[Musix-usuarios] USB MIDI interfaces which work with free software

Vie Jun 23 03:15:37 CEST 2006

"[M-Colab] Re: [Musix-users] USB Midisport (license doubt)
De: Richard Stallman <rms en gnu.org>
 Para: marcospcmusica en gmail.com
 CC: musix-colaborad en lists.ourproject.org, musix-users en lists.ourproject.org, 
musix-usuarios en lists.ourproject.org
 Fecha: 23/06/06 00:14"

"Would you like to implement, on fsf.org, a list of the USB MIDI
interfaces which work with free software, and the ones that don't?  We
would like that.  If you want to do it, please write to johns en gnu.org
and he can accept the info from you."

Hi John, 

The ALSA matrix shows many USB MIDI hardware supported by the drivers 
(snd-usb-audio), but for many of them the user needs non-free software 
firmwares (this is not showed into the ALSA matrix [4])

I dont really know about all the MIDI USB devices in the world, but I am sure 
about this ones from