The MIDI standard provides a way to play music using synthesized and electronic instruments, versus recording real ones.
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How to save a file in zyanaddsubfx
I am trying to save a file in Zynaddsubfx so that I can record a MIDI file. Does anyone know how to do that? Additionally, how do you open the file once it is saved?
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Sound/midi programming in ubuntu
I'd like to create a synth app which receives midi input from a usb keyboard and produces sound output on the speakers, while i'd use GTK for the UI.
What can i use to accomplish this (alsa? ...
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Roland GAIA USB no longer works after kernel 3.2.0-38 update
Recently my Roland GAIA SH-01 synthesizer stopped responding when it is connected by USB while I run Ubuntu. I was able to track down the cause to the 3.2.0-38-generic kernel, if I select revision 37 ...
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How to accelerate java VirMIDI port detection?
I install the snd-virmidi kernel module in order to have Virtual MIDI ports in java and connect MIDI software synthesizer to java land.
But, java takes a long time to detect those Virtual MIDI ports ...
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How to use MIDI keyboard with seq24
I want to set some MIDI from a MIDI keyboard on a loop using a sequencer, and it seems like seq24 would be the simplest way to do this. However, seq24 doesn't show up in JACK connections, and I don't ...
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Playing a MIDI keyboard without JACK / how to use JACK and PulseAudio/ALSA
So, I havea MIDI keyboard but I'm not really motivated to play when I have to set up JACK and everything else just to get one sound out of it. The problem is that whenever I start JACK I can't play ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 64bit for professional DJing?
I want to have ubuntu as my main system for DJing as a professional. So, i was wondering if programms like traktor or ableton can run on ubuntu via WINE as a stable solution. I want to have ubuntu and ...
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QinHeng CH345 USB MIDI device not showing up in lsusb
I have a USB MIDI cable which shows up on connect in the kernel messages as:
usb 1-1.2: new full-speed USB device number 12 using dwc_otg
yet, somehow in lsusb this device does not show up:
Bus ...
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Digital Audio Workstation: alternatives to Logic Pro or Cubase for Ubuntu?
What do I use instead of Cubase, LogicPro, FL Studio etc?
I would like to
1) Connect MIDI devices (like music keyboards) via the USB port. This is very important. Nothing that doesn't do this would ...
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Can't play midi file, Gstreamer keeps asking for i386 plugin that can't be installed (64bit)
I use Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64bit. When trying to play midi (.mid) file, it asks for a gstreamer plugin, but the Install button itself is unclickable.
Actually, I have gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad ...
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problems with “normal” audio and midi playback in turns
I recently installed tuxguitar and timidity and in general they work fine. But I'd like to listen to mp3 in between, means to compare some parts of a song in midi and mp3. When I open totem or ...
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How to play embedded midi audio in PDF file?
I'm on Ubuntu 11.04 and using Adobe Reader 9.
When I click on the embedded file link in the pdf file I get a dialogue box saying
Multimedia Player Finder: The media requires an additional player.
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How to setup midi input?
I have Ubuntu 12.04 and want to setup a M-Audio Axiom 49.
I have tried to read up on jackd1 / jackdmp /jackd2 / qjackctl and whatnot, but haven't gotten any sound from the keyboard yet.
A long time ...
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Low latency midi and Virtual sound studio
I wish to connect my musical keyboard to linux (figured that part out)
But I would like to know my options for Virtual Grand Pianos.
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Step-by-step to run a midi keyboard input device? 12.04
I have a Korg Nanokey, and I'd like to make it produce sound in ubuntu. I've read that means I should be using Rosegarden, and that Rosegarden uses JACK, but does not install it. (Although checking ...
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Software to convert MP3 to MIDI and MP3 to KAROKE
I am looking for software that can convert MP3 files to MIDI and KAROKE formats.
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How to play piano via a midi keyboard?
I am sorry to bother you but I don't know very much. This is about playing the piano through the computer. I have an m-audio keystation 88 which is a whole separate machine that connects through the ...
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Are there any good alternatives to GarageBand available?
Are there any good Linux alternatives to Garageband?
