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 <xaruum@gmail.com> 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 <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
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