Quoting zarko bulatovic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (from Mon, 10 Jul 2006
04:09:15 -0700):
[CCing multimedia@, where more people interested in this topic listen]
Are there any projects regarding this topic? I recently started coding
I'm not aware of one.
kernel modules, however, there are some design issues involving "way"
of MIDI implementation, so i hoped to contact somebody who's working on
the same thing, or to join develop. team if there is any project
underway.
I just imported the old "new" midi code. It was not finished, but can
at least be used for some situations. Any patches which improve the
midi code are welcome.
Bye,
Alexander.
The rest of the mail for the benefit of multimadia@:
Anyways, the first dillema i have is about softsynth rendering,
naturally early-stage drivers wouldn't use sc's onboard wavetables and
their hardware means of MIDI rendering, so i would rather use software
MIDI playback. Usage of hardware functionality should come later. The
thing that bugs me, is it worth coding this inside of kernel module?
Meaning that some /dev device inputs midi messages to kern.module,
witch uses built-in software synthessis based on SF2 specification for
MIDI rendering. There are already userland programs that do that, like
timidiy and fluidsynth. Maybe it would be better to start on hardware
functionalty at once, eg. pure device drivers that control soundcard's
MIDI port, however, allaround kernel module should bring a decent
degree of standardization. This is the way software MIDI is implemented
on Windows and MacOSX, kernel mode rendering through software
synthersizer (altrough i think they use DLS synthessis rather than SF2,
but that really isnt important). So the question is, what is the best
goal for MIDI on FreeBSD, a quickest way of controlling external
synths/MIDI hardware (meaning ditch the software synth and set your
mind on various hardware specs), or an all-around MIDI drivers
providing playback without "3rd party" userland apps?
Thank you in advance.
Zarko Bulatovic
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