[linux-audio-user] getting fluidsynth to read from ALSA seq - Linux-audio-user

22 May 2003

Hello!

Today I tried to use fluidsynth as a software synthesizer to Rosegarden4.
I followed the tutorial at 
http://linux-sound.org/quick-toots/4-sequencers_and_softsynths/quick-toot-m…

.

But when I try something like
...
  fluidsynth -m alsa_seq -a alsa -o
"midi.alsa_seq.device=VirMIDI 2-1"  midi/gs.sf2 
fluidsynth reports:
...
  ALSA lib seq.c:181:(snd_seq_open_noupdate) Unknown SEQ
VirMIDI 2-1 
So my question: What is the correct name for ALSA sequencer port 81:0?

thanks,
  adrian

adrian@vicviper:~$ aconnect -i
client 0: 'System' [type=kernel]
    0 'Timer           '
    1 'Announce        '
client 64: 'Rawmidi 0 - MPU-401 (UART) 0-0' [type=kernel]
    0 'MPU-401 (UART) 0-0'
client 72: 'Rawmidi 1 - ESS ES1978 (Maestro 2E) MPU-401' [type=kernel]
    0 'ESS ES1978 (Maestro 2E) MPU-401'
client 80: 'Virtual Raw MIDI 2-0' [type=kernel]
    0 'VirMIDI 2-0     '
client 81: 'Virtual Raw MIDI 2-1' [type=kernel]
    0 'VirMIDI 2-1     '
client 82: 'Virtual Raw MIDI 2-2' [type=kernel]
    0 'VirMIDI 2-2     '
client 83: 'Virtual Raw MIDI 2-3' [type=kernel]
    0 'VirMIDI 2-3     '