[haiku] Re: Midi devices in Haiku

  • From: pete.goodeve@xxxxxxxxxxxx
  • To: haiku@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2012 12:56:11 -0800

On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 08:12:25PM +0100, Giovanni Mugnai wrote:
> Hi,
> I've bought a midi/usb adapter: an "Icon Midiport"; is recognized by
> Haiku and by every midi software (sequitur, midisynth, patchbay,
> squeek synth and so on) But seems that only MIDI OUT works (i can send
> notes to MIDI IN of keyboard and works well) I can also select MIDI IN
> (to use keyboard to play music) but i can't play nothing. My keyboard
> is a Nord Eelctro 2 from Clavia.
> I noticed that, in anyway, i can change program (instrument) if i
> turns some knobs on the keyboard, but in anyway i can't play nothing.
> There is some option to set in the keyboard? I can change a lot of
> settings in the keyboard options.. (In Windows XP using Cubase, i just
> have to plug the keyboard and i can play VSTi via midi)

That's a shame... (:-()  I'm not sure I've got your INs and OUTs straight,
though.  Am I right that you can, say, play a midifile *out* to your Nord,
but when you play keys on the Nord you can't record them or drive squeeky?
(Are you using the same adapter on Windows?)

When you open PatchBay, do you see icons for both input and output?
There's a little activity bar by each input icon.  Can you see any action
there if you play keys? If you change the Nord program?

My USB adapters have LEDs for input and output that flash on events.
Do you have them and do they show activity?

It might help if you get an interface description via listusb, and send
it to me so I can see if there's any apparent difference.  (Use 'listusb'
to find the device, then 'listusb -v /dev/usb/<whatever>'.

Thanks,
        -- Pete --


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