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Re: MIDI-to-USB on Debian?



On Wednesday 14 February 2018 10:42:09 Ric Moore wrote:

> On 02/13/2018 05:59 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > On Tuesday 13 February 2018 16:00:20 Nicholas Geovanis wrote:
> >> Does anyone have a MIDI-to-USB adapter they could recommend for
> >> Debian and/or linux?
> >> This is just for a point-to-point connection from a Yamaha keyboard
> >> to a laptop. Software on the laptop remains undetermined, probably
> >> some combination of Rhythmbox, CSound, Supercollider and god knows
> >> what else. Thanks......Nick
> >
> > There may be such a critter, but expect to pay thru the nose for it,
> > and that the midi timing may suffer critically.
>
> Gene, they are cheap as dirt. Check Ebay. If the OP really wants midi
> rolling full-blown install Ubuntu Studio. It uses a RT kernel and Jack
> audio for low low latency. The fun part will be the setup. I'm just
> starting out myself, and it takes some wrapping of the brain around
> the software. Ric

Humm, I wonder if that realtime kernel will run linuxcnc? Thanks for the 
heads up Ric, it will be checked.


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