Vic, I don't know the answer to your question and so ignored it. But your mention today brought to mind a headline about using Linux to produce music. I had ignored it but figured it may be of help to you. http://www.keyboardmag.com/story.asp?sectioncode=29&storycode=17973 Hope you find what you need. Alan vodhner@cox.net wrote: > 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