X-Git-Url: http://shamusworld.gotdns.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=_manual%2F03_setting-up-your-system%2F05_setting-up-midi%2F02_midi-on-linux.html;h=1d550d534e60f64b32f2900fc9b5d9ff89b7654f;hb=cda977cf9407b3a63e7c51e02151974a2ddf6dd6;hp=adaed743acb1fe9efd131590df0f460d0a942327;hpb=9ab3009544de388b1e564dab28839462bef96df9;p=ardour-manual diff --git a/_manual/03_setting-up-your-system/05_setting-up-midi/02_midi-on-linux.html b/_manual/03_setting-up-your-system/05_setting-up-midi/02_midi-on-linux.html index adaed74..1d550d5 100644 --- a/_manual/03_setting-up-your-system/05_setting-up-midi/02_midi-on-linux.html +++ b/_manual/03_setting-up-your-system/05_setting-up-midi/02_midi-on-linux.html @@ -2,6 +2,22 @@ layout: default title: MIDI on Linux --- + +The right approach for using MIDI on Linux depends on which version of +JACK you use. The world divides into: + +
-X alsa_midi server
argument. To support legacy control
+ applications, you can also use the -X seq argument to the ALSA
+ backend of JACK and get the exact same results.@@ -32,13 +48,21 @@ title: MIDI on Linux Linux distribution and try again.
-- After starting a2jmidid, your control surface MIDI ports should appear in + If you have correctly configured JACK for MIDI, then your MIDI ports should appear in qjackctl under Connections > MIDI > a2j.
+ +- You can now add a2jmidid -e as an "after start-up" script in the Setup > Options tab of QJackCtl, so that it is - started automatically whenever you start JACK. +Once you've verified that the ports appear in JACK as expected, you +can make this happen whenever you start JACK. If you use a newer +version of JACK 1, just make sure the -X alsa_midi or -X seq options +are enabled. For other versions of JACK, +add a2jmidid -e as an "after start-up" script +in the Setup > Options tab of QJackCtl, so +that it is started automatically whenever you start JACK.
+