Are you looking to simply midi or are you looking to play a midi file? I thought Audacity could play a MIDI file, but I honestly have not tried it. I believe Preston Lee does some pretty hefty work in Linux, maybe he has an answer. Or you could try cross posting to the ASULUG list since there are a number of armature musicians that may be able to help their. Preston? -----Original Message----- From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of vodhner@cox.net Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 11:49 AM To: Main PLUG discussion list Subject: Re: What sound card works for MIDI? I received no other replies. Does this mean that Linux simply does not support MIDI decently on /any/ sound card? I can't justify $200 for the amount of use that I would get out of this -- I can always drive over to the church and use my "real" setup. I just want a sound card that will play MIDI under Linux (and hopefully produces voices that sound somewhat like the named instrument, but right now I'd settle for all harmonicas!). Does such a thing exist? have yet to read through yesterday's extensive discussion on Slashdot, but I will try to do that. I understand that any serious musician will get the right equipment, but I'd like to be able to hack on arrangements at home too. And Rosegarden looks good enough that I can't believe there's not a sound-card solution for playing what it produces. Thanks, Vic ---- Rudolfo Munguia wrote: ============= M-Audio worked for me for several years. I used the Ozone unit which is actually an external USB unit that provides 24/96 sound capabilities, a midi controller, pre-in at line and audio levels, mic-in, programmable mixers, etc.. And the price was reasonable, I paid $200 for way back when. It worked with ALSA, RoseGarden, and the "planet ccrma" audio workstation distro. It had no noticeable lag, sound quality was remarkably good and noise-free. My workstation was a dual p3-600 with 512MB of RAM, and it handled the software plugins and modules without issue, although it would slow down if I was running several modules at the same time. On 5/2/07, vodhner@cox.net wrote: > > I want to use Rosegarden to arrange music, but I can't find a sound card > that works with MIDI. No problem with basic wave sound, but MIDI won't > play. > > I had on-board sound that ALSA didn't work on. The literature > recommended SoundBlaster Live 24 bit, so I got that one. No dice: it > turns out Creative has kept the name, but changed the chipset. There > is no MIDI support in ALSA for this one either, though they have tried > and some have claimed eventual success. The best I've gotten so far is . . . silence. > > I even downloaded the "Musix" live CD that was supposed to have all > the best stuff, but it couldn't find my sound card at all, even for > basic wave performance. Clearly it's time to get new hardware. > > I am not really picky about sound quality or little glitches -- I have > a beautiful system to refine the material on, but I just need to hear > a pretty reasonable synth performance so I can rough out an arrangement. > > I've looked for recommendations and found none. So what is the sound > card of choice, one that Just Works[TM] for MIDI? I'm sure one > exists, and I'm willing to invest, but I don't want to take another shot in the dark. > > Thanks, > > Vic > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss