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=d0beff0473ab8d813313e58e9fd2d85d2c977639;hb=9b7e5ba52fa3a4325daf4631b7b564595e1a710f;hp=63cbc242ca110ae6cb7a64f931476566aa392c03;hpb=2d0291a89ca5b90531dd728f73c09c4238f92f68;p=ardour-manual-diverged 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 63cbc24..d0beff0 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 @@ -2,19 +2,35 @@ 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.
a2jmidid is an application that bridges between the system
MIDI ports and
-
First you should make sure that there is no ALSA sequencer support enabled in JACK. To do that open QJackCtl's Setup window.
- Set Settings > MIDI Driver to Settings > MIDI Driver to none.
Then uncheck the Misc > Enable ALSA Sequencer
support option.
@@ -32,13 +48,28 @@ title: MIDI on Linux
Linux distribution and try again.
+ If you have correctly configured JACK for MIDI, then your MIDI ports should appear in + qjackctl under Connections > MIDI . +
+ +- After starting a2jmidid, your control surface MIDI ports should appear in - qjackctl under Connections > MIDI > a2j. +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 whatever technique you use +to start JACK.
+- 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. +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.
+