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=73f384684704073345c673700fe33817a5665220;hb=e796585f7353a8b6303360b2f571a3abe2ccc2d9;hp=1d550d534e60f64b32f2900fc9b5d9ff89b7654f;hpb=cda977cf9407b3a63e7c51e02151974a2ddf6dd6;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 1d550d5..73f3846 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 @@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ JACK you use. The world divides into:
Systems using JACK 1, versions 0.124 or later
On these systems, just start JACK with - the -X alsa_midi server argument. To support legacy control + the -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.
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All others
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All others
Use a2jmidid to act as a bridge between ALSA MIDI and JACK. Do not use the -X seq or -X raw arguments - the timing and performance of these options is not acceptable.
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a2jmidid

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Check MIDI ports

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Check available MIDI ports

If you have correctly configured JACK for MIDI, then your MIDI ports should appear in - qjackctl under Connections > MIDI > a2j. + qjackctl under Connections > MIDI .

Making it automatic

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, +can make this happen whenever you start JACK. +

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If you use a newer version of JACK 1, just make sure the -X +alsa_midi or -X seq options are enabled for whatever technique you use +to start JACK. +

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+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.