The most important features would be:
Good audio recording, with audio filters
Good MIDI editing abilities
and a good selection of instrument ...
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Midi files not working on Rhythmbox nor VLC
Rhythmbox 2.96 doesn't run any midi file on Ubuntu 12.04, even after installing GStreamer and Ubuntu Restricted Extras.
Rhythmbox-Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|0.10|rhythmbox-metadata|audio/midi ...
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Ubuntu Won't Boot After 12.04 Upgrade, Timidity++ Error
So I upgraded to 12.04 this afternoon from 11.10. However when I boot into Ubuntu, after the loading screen has hung for about 15 seconds, it then disappears and a black screen appears and appears to ...
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How to get MIDI output from a Windows application via Wine
I develop a windows application and am curious whether it works via Wine. The application runs fine with Wine but I get no sound. In fact, I'm not sure whether my ubuntu installation has MIDI ...
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Select on track of a midi file for playing with timidity
$ timidity file.mid
Recognizes the 4 tracks of my midi file:
Track name: soprano
Track name: alto
Track name: tenor
Track name: bass
Timidity plays them all at the same time. Is it also possible ...
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How to create a MIDI connection between applications?
I have been some trouble using applications that require MIDI like GuitarPro6 and tuxguitar.
These both programs make use of MIDI synthesis. However, I can only listen the midi output when I actually ...
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MIDI to VMPK to QSynth to Audio?
I'm currently using Jack (qjackctl) + VMPK + qSynth to try to simply jam a little bit on my keyboard on my Linux machine. I can see all of the inputs and outputs, but I'm still not getting any sound.
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playmidi /dev/sequencer not found
playmidi midi.mid
Does not play, but gives the following error:
playmidi /dev/sequencer not found.
How can this be resolved?
By the way, I am using Ubuntu 10.10. Totem movie player does play ...
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midi input recorder
I have a (musical type) keyboard with a usb connection for midi input. I am able to connect with drumstick virtual piano and see the keys geing pressed on screen and also to hear from the keyboard ...
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How to get Rosegarden to work with timidity? [closed]
I'm having problems getting Rosegarden to play midi using Timidity on Ubuntu 11.10 amd64.
I've tried mapping the MIDI playback device to one of the Timidity port that was automatically created on ...
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How do I use a USB joystick to generate MIDI data to control audio apps?
I've read about people hacking joysticks to make a foot controller for audio apps by wiring up some robust switches to the circuit board. It's probably possible to do something with the joystick too.
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How do I make MIDI playback work on a Inspiron 531s?
I have a windows vista inspiron 531s with ubuntu 11.04 & a realtek ALC888 soundcard everything with ubuntu works fine except for midi playback in my softwares like noteworthy composer & such.
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Not all .mid MIDI files working
I have several MIDI files on my computer. They ALL play fine on 10.10 or earlier, but in 11.04 Natty maybe only about 50% of them play. Totem will recognize all the files in Natty and even show track ...
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How can I setup gstreamer to work with specific sf2 sound bank?
How can I setup gstreamer (rhythmbox) to work with specific .sf2 sound bank (using fluidsynth, for example?) Thank you.
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How do I get embedded MIDI files to play in Chrome?
When I click play on this site (http://tones.wolfram.com/), nothing happens. If I download the file to disk, there are several applications installed that play just fine. How do I get chrome to act as ...
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Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard setup
I installed Virtual MIDI Keyboard (vmpk) using apt-get install. I also have Jack control and Qsynth installed. When I open vmpk, I cannot hear the sound coming from it. How can I do the setting to let ...
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How does one set up a MIDI keyboard
I would like to set up my keyboard via my midi-sport 2x2, I've plugged everything in and even installed the midisport-firmware package which was not automatically installed for some reason.
The goal ...
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How to send All-Notes-Off ALSA MIDI Event?
I am writing a MIDI sequencer in C++ using asoundlib. Sometimes I would like my application to stop all voices, calling an All-Notes-Off event. I do it by calling a note-off to every note at every ...
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How do I play a midi from the command line in Ubuntu?
I'd like to do something like
$ play filename.mid
and hear the midi file played without opening up a graphical program. Is there a package for Ubuntu that can do this?
