On ב', 2005-11-07 at 21:51 +0200, David Harel wrote: > > If your card doesn't have an internal MIDI synthesizer, you'd have to > > use a software synthesizer. For this, I've successfully used Timidity in > > its 'ALSA sequencer client' configuration. I never checked but timidity > > might also have an option to be serve as the synthesizer in OSS-driven > > sound systems. > Does the software synthesizer have to use "midi loopback device"?
Not necessarily. A software synthesizer can just take a MIDI file, synthesize the wave sound out of it and save it to disk (or send it to /dev/dsp). In a "loopback device" configuration, it serves as a server to other applications; it receives commands from the MIDI loopback device and then renders the wave into /dev/dsp or whatever. Other applications, such as KMidi, don't have to be aware whoever provides the MIDI synthesises service; they just play to the MIDI device. ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
