3 Jun
2007
3 Jun
'07
1:27 p.m.
Hello Nigel,
Ok. Does the usb midi keyboard otherwise work. For
example, can you use it
with ZynAddSubFx. You need to just connect the keyboard to ZynAddSubFx in
qjackctl's midi connections if your using Etch or Lenny.
It works, if I connect it the first sequencer port of timidity it
plays beautifully.
Have you tried with an earlier kernel, just in case
you have made some error
with your, roll your own one?
Yes, but that one wasn't realtime. I tried the stock debian 2.6.18
kernel (-4 I believe), same problem. I haven't changed anything to
the kernel except applying the realtime patch, and turning on realtime
preemption and a 1000 hz timer. I turned off paravirtualization, to
get the nvidia graphics driver to work. None of that seems to be the
problem.
btw. Which Debian version are you using?
Unstable, but my system isn't completely updated at the moment. I can
try doing that, although I doubt it will fix this.
If you are using KDE, you can use Kmid to check out if
the midi is working.
I've attached a file, if you don't have any midi ones.
The keyboard works with this setup (connected to timidity):
[hein] ~ :-) aconnect -lio
client 0: 'System' [type=kernel]
0 'Timer '
1 'Announce '
Connecting To: 15:0, 128:0
client 14: 'Midi Through' [type=kernel]
0 'Midi Through Port-0'
client 16: 'SBLive! Value [CT4670]' [type=kernel]
0 'EMU10K1 MPU-401 (UART)'
client 17: 'Emu10k1 WaveTable' [type=kernel]
0 'Emu10k1 Port 0 '
1 'Emu10k1 Port 1 '
2 'Emu10k1 Port 2 '
3 'Emu10k1 Port 3 '
client 20: 'MK-225C USB MIDI keyboard' [type=kernel]
0 'MK-225C USB MIDI keyboard MIDI '
Connecting To: 129:0
client 129: 'TiMidity' [type=user]
0 'TiMidity port 0 '
Connected From: 20:0
1 'TiMidity port 1 '
2 'TiMidity port 2 '
3 'TiMidity port 3 '
If I connect it to the first emu10k1 port: dead silence
[hein] ~ :-) aconnect -lio
client 0: 'System' [type=kernel]
0 'Timer '
1 'Announce '
Connecting To: 15:0, 128:0
client 14: 'Midi Through' [type=kernel]
0 'Midi Through Port-0'
client 16: 'SBLive! Value [CT4670]' [type=kernel]
0 'EMU10K1 MPU-401 (UART)'
client 17: 'Emu10k1 WaveTable' [type=kernel]
0 'Emu10k1 Port 0 '
Connected From: 20:0
1 'Emu10k1 Port 1 '
2 'Emu10k1 Port 2 '
3 'Emu10k1 Port 3 '
client 20: 'MK-225C USB MIDI keyboard' [type=kernel]
0 'MK-225C USB MIDI keyboard MIDI '
Connecting To: 17:0
client 129: 'TiMidity' [type=user]
0 'TiMidity port 0 '
1 'TiMidity port 1 '
2 'TiMidity port 2 '
3 'TiMidity port 3 '
aplaymidi -p 65:0 robert_miles_-_children.mid
works with 129:0 (timitidy), dead silence with 16:0, 17:0, 17:1, 17:2
and 17:3.
It almost HAS to be something really stupid. Does the sound font
matter? I've tried both 8mbgmsfx.sf2 (I got that off internet, as I
don't have the sblive cd, and the friend who gave the card to me lost
it) and PC51f.sf2 (also from internet). Is it possible I'm using the
wrong soundfont? asfxload doesn't show any errors, and
/proc/asound/card0/wavetableD1 seems to indicate that the font is
loaded correctly.
Perhaps a mixer issue I'm not seeing? The "Synth" channel is full open.
Thanks for your input,
Hein Zelle
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3 Jun
3 Jun
3:09 p.m.
New subject: beginning audio setup: sblive midi not working
On Sunday 03 June 2007 19:26, Hein Zelle wrote:
snip
It's possible that the soundfonts you got off the Internet are not behaving
well. You really need a GM soundfont. I'll try and send you mine offlist, as
the list has a bandwidth limit.
Do you have a webserver that I could upload the soundfont to? I don't and am
not sure if I can send 8MB by e-mail, but I'll try.
Nigel.
Hello Nigel,
Yes it would do, because TiMidity uses it's own GUS patches/soundfonts, but
the midi keyboard is not directly accessing the wavetable synth of the
soundcard.
To just check out the keyboard, you would only need to connect the keyboard to
ZynAddSubFx in the midi connections, and the audio connections are already
made as default for ZynaddSubFx to alsa pcm.
Ok. Does the usb midi keyboard otherwise work.
For example, can you use
it with ZynAddSubFx. You need to just connect the keyboard to ZynAddSubFx
in qjackctl's midi connections if your using Etch or Lenny.
