Ed McCanless wrote: > Ken Schneider wrote: >> Ed McCanless wrote: >> >>> Ken Schneider wrote: >>> >>>> When using kmid to playback a karaoke .mid file I get no sound being >>>> sent to my sound card. It's a USB sound card so I plainly see when data >>>> is sent to it. This is on a fresh install of 10.3. >>>> >>>> Ken >>>> >>>> >>> Ken, >>> Just in case you don't have a solution yet, here's what I did with >>> kmid on Suse 10.3 (I just installed 10.3 last week.) >>> Kmid did not play at first, which I've learned to expect. >>> So, I started timidity. Command: timidity -iA -B8,2 -Os >>> Then restarted kmid and went to Settings> MIDI Setup> Select MIDI >>> Device... and tried timidity ports till I found one that works. >>> >> timidity doesn't show as a map device to select from, can you be a >> little more specific please? >> >> In my >> >>> case it was the first timidity port. >>> It plays my .mid files fine, hope this helps you. >>> >>> -ED- >>> >>> >>> >> Ken >> >> > TiMidity must be running before you start Kmid for this to show. > Start it with the Command: > > timidity -iA -B8,2 -Os > > The last option is not a zero, it is a capital O. Make sure the little > bouncing startup icon goes away before you start kmid. > On both my systems, 10.1 and 10.3, from the GUI I click Settings, which > gives a drop down list. I choose MIDI Setup... which gives a dialog box > with the list: > Select MIDI device you want to use: > Midi Through Midi Through Port-0 - ALSA device > TiMidity TiMidity Port-0 - ALSA device > TiMidity TiMidity Port-1- ALSA device > TiMidity TiMidity Port-2- ALSA device > TiMidity TiMidity Port-3 - ALSA device > > Highlight the first timidity option and click OK. If kmid doesn't play, > try again using the next timidity port, until you have found the one > that works. > > If you are trying to do this from a command line, or if you don't see a > list similar to the one above, I'm afraid I can't help much more. It > took me about 3 months, a couple of years ago, to gather this much info. > Most of my other command line knowledge is for running lillypond, and > some video work. > > Best of luck, and if it doesn't work, may we find better help; > > -ED-
I finally got this going last night. Much thanks to Ed and Rajko for your help. I tried adding the command to my .profile and it made my login hang. So for now I will just run the command by hand when needed. Ken -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
