Frequent ALSA freezeups

[David Baron <d_baron@012.net.il>]

I connect a MIDI keyboard from the soundcard with its interface to the MIDI 
playing sound card using qjackctl's connection pane. Jackd is not running.

I can play just fine. If I have, say noteedit or mscore running -- I am 
composing -- eventually the thing will simply freeze up and there is no 
recourse but the reset button. Thank G-d for a journaled file system.

I do not believe the other running program is the problem. It makes it very 
difficult to use the MIDI to play the melody and compose. I am not using that 
keyboard for note entry.

Anyone else had similar problems? Fixed it?