On Fri, 1 Mar 2002 21:53:05 +0200 Tom Alsberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi there. > Please read my comments below: > > On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 08:15:03PM +0100, Frans Ketelaars wrote: > > In general, playmidi sends a MIDI file to the gameport of your soundcard; > > there is a special cable to connect to external MIDI equipment. > > (See 'man playmidi' or just type 'playmidi'). > > Well, as far as I know, playmidi sends the MIDI file to the sequencer > device, which is usually /dev/sequencer. That device might be an > external MIDI sequencer connected through the gameport, or the > internal sequencer of the sound card... > > > There are cards/chipsets with hardware wavetable or FM synthesizer > > capabilities but yours does not AFAIK :( > > No, I know it does... You mean VIA AC97 (VT82C686) has _hardware_ wavetable- and/or FM-synthesizer capabilities? I'd be surprised! > > Even if your soundcard has some hardware capabilities these are not > > neccesarily supported. > > Oh... Is the support still under development? Is it intended at all to > be supported? > > > Kmidi (a standard KDE application) and Timidity can play MIDI files just > > fine by using software emulation. HTH, > > I know timidity... It's nice... But still I'd want the hardware > support to work... It's a shame to waste the CPU resources on software > emulation of what the hardware can do... > > > -Frans > > > > Btw: your question to the list and my answer were received by me from the > > mailing list :) > > Oh... sorry then... It must have been the problem with my mail... > > Thank you, any further help appreciated, > -- Tom Have fun :) -Frans _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user