Re: Python to send Midi commands to iPad via USB

2013-01-24 Thread rusi
On Jan 24, 3:31 pm, mikp...@gmail.com wrote: > Dear all, > > I am asking for a design/strategy suggestion. > > What I have to do is to write a Python application that will send MIDI > commands to an iPad application. > All I know is that the iPad application can be connected to an external Midi >

Re: Python to send Midi commands to iPad via USB

2013-01-24 Thread Chris Angelico
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 11:25 PM, wrote: > I think I am not lucky :-( > > $ aplaymidi -l > PortClient name Port name > 14:0Midi Through Midi Through Port-0 > > I get the same either the iPad is connected or not. > So I guess is not recognized. >

Re: Python to send Midi commands to iPad via USB

2013-01-24 Thread mikprog
[..] > > > ~$ pmidi -p 128:0 No.19.mid > > > Could not open file No.19.mid > > > > > > Doesn't that mean that the iPad is not seen? > > > Heya! That was just an example; I used track number 19 from the opera > > "Iolanthe" as my test file. Pick any other MIDI file you have handy. This is

Re: Python to send Midi commands to iPad via USB

2013-01-24 Thread Chris Angelico
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 10:48 PM, wrote: > Thanks for your help Chris! > forgive my ignorance, but I am not sure what you mean. > I've installed pmidi and what I get is: > > ~$ pmidi -p 128:0 No.19.mid > Could not open file No.19.mid > > Doesn't that mean that the iPad is not seen? Heya! That wa

Re: Python to send Midi commands to iPad via USB

2013-01-24 Thread mikprog
On Thursday, January 24, 2013 10:44:47 AM UTC, Chris Angelico wrote: [..] > > Are you able to hook into ALSA? I've had reasonable success driving a > > USB-MIDI cable using ALSA. See if you can do it with the inbuilt > > 'pmidi' app first: > > > > $ pmidi -p 128:0 No.19.mid > > > > (that u

Re: Python to send Midi commands to iPad via USB

2013-01-24 Thread Chris Angelico
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 9:31 PM, wrote: > What I have to do is to write a Python application that will send MIDI > commands to an iPad application. > All I know is that the iPad application can be connected to an external Midi > deck through a usb cable and be controlled. > So I think I would c

Python to send Midi commands to iPad via USB

2013-01-24 Thread mikprog
Dear all, I am asking for a design/strategy suggestion. What I have to do is to write a Python application that will send MIDI commands to an iPad application. All I know is that the iPad application can be connected to an external Midi deck through a usb cable and be controlled. So I think I w