It works, if I connect it the first sequencer port of timidity it
plays beautifully. If you are using KDE, you can use Kmid to check
out if the midi is
working. I've attached a file, if you don't have any midi ones.
The keyboard works with this setup (connected to timidity): aplaymidi -p
65:0 robert_miles_-_children.mid
works with 129:0 (timitidy), dead silence with 16:0, 17:0, 17:1, 17:2
and 17:3.
It almost HAS to be something really stupid. Does the sound font
matter? I've tried both 8mbgmsfx.sf2 (I got that off internet, as I
don't have the sblive cd, and the friend who gave the card to me lost
it) and PC51f.sf2 (also from internet). Is it possible I'm using the
wrong soundfont? asfxload doesn't show any errors, and
/proc/asound/card0/wavetableD1 seems to indicate that the font is
loaded correctly.
Perhaps a mixer issue I'm not seeing? The "Synth" channel is full open.
Thanks for your input,
Hein Zelle
3:24 p.m.
New subject: beginning audio setup: sblive midi not working
Nigel Henry wrote:
I don't understand the difference with timidity, but I'll try it out.
Everything I've seen sofar suggests the keyboard is working ok -
aseqdump, rosegarden.
It works, if I
connect it the first sequencer port of timidity it
plays beautifully.
Yes it would do, because TiMidity uses it's own GUS patches/soundfonts, but
the midi keyboard is not directly accessing the wavetable synth of the
soundcard.
To just check out the keyboard, you would only need to connect the keyboard to
ZynAddSubFx in the midi connections, and the audio connections are already
made as default for ZynaddSubFx to alsa pcm. It's possible that the soundfonts you got off the
Internet are not behaving
well. You really need a GM soundfont. I'll try and send you mine offlist, as
the list has a bandwidth limit.
Do you have a webserver that I could upload the soundfont to? I don't and am
not sure if I can send 8MB by e-mail, but I'll try.
I'll contact you off-list for that.
Thanks,
Hein
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Hein Zelle
hein(a)icce.rug.nl
http://www.icce.rug.nl/~hein
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3:51 p.m.
New subject: beginning audio setup: sblive midi not working
On Sunday 03 June 2007 19:26, Hein Zelle wrote:
snip
It's possible that the soundfonts you got off the Internet are not behaving
well. You really need a GM soundfont. I'll try and send you mine offlist, as
the list has a bandwidth limit.
Do you have a webserver that I could upload the soundfont to? I don't and am
not sure if I can send 8MB by e-mail, but I'll try.
Nigel.
Well that was a hopeless exercise. The ISP said message size not acceptable.
ironic isn't it. If I was a spammer, I could send as many spam messages as I
wanted to, but trying to send a genuine
4MB message. Oh No, You can't do that. What a lot of wankers the ISP's are.
Ok. Ranting aside. and as I can't email my soundfont to you, go to.
http://www.hammersound.net/
Look for a GM soundfont about 4/8MB, and load that, and see how that goes.
Apologies If I've had a few too beers, and am seeming a bit bolshi. I'm just a
bit annoyed that spammers can send as much as they like from zombified
machines, and yet if i want to send a genuine file to help someone, these
same ISP's block it, as it's too large. You can't bloody well win, can you.
Anyway Hein. Please ignore my ranting, and go for a GM soundfont from the
hammersound site.
Nigel.
BTW. I'm even more annoyed at being sent to the moderator for trying to send a
midi file to someone, just to help[ them out with midi problem.
Hello Nigel,
Yes it would do, because TiMidity uses it's own GUS patches/soundfonts, but
the midi keyboard is not directly accessing the wavetable synth of the
soundcard.
To just check out the keyboard, you would only need to connect the keyboard to
ZynAddSubFx in the midi connections, and the audio connections are already
made as default for ZynaddSubFx to alsa pcm.
Ok. Does the usb midi keyboard otherwise work.
For example, can you use
it with ZynAddSubFx. You need to just connect the keyboard to ZynAddSubFx
in qjackctl's midi connections if your using Etch or Lenny.
It works, if I connect it the first sequencer port of timidity it
plays beautifully. If you are using KDE, you can use Kmid to check
out if the midi is
working. I've attached a file, if you don't have any midi ones.
The keyboard works with this setup (connected to timidity): aplaymidi -p
65:0 robert_miles_-_children.mid
works with 129:0 (timitidy), dead silence with 16:0, 17:0, 17:1, 17:2
and 17:3.
It almost HAS to be something really stupid. Does the sound font
matter? I've tried both 8mbgmsfx.sf2 (I got that off internet, as I
don't have the sblive cd, and the friend who gave the card to me lost
it) and PC51f.sf2 (also from internet). Is it possible I'm using the
wrong soundfont? asfxload doesn't show any errors, and
/proc/asound/card0/wavetableD1 seems to indicate that the font is
loaded correctly.
Perhaps a mixer issue I'm not seeing? The "Synth" channel is full open.
Thanks for your input,
Hein Zelle
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