20 Aug
2010
20 Aug
'10
8:30 p.m.
Hi all
I am interested in buying a midi keyboard plus some "device to get midi
signal on my computer".
I was looking on the roland/edirol website, since I heard that hw from
that brand is usually well supported by Linux, when I found the Cakewalk
A-500S USB Midi Keyboard, that seems quite interesting to me.
Does anyone own one? If so, I'd like to ask the owner(s) some details
about the compaitibility of this device with Linux, if everything works
well or there are any known issues / lacks of functionality; I see an
USB connector on the side: when connecting to a computer, I guess that
it should be recognised directly as a Midi device? Or I need a USB Midi
interface, like the UM-1G or similar?
Best regards
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21 Aug
21 Aug
4:21 p.m.
I've just bought an A-800Pro. It doesn't seem to work with Linux out of
the box, but it works fine with USB advanced mode disabled.
I think making it work in advanced mode should only require a trivial
kernel patch (hardcoding the USB model number as it was done for the
Edirol PCR series midi controllers, now replaced by the Cakewalk A-PRO
series). I didn't try that yet.
The A-Pro keyboards can be configured to work as USB-midi interfaces for
connecting midi equipment to the computer via the midi in and midi out
sockets, besides sending midi codes via USB from the keyboard and
controls.
The A-300Pro and A-500Pro work the same way. I'm not sure about the
A-500S: you should download the manual, study it and then
try-before-you-buy... unless somebody else comes up.
Ciao,
Guido
Il giorno ven, 20/08/2010 alle 20.47 +0200, ~redShadow~ [ML] ha scritto:
Hi all
I am interested in buying a midi keyboard plus some "device to get midi
signal on my computer".
I was looking on the roland/edirol website, since I heard that hw from
that brand is usually well supported by Linux, when I found the Cakewalk
A-500S USB Midi Keyboard, that seems quite interesting to me.
Does anyone own one? If so, I'd like to ask the owner(s) some details
about the compaitibility of this device with Linux, if everything works
well or there are any known issues / lacks of functionality; I see an
USB connector on the side: when connecting to a computer, I guess that
it should be recognised directly as a Midi device? Or I need a USB Midi
interface, like the UM-1G or similar?
Best regards
7:05 p.m.
Il giorno lun, 23/08/2010 alle 11.23 +0200, Clemens Ladisch ha scritto:
Guido Piazzi wrote:
While we are at it, I'm showing standard mode as well...
ADVANCED MODE:
Bus 008 Device 004: ID 0582:010f Roland Corp.
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 1.10
bDeviceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 255
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x0582 Roland Corp.
idProduct 0x010f
bcdDevice 1.00
iManufacturer 1 Roland
iProduct 2 A-PRO
iSerial 0
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 67
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0x80
(Bus Powered)
MaxPower 300mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 2
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 3
bInterfaceProtocol 0
iInterface 0
** UNRECOGNIZED: 06 24 f1 02 03 02
** UNRECOGNIZED: 06 24 f1 01 01 00
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x01 EP 1 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 0
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 1
bNumEndpoints 2
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 3
bInterfaceProtocol 0
iInterface 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x01 EP 1 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN
bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 1
Device Status: 0x0000
(Bus Powered)
STANDARD MODE:
Bus 008 Device 005: ID 0582:0110 Roland Corp.
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 1.10
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x0582 Roland Corp.
