(snip) > I am currently using a midisport 1x1 usb midi interface/ alsa driver > on a tibook 400/ debian powerpc testing+2.4.20ben1 kernel+alsa cvs. This > midi interface is more difficult to set up than other interfaces as you > have to download a firmware to it to get it to work. Once it is set up, > it works very well. And it was quite cheap ;)
Yup, Matthew is right, you'll want to setup alsa - I had to install it from CVS to get both usb-audio (which is where the usb midi drivers are kept) and the powermac driver. Most linux midi programs use alsa for midi anyways. I got a midiman uno working, which is a bit tricky, but it was only $30US, however it oopses my kernel everytime I unplug it :) A couple of useful links: Midisport firmware stripper: http://www.informatik.uni-halle.de/~ladischc/midisport_linux_firmware.html Using timidity as a soft synth via alsa: http://www.djcj.org/LAU/guide/TiMidity-howto.html BTW - if anybody knows of a good sequencer program than runs under ppc, please let me know, I have yet to find one that builds. -Brett
