> > It starts and it's a nice program, thanks. I use lilypond though, > > together with lilicomp, but this is also nice. Taking into account > > that nted cannot play on my computer by default (see below), I think > > it should start even without "modprobe snd_seq". I think programs > > should work out of the box with no setup (just apt-get install nted). > > And users who want more (like if you want a hardware midi), should > > have a way how to set it up (in this case "modprobe snd_seq" plus > > some more advanced alsa setup, that I don't even know, I didn't get it > > to work on my comp). > > Well... I agree that NtEd, as a score editor, should be able to run > without a midi sequencer. The sequencer would be required only to play > the scores. I'll ask upstream about that.
Thanks. > Anyway, IMHO, it's not packaging related and shouldn't block the upload > of the package. I think it should be mentioned in the README.Debian, together with exact steps, how to get it work (basically what you just wrote in the email). But I am not a sponsor, I am just saying what I like as a Debian user. > >>> I believe it should be working, it's a note editing program, not a player > >>> right? > >> NtEd can play the scores via midi. > > > > It is supposed to, but it doesn't on my computer by default (I > > probably need some setup of alsa, but everything else works, sound > > works fine, but not the hardware midi). When I hit the play button, > > nothing comes out. > > > >>> BTW, timidity file.midi works nice on my system, so nted should be too > >>> imho. > >> If you try timidity as an ALSA sequencer client (-iA) it will require > >> the /dev/snd/seq device too. > > > > I tried that and it's true that > > > > timidity -iA peccantem.midi > > > > doesn't work without "sudo modprobe snd_seq", but it doesn't work with > > it neither: > > > > $ timidity -iA peccantem.midi > [snip] > > TiMidity starting in ALSA server mode > > Opening sequencer port: 128:0 128:1 128:2 128:3 > > > > and nothing comes out. > > It's because with -iA timidity starts in server mode. The -iA option is > used when timidity is started as a service, via /etc/init.d/timidity. > Set TIM_ALSASEQ=true in /etc/default/timidity then start the daemon: > # invoke-rc.d timidity start I had that setup already. And timidity -iA prints the output above and doesn't play. timidity without -iA plays nice. > Then you can play midi files with any midi player (not only timidity) > through the ALSA sequencer. > For NtEd, you'll have to set the Configure MIDI dialog to use a timidity > port (e.g. 128:0) to hear something. Changing the port from 14:0 to 128:0 made nted play the scores - wow, it's very nice, it plays the tone everytime I put a new note in. Ondrej -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