idProduct 0x0110
bcdDevice 1.00
iManufacturer 1 Roland
iProduct 2 A-PRO
iSerial 0
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 149
bNumInterfaces 2
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0x80
(Bus Powered)
MaxPower 300mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 0
bInterfaceClass 1 Audio
bInterfaceSubClass 1 Control Device
bInterfaceProtocol 0
iInterface 0
AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 36
bDescriptorSubtype 1 (HEADER)
bcdADC 1.00
wTotalLength 9
bInCollection 1
baInterfaceNr( 0) 1
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 1
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 2
bInterfaceClass 1 Audio
bInterfaceSubClass 3 MIDI Streaming
bInterfaceProtocol 0
iInterface 0
MIDIStreaming Interface Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 36
bDescriptorSubtype 1 (HEADER)
bcdADC 1.00
wTotalLength 113
MIDIStreaming Interface Descriptor:
bLength 6
bDescriptorType 36
bDescriptorSubtype 2 (MIDI_IN_JACK)
bJackType 1 Embedded
bJackID 16
iJack 0
MIDIStreaming Interface Descriptor:
bLength 6
bDescriptorType 36
bDescriptorSubtype 2 (MIDI_IN_JACK)
bJackType 1 Embedded
bJackID 17
iJack 0
MIDIStreaming Interface Descriptor:
bLength 6
bDescriptorType 36
bDescriptorSubtype 2 (MIDI_IN_JACK)
bJackType 2 External
bJackID 32
iJack 0
MIDIStreaming Interface Descriptor:
bLength 6
bDescriptorType 36
bDescriptorSubtype 2 (MIDI_IN_JACK)
bJackType 2 External
bJackID 33
iJack 0
MIDIStreaming Interface Descriptor:
bLength 6
bDescriptorType 36
bDescriptorSubtype 2 (MIDI_IN_JACK)
bJackType 2 External
bJackID 34
iJack 0
MIDIStreaming Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 36
bDescriptorSubtype 3 (MIDI_OUT_JACK)
bJackType 1 Embedded
bJackID 48
bNrInputPins 1
baSourceID( 0) 32
BaSourcePin( 0) 1
iJack 0
MIDIStreaming Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 36
bDescriptorSubtype 3 (MIDI_OUT_JACK)
bJackType 1 Embedded
bJackID 49
bNrInputPins 1
baSourceID( 0) 33
BaSourcePin( 0) 1
iJack 0
MIDIStreaming Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 36
bDescriptorSubtype 3 (MIDI_OUT_JACK)
bJackType 1 Embedded
bJackID 50
bNrInputPins 1
baSourceID( 0) 34
BaSourcePin( 0) 1
iJack 0
MIDIStreaming Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 36
bDescriptorSubtype 3 (MIDI_OUT_JACK)
bJackType 2 External
bJackID 64
bNrInputPins 1
baSourceID( 0) 16
BaSourcePin( 0) 1
iJack 0
MIDIStreaming Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 36
bDescriptorSubtype 3 (MIDI_OUT_JACK)
bJackType 2 External
bJackID 65
bNrInputPins 1
baSourceID( 0) 17
BaSourcePin( 0) 1
iJack 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x01 EP 1 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 0
bRefresh 0
bSynchAddress 0
MIDIStreaming Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 6
bDescriptorType 37
bDescriptorSubtype 1 (GENERAL)
bNumEmbMIDIJack 2
baAssocJackID( 0) 16
baAssocJackID( 1) 17
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 0
bRefresh 0
bSynchAddress 0
MIDIStreaming Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 37
bDescriptorSubtype 1 (GENERAL)
bNumEmbMIDIJack 3
baAssocJackID( 0) 48
baAssocJackID( 1) 49
baAssocJackID( 2) 50
Device Status: 0x0000
(Bus Powered)
Hope it helps!
Guido
I've just bought an A-800Pro. It doesn't
seem to work with Linux out of
the box, but it works fine with USB advanced mode disabled.
Please show the output of "lsusb -v" for this device in advanced 
24 Aug
24 Aug
9:19 a.m.
Guido Piazzi wrote:
Il giorno lun, 23/08/2010 alle 11.23 +0200, Clemens
Ladisch ha scritto:
Okay, this should work for all the "Pro" keyboards. I'd guess the 500S
does not have as many MIDI ports ...
Try adding the following entry to sound/usb/quirks-table.h or usbquirks.h:
{
/* has ID 0x0110 when not in Advanced Driver mode */
USB_DEVICE_VENDOR_SPEC(0x0582, 0x010f),
.driver_info = (unsigned long) & (const struct snd_usb_audio_quirk) {
/* .vendor_name = "Roland", */
/* .product_name = "A-PRO", */
.ifnum = 1,
.type = QUIRK_MIDI_FIXED_ENDPOINT,
.data = & (const struct snd_usb_midi_endpoint_info) {
.out_cables = 0x0003,
.in_cables = 0x0007
}
}
},
Regards,
Clemens
Guido Piazzi wrote:
iManufacturer 1 Roland
iProduct 2 A-PRO I've just bought an A-800Pro. It doesn't
seem to work with Linux out of
the box, but it works fine with USB advanced mode disabled.
Please show the output of "lsusb -v" for this device in advanced 
21 Aug
21 Aug
9:49 p.m.
On 20/08/10 19:47, ~redShadow~ [ML] wrote:
Hi all
I am interested in buying a midi keyboard plus some "device to get midi
signal on my computer".
I was looking on the roland/edirol website, since I heard that hw from
that brand is usually well supported by Linux, when I found the Cakewalk
A-500S USB Midi Keyboard, that seems quite interesting to me.
I've had some problems with my roland edirol pcr-500 - the built in usb
midi sort of works but there's a small but noticeable random delay
between pressing a key and hearing the note. I managed to cure this by
using the built in midi port and switching to a separate midi to usb
card, but obviously this isn't ideal.
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