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From: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@jcu.cz>
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On Fri, 27 Nov 1998, Paul Barton-Davis wrote:

> >0		1 sequencer
> >1-23		reserved
> >24-31		8 * 1 control interface
> >32-63		8 * 4 mixer devices
> >64-95		8 * 4 rawmidi devices
> >96-103		8 * 1 raw FM devices
> 
>                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> So now, Jaroslav, I have to ask: why is OK to have a specific minor
> device for raw FM access, but not, as per a previous discussion, for
> raw non-FM-synth-access ?

You need exclusive device (I mean device which should be open only
once) for non-FM-synth? But this isn't bad idea routing raw FM commands
over ALSA sequencer.. I'll probably remove raw FM devices from list...

							Jaroslav

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Jaroslav Kysela <perex@jcu.cz>
Academic Computer Centre, University of South Bohemia
Branisovska 31, C. Budejovice, CZ-370 05 Czech Republic


