20 Jan
2010
20 Jan
'10
7:49 a.m.
Hi people from LAU,
I have a problem.
Maybe you can help me.
I searched the web, but couldn't find the info.
So the question is in the title.
Here is what I know about the card (the computer
is at work, I don't have full specs).
It's a Dell, Intel CPU, standard stuff I guess.
The audio card is on the PCI bus.
Here is what lspci has to say about that.
----
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller
[8086:293e] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0214]
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
Region 0: Memory at fdffc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=55mA
PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [60] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [70] Express (v1) Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1
<1us
ExtTag- RBE- FLReset+
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed unknown, Width x0, ASPM unknown, Latency L0
<64ns, L1 <1us
ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; Disabled- Retrain- CommClk-
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed unknown, Width x0, TrErr- Train- SlotClk- DLActive- BWMgmt-
ABWMgmt-
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
Capabilities: [130] Root Complex Link <?>
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
----
I bet the important stuff is the 1028:0214 PCI number, right?
Alsa shows no MIDI device whatsoever (there is a 'Midi Through'
stuff, but that does not count, right?).
So I'm stuck here.
Any help is welcome.
Yeah, timidity works fine, that's not the point. I want
to use the hardware synthesizer (if there is one).
Thanks,
Cédric.
20 Jan
20 Jan
7:55 a.m.
On Wed, 2010-01-20 at 12:49 +0100, Cedric Roux wrote:
----
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller
[8086:293e] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
----
I bet the important stuff is the 1028:0214 PCI number, right?
Alsa shows no MIDI device whatsoever (there is a 'Midi Through'
stuff, but that does not count, right?).
So I'm stuck here.
Any help is welcome.
Yeah, timidity works fine, that's not the point. I want
to use the hardware synthesizer (if there is one).
Thanks,
Cédric.
It doesn't have one.
7:57 a.m.
You generally won't need one anyways.. You probably just need to load the
kernel module snd-seq
and make sure that it is loaded at startup.
On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 9:49 PM, Cedric Roux <sed(a)free.fr> wrote:
Hi people from LAU,
I have a problem.
Maybe you can help me.
I searched the web, but couldn't find the info.
So the question is in the title.
Here is what I know about the card (the computer
is at work, I don't have full specs).
It's a Dell, Intel CPU, standard stuff I guess.
The audio card is on the PCI bus.
Here is what lspci has to say about that.
----
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD
Audio Controller [8086:293e] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0214]
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
Region 0: Memory at fdffc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=55mA
PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [60] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+
Queue=0/0 Enable-
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [70] Express (v1) Root Complex Integrated Endpoint,
MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s
<64ns, L1 <1us
ExtTag- RBE- FLReset+
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal-
Unsupported-
RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+
TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed unknown, Width x0, ASPM unknown,
Latency L0 <64ns, L1 <1us
ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; Disabled- Retrain- CommClk-
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed unknown, Width x0, TrErr- Train- SlotClk-
DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
Capabilities: [130] Root Complex Link <?>
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
----
I bet the important stuff is the 1028:0214 PCI number, right?
Alsa shows no MIDI device whatsoever (there is a 'Midi Through'
stuff, but that does not count, right?).
So I'm stuck here.
Any help is welcome.
Yeah, timidity works fine, that's not the point. I want
to use the hardware synthesizer (if there is one).
Thanks,
Cédric.
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8:33 a.m.
New subject: Does my audio card have a hardware MIDI synthesizer?
----- "Danni Coy" <danni.coy(a)gmail.com> wrote:
You generally won't need one anyways.. You
probably just need to load
the kernel module snd-seq
and make sure that it is loaded at startup.
What do you mean? I want my program to play some audio,
so I need a synthesizer. I wondered if my card had one.
It seems that no.
Thanks for answers!
Cédric.
9:03 a.m.
New subject: Does my audio card have a hardware MIDI synthesizer?
Hi Cedric,
2010/1/20 Cedric Roux <sed(a)free.fr>fr>:
These days very few people use the synthesizer of the soundcard. There
are virtually no modern soundcards usable in Linux which have an
internal synthesizer. (mostly I think the same is valid for other
OSes)
These days most people use a software based synthesizer, e.g.
Fluidsynth or Timidity for basic playback. If you want a pro solution
they may be too limited.
I suppose you want to playback sound from a sequencer or midi player.
Just startup the software synthesizer make sure it is routed to the
soundcard, connect it to the player and you should get sound.
/Robert
You generally
won't need one anyways.. You probably just need to load
the kernel module snd-seq
and make sure that it is loaded at startup.
What do you mean? I want my program to play some audio,
so I need a synthesizer. I wondered if my card had one.
It seems that no.
Thanks for answers!
Cédric.
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9:19 a.m.
New subject: Does my audio card have a hardware MIDI synthesizer?
Robert Jonsson wrote:
There are virtually no modern soundcards usable in
Linux which have an
internal synthesizer. (mostly I think the same is valid for other
OSes)
The SBLive is not exactly modern but its hardware synth is playable
under Linux.
Best,
dp
9:42 a.m.
New subject: Does my audio card have a hardware MIDI synthesizer?
----- "Robert Jonsson" <spamatica(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Cedric,
I suppose you want to playback sound from a sequencer or midi player.
Just startup the software synthesizer make sure it is routed to the
soundcard, connect it to the player and you should get sound.
No, from my wonderful gcomposer! :-)
I was at work and said to me: "hey, does it work here?"
But no luck, ALSA doesn't show any MIDI output device.
So the ALSA MIDI output of gcomposer does not make any
sound. I tried a few tricks, but no luck. I ended up
installing timidity and finally had some sound arriving
to my ears. But I don't like this approach. Back a few
years ago, my soundblaster was happily processing MIDI
commands and made sound with 0% CPU cost. So my little
program worked fine on a "basic" pentium (200MHz, 64MB
of RAM, linux 2.2.something).
So I wondered if the (ultra modern!(TM)) PC at work had
a MIDI internal synthesizer or not. Maybe the kernel was
not properly configured or something, I thought. I looked
for some info on the internet but couldn't find anything
relevant (by the way if someone has a link...). So I was
already in the "there is a very high probability that there
is no MIDI synth in it" mood. I just asked here in case more
up to date people knew something.
And you did. Thanks to all!
But alas, from what you and others say, no MIDI synth
in the very nice(TM) Dell computer. Audiocards' makers
don't care anymore. It's all in the CPU. No more funky
MIDI synths in their wonderful!(TM) audiocards.
(I don't even know if there is a MIDI out port on this
computer just in case one would have the crazy idea
to pilot external MIDI devices with the PC.)
Thanks for your reply.
Seems I'm getting a bit out of date...
No more noise,
back to normal funky(TM) life of working!
Cédric.
/Robert
9:51 a.m.
Hi,
On Wednesday 20 January 2010 12:49:01 Cedric Roux wrote:
It's a Dell, Intel CPU, standard stuff I guess.
The audio card is on the PCI bus.
Here is what lspci has to say about that.
----
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD
<snip>
----
I bet the important stuff is the 1028:0214 PCI number, right?
Alsa shows no MIDI device whatsoever (there is a 'Midi Through'
stuff, but that does not count, right?).
So I'm stuck here.
Any help is welcome.
Yeah, timidity works fine, that's not the point. I want
to use the hardware synthesizer (if there is one).
That device has neither a hardware synthesizer (which is rather uncommon
today) nor any midi io.
What do you expect from a hardware synthesizer? Most of them process sf2
soundfonts in firmware/dsp just as fluidsynth does in software on your cpu...
Have fun,
Arnold
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