Re: MIDI adapter for TiBook
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> I am currently using a midisport 1x1 usb midi interface/ alsa driver
> on a tibook 400/ debian powerpc testing+2.4.20ben1 kernel+alsa cvs. This
> midi interface is more difficult to set up than other interfaces as you
> have to download a firmware to it to get it to work. Once it is set up,
> it works very well. And it was quite cheap ;)
Yup, Matthew is right, you'll want to setup alsa - I had to install it
from CVS to get both usb-audio (which is where the usb midi drivers are
kept) and the powermac driver. Most linux midi programs use alsa for
midi anyways. I got a midiman uno working, which is a bit tricky, but
it was only $30US, however it oopses my kernel everytime I unplug it :)
A couple of useful links:
Midisport firmware stripper:
http://www.informatik.uni-halle.de/~ladischc/midisport_linux_firmware.html
Using timidity as a soft synth via alsa:
http://www.djcj.org/LAU/guide/TiMidity-howto.html
BTW - if anybody knows of a good sequencer program than runs under ppc,
please let me know, I have yet to find one that builds.
-Brett
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