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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 11:18:27 +0200 (EET DST)
From: Imre Oolberg <oolberg@ut.ee>
To: alsa-user@alsa.jcu.cz
Subject: Re: playing midi with CL SB PCI 64 and ES1370 ad ASLA
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Hi,

thank you for your attention. I really succeeded to compile timididy (just
command line version) though
it was all in japanese! What a guys, did the FAQ in english and INSTALL in
japanise. it was timidity-0.2i+AC3.tar.gz. 
(http://www.goice.co.jp/member/mo/hack-progs/timidity.html)

Strange but i seem missing some files which participate in generating sounds
for cerntain (actually most) instruments. I could only hear piano thhough it
sound good enaogh for me!

There is a catalog after i installed it:

ut:/timidity-0.2i+AC3# cd /usr/local/lib/timidity/patch/
acpiano.pat   nylongt2.pat

with those two entries. Should it contain more?

Is this directory somehow equialent to the following file in NT:

/mnt/winnt/system32/Eapci8m.ecw - size is ca 8 MB

???

But as i understand my soundcard doesnt speak midi and ALSA does (there is a
device name midi00) or they dont speak the same way?? I am ignorant, sorry.
Isnt there some more direct way to play midi's in a situation like mine
rather than converting them into wav (this is what the timididy does,
right?) ?

And i got an impression that i should find i the net some more acpiano.pat-
like files and install them , Should i ? Where is the best place?

And my poor CD is a humble 12 x Samsung SCR 1231/E, someone was interested
but its not the the #1 problem for me at the moment whether i can use
cdparanoia with this one or not. Though, it could be fun!
I mean i have avaiable other cd's which are capable or doing rawread.
(I am a computer teahcer in shool, i have to admit that despite to the
impression i made here :)


Best Regards and i will be happy to learn how to use timidity more
effectively!

Imre Oolberg

PS and just before i was going to post it (i mean i still do it) i found
in ALSA a section of API and some lenghty stories about midi. Whats that?


