[Musix-users] USB Midisport

Fri Jun 23 11:35:57 CEST 2006

OK,

Next mission:

- a mail to Midiman (and Echo audio also? ...For the Gina24 Firmware)
- testdrive with a soundblaster 128 (tho first i need to build a midi
to gameport interface)

I'll let thisone rest for a little while and hope for a propper solution.

Mano

On 6/22/06, Marcos Guglielmetti <marcospcmusica at gmail.com> wrote:
> El Viernes, 23 de Junio de 2006 01:01, MNO escribió:
> > Marcos,
> >
> > The firmware is indeed not distributable and is is essential for the
> > midisport to work.
> Ok
>
> > So the hardware will not be able to work with a distro on live CD 'out
> > of the box'.
>
> Yes, for now! We will try to make it GPL in some way (talking to the owners or
> rewriting)
>
> > BUT, would it be possible to add the needed files AFTER burning the ISO?
>
> No, at least for a begginer: you have to remaster all the CD, and, for that,
> you need a working GNU+Linux distro and many things in your head :D
>
> > For instance that i can add a folder named
> > /firmware/midiman/midisport4x4 where i can place the firmware files
> > from this package http://usb-midi-fw.sourceforge.net/
>
> It's not necesary to do that, you can compile things from the CD, but we dont
> encourage the people to use non-free software, in this case we need help to
> talk with Midiman, dont you think?
>
> You a re a midiman products user, ¿could you talk with them?
>
> > I know it is a bit odd and i have no idea how it affects the Musix
> > distro, but it would give more people the oppertunity to try Musix and
> > enable them to use the CD 'on the go' without the need to buy more
> > hardware.
> >
> > anyway, i'm going to figure out how to proceed, i want to learn these
> > packages and make music, most important part is a midi input and a low
> > latency reaction from a softsynth. can this be done with a basic
> > soundblaster thing?
>
> Sure: I do!
>
> > Or do those cards have too much latency just like
> > running under windows?
>
> Mmm... 23ms, or 11ms, or 5ms, it depends on your hardware config, you could go
> for 1.6ms too
>
> > Quiet a big step back on quality, but i have to
> > find a realistic way to get started.
>
> Sure
>
> >
> >
> > Mano.
> >
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