Personally, I think the ports should be listed when using ALSA *and* still have functionality of using aconnect. Totally possible.
I use a similar set up on OSX where I have a permanent virtual port for Pd set in the OSX Midi settings which I route everything to, either in the other app or via an aconnect-style routing app like MidiPatchbay <http://notahat.com/midi_patchbay/>. -------- Dan Wilcox @danomatika <https://twitter.com/danomatika> danomatika.com <http://danomatika.com/> robotcowboy.com <http://robotcowboy.com/> > On Apr 21, 2016, at 9:44 AM, Jonathan Wilkes <jancs...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Thanks, Dan. > > As for the +1's-- no greybeards will be harmed in my work to improve the > interface. > > -Jonathan > > > On Thursday, April 21, 2016 11:36 AM, Dan Wilcox <danomat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > If Pd uses Portmidi <http://portmedia.sourceforge.net/portmidi/> on Linux, > then it should be pretty easy to list the available ports. It’s no so hard > with ALSA itself either. Check the RtMidi > <http://www.music.mcgill.ca/~gary/rtmidi/> ALSA implementation inside > RtMidi.cpp. I’ve used that in the past as a reference, although it’s a little > hairy to pick apart, it’s at least a good working example beyond the ALSA > documentation. > > -------- > Dan Wilcox > @danomatika <https://twitter.com/danomatika> > danomatika.com <http://danomatika.com/> > robotcowboy.com <http://robotcowboy.com/> >> On Apr 21, 2016, at 9:28 AM, pd-list-requ...@lists.iem.at >> <mailto:pd-list-requ...@lists.iem.at> wrote: >> >> From: Miller Puckette <m...@ucsd.edu <mailto:m...@ucsd.edu>> >> Subject: Re: [PD] time travelling with AKM320 and Pd >> Date: April 21, 2016 at 9:09:58 AM MDT >> To: Jonathan Wilkes <jancs...@yahoo.com <mailto:jancs...@yahoo.com>> >> Cc: "pd-list@lists.iem.at <mailto:pd-list@lists.iem.at>" >> <pd-list@lists.iem.at <mailto:pd-list@lists.iem.at>>, IOhannes m zmoelnig >> <zmoel...@iem.at <mailto:zmoel...@iem.at>> >> >> >> I don't know of any reason this can't be done. The main alsa api limitation >> that has stopped me is: Not Worth the Hassle. That, however, is subjective - >> if you indeed want to attack it I'll be glad to see it (and perhaps even >> borrow it into vanilla if you're game). > > >
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