...can you solder an smd chip? On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 5:55 AM, Atom Smasher <a...@smasher.org> wrote: > brief introduction: i've been playing with hardware synths for ~15 years, > and i've been running freeBSD on my desktop for almost that long. i have > ideological reasons for not using closed-source OSes. > > i recently installed ubuntu-studio on a desktop, and it seems like a step > in the right direction for integrating my hardware synths with a (mostly) > FOSS environment. > > i've got a very solid understanding of midi in the hardware world, but the > software is new to me and i'm not sure where to start. i'm having a hard > time finding any recent how-to guides and it seems like a steep learning > curve to sort out alsa, dssi, vst, ladspa, jack, etc, and how they all fit > in together... if anyone can point me to some current doco on "all that > stuff"...? > > and i recently bought what seems to be the worlds cheapest usb-midi > adapter. when i connect it to my pc1600x, i have to add >40uS delay per > byte, or else amidi doesn't get to see all of what's coming in. at least, > a delay of 40uS/byte lets the computer receive a complete sysex dump > (~19K), but i'm still loosing a lot of CC info when i move sliders on the > pc1600x (verified with a few different midi monitors). this seems like a > problem with the usb-midi adapter having too small a buffer... even using > amidi to monitor the input from the usb adapter (pc1600x --> usb adapter), > and using the pc1600x just to send control change messages, a lot of it is > not getting past the adapter. if i use the usb port on my controller > keyboard (bypassing the cheap usb-midi adapter), and turn a knob, > EVERYTHING comes through. so, what should i be looking for in a > low-end/entry-level usb-midi adapter that can handle large sysex dumps and > plays well with linux? > > thanks... > > > -- > ...atom > > ________________________ > http://atom.smasher.org/ > 762A 3B98 A3C3 96C9 C6B7 582A B88D 52E4 D9F5 7808 > ------------------------------------------------- > > "I am a great mayor; > I am an upstanding Christian man; > I am an intelligent man; > I am a deeply educated man; > I am a humble man." > -- Marion Barry > Mayor, Washington, D.C > > > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users >
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