] Re: USB-Midi
Hallo,
Christoph Eckert hat gesagt: // Christoph Eckert wrote:
It wouldn't need to be something proprietary, it could be for example
OSC, which is perfectly supported in free software. Also HID comes to
mind, which is, what people working with more demanding input devices
like sensors often work with. And then there's mLan.
Ciao
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Frank Barknecht _ ______footils.org_ __goto10.org__
Hopefully the future will bring an alternative to
midi. ;) Even the
present has midi plugs replaced by USB plugs all over (like all
M-Audio controllers). I just ask myself, why manufacturers still
transport midi over that USB cable instead of something more
powerful.
as a user of free software I'm *glad* they still use MIDI. Otherwise it
would be something proprietary and we had less chance to use the
devices. 
30 May
30 May
6:22 a.m.
Marcel Karras wrote:
I'm looking for an USB midi device in order to
record some stuff with
my keyboard. The "SWISSONIC MIDI-USB 1x1" seems to be quite cheap but
I couldn't find any information on usability with linux.
Any USB MIDI device that works out-of-the-box with XP and OS X works
with Linux, too.
HTH
Clemens
9:08 a.m.
On May 30, 2006, at 4:21 AM, Clemens Ladisch wrote:
Any USB MIDI device that works out-of-the-box with XP
and OS X works
with Linux, too.
I discovered that it depends on your definition of 'works'. I have a
Tascam US-122 that has worked flawlessly with OSX and XP. Having it
recognized as a device on Linux is easy; getting it to actually be a
selected, functioning interface for both audio and MIDI I/O has been
elusive at best and a total failure with some distributions.
........................
Phillip Mills
Multi-platform software development
(416) 224-0714
9:30 a.m.
Phillip Mills wrote:
On May 30, 2006, at 4:21 AM, Clemens Ladisch wrote:
Actually, it depends on my definition of "out-of-the-box". :-)
It means that the device works without having to install a driver.
(The built-in drivers of both XP and OS X support, like Linux, all
class-compliant USB MIDI devices.)
Regards,
Clemens
Any USB MIDI device that works out-of-the-box with
XP and OS X works
with Linux, too.
I discovered that it depends on your definition of 'works'. 
9:37 a.m.
--- Phillip Mills <phillip.mills1(a)acm.org> schrieb:
On May 30, 2006, at 4:21 AM, Clemens Ladisch wrote:
"total failure" mostly equals to "missing firmware", I guess.
Its not "out-of-the-box with XP and OS X" either,
you have to install a vendor supplied driver, or am i missing something?
I'll sort out issues, if someone gives me an us122.
The vendor, contacted once, wouldn't.
Karsten
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Any USB MIDI device that works out-of-the-box
with XP and OS X works
with Linux, too.
I discovered that it depends on your definition of 'works'. I have a
Tascam US-122 that has worked flawlessly with OSX and XP. Having it
recognized as a device on Linux is easy; getting it to actually be a
selected, functioning interface for both audio and MIDI I/O has been
elusive at best and a total failure with some distributions.
8:42 p.m.
On May 30, 2006, at 7:37 AM, karsten wiese wrote:
Its not "out-of-the-box with XP and OS X"
either,
you have to install a vendor supplied driver, or am i missing
something?
The vendor causes it to be out-of-the-box by providing whatever
software is needed *in the box*. What the buyer has in hand to work
with is a combination of hardware, software, and instructions that
results in useful capabilities on two of the three systems under
discussion.
I'm not complaining in any way about Linux developer efforts in
contrast to what the manufacturer supplies, but I do think it's worth
pointing out that the end-user experience can be very different. To
say generally that a USB interface will work on Linux if it works on
the other systems would be misleading to people who haven't researched
all the implicit qualifiers.
........................
Phillip Mills
Multi-platform software development
(416) 224-0714
31 May
31 May
12:21 a.m.
On Tue, 2006-05-30 at 18:42 -0400, Phillip Mills wrote:
On May 30, 2006, at 7:37 AM, karsten wiese wrote:
you're missing the point. what is meant when people refer to "works out
of the box" means: THERE IS NO SOFTWARE TO INSTALL.
the vast majority of USB devices work this way, although in all fairness
they often have a little control app that can be useful (but is not
required).
if the device works without a software install (many packages now say
"no drivers required"), then the chances are excellent (i.e. almost
guaranteed) that it will work on linux.
--p
Its not "out-of-the-box with XP and OS
X" either,
you have to install a vendor supplied driver, or am i missing
something?
The vendor causes it to be out-of-the-box by providing whatever
software is needed *in the box*. What the buyer has in hand to work
with is a combination of hardware, software, and instructions that
results in useful capabilities on two of the three systems under
discussion.
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