Ulrich Möhrke wrote: > if I use pmidi or kmid to play a midi file both seem to do something, but > there is no output. I use pmidi -p72:0 <file name>. > pmidi -l gives: > Port Client name Port name > 72:0 Rawmidi 1 - MPU-401 (UART) 1-0 MPU-401 (UART) 1-0 > > I have a "SiS7012 PCI Audio Accelerator (rev a0)".
Your SiS chip doesn't have a hardware MIDI synthesizer. If you actually want to hear sounds, you have to connect a synthesizer to the MIDI port of your mainboard (this is what the MPU-401 compatible port is for), or you can use a software synthesizer like Timidity or fluidsynth. HTH Clemens ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
