Hobbes-8%70 python -m pygame.examples.midi --list
in stat: : No such file or directory
in stat: : No such file or directory
Hobbes-8%71
BTW, the install of pygame somehow didn't set the python path
correctly, so I had to cd to
Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages
to run this command, and in my programs I do:
import sys
sys.path.append('/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages')
I'm sure there's an easy way to configure this, but what is it?
I did look at "Audio Midi Setup" but it didn't show any outputters.
Even with SimpleSynth running, all it shows is IAC Driver, Network,
and an input-only Oxygen keyboard.
Pitch bend magically started working - the same midi file that didn't
work, now does. So I'm fine until it magically breaks again.
pymidi seems to be source-only, with only one review on sourceforge -
which complains that it doesn't build. I've had very bad luck building
things on this machine - there's always some other package to be built
first, and I have wasted many hours and won't go down that road again
for this project.
Chris
On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 7:29 AM, René Dudfield <ren...@gmail.com> wrote:
> hi,
>
> what does this show for you?
> python -m pygame.examples.midi --list
>
> Have you seen the 'Audio Midi Setup' program in OSX?
>
>
> The "in stat: : No such file or directory" messages are a bug with portmidi,
> and are fixed in portmidi subversion, but not in a release of portmidi yet.
>
> Not sure why the pitch bend controller message is not working.
>
>
> You might have more luck with this:
> http://notahat.com/pymidi
>
> If you just care about midi on OSX. I'm not sure if pyobjc wraps CoreMidi
> yet.
>
> I found out SDL is in the process of rewriting its OSX midi support for
> SDL_mixer.
>
>
>
> cheers,
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 6:23 AM, Chris Phoenix <cphoe...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> OK... with SimpleSynth running, I now get "in stat: : No such file or
>> directory" printed twice on the pygame.midi.init() call.
>>
>> If I continue, pygame.midi.get_default_output_id() returns 0, and
>> pygame.midi.get_count() returns 1.
>>
>> But then midiOut = pygame.midi.Output(0, latency = 1) gives me this:
>> PortMidi call failed...
>> PortMidi: `Bad pointer'
>> type ENTER...
>>
>> Meanwhile, I'm using pygame.mixer to play midi files that I create. I
>> find that it doesn't play the last note of the tracks, even when
>> Quicktime does. And neither one seems to pay attention to the Pitch
>> Bend Range controller message. Any insight into any of this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Chris
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 6:55 AM, René Dudfield <ren...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Roger from portmedia explains the situation here:
>> >
>> >
>> > http://lists.create.ucsb.edu/pipermail/media_api/2009-October/000751.html
>> >
>> > In short, OSX does not come with midi output on all machines by default.
>> > You need to install a software synth to use it with CoreMidi. SDL_mixer
>> > must be using something else to play midi files.
>> >
>> > Fluidsynth, and simplesynth would be two free options for software
>> > synths on
>> > osx.
>> >
>> > cu,
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 1:07 PM, René Dudfield <ren...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> it seems to be able to list output devices that are plugged in. Like
>> >> it
>> >> lists my midi keyboard when plugged in.
>> >>
>> >> However it does not seem to list the internal midi hardware on sound
>> >> cards.
>> >>
>> >> pygame.midi uses CoreMIDI through portaudio on OSX. pygame.music.midi
>> >> uses a different older API. So maybe that's the cause of the problems.
>> >>
>> >> Will need to look into it some more. If you can, please ask on the
>> >> portmedia mailing list at:
>> >> http://lists.create.ucsb.edu/mailman/listinfo/media_api
>> >>
>> >> If you can't post, I'll follow up on it later there.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> cheers,
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 10:20 AM, Chris Phoenix <cphoe...@gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> I'd like to make a MIDI sound from a Python program. PyGame's midi
>> >>> module was supposed to do it, but it doesn't seem to have a default
>> >>> midi output device - or any midi output device!
>> >>>
>> >>> pygame.midi.get_default_output_id() returns -1. Half an hour of
>> >>> googling didn't help. Looking at the unit tests didn't help (there's a
>> >>> bugfix aimed at this problem, but it seems to just bypass the test).
>> >>>
>> >>> The mixer module can indeed read a midi file and make a sound come out
>> >>> the speakers, but I'd rather drive the midi directly instead of
>> >>> writing mini-files and playing them...
>> >>>
>> >>> What should I pass in to pygame.midi.Output() on 10.5? Or what should
>> >>> I do to create the midi device so that
>> >>> pygame.midi.get_default_output_id() will tell me something other than
>> >>> -1?
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks...
>> >>>
>> >>> Chris
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> Chris Phoenix
>> >>> cphoe...@gmail.com
>> >>> 650-776-5195
>> >>>
>> >>> Director of Research
>> >>> Center for Responsible Nanotechnology
>> >>> http://CRNano.org
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Chris Phoenix
>> cphoe...@gmail.com
>> 650-776-5195
>>
>> Director of Research
>> Center for Responsible Nanotechnology
>> http://CRNano.org
>
>
--
Chris Phoenix
cphoe...@gmail.com
650-776-5195
Director of Research
Center for Responsible Nanotechnology
http://CRNano.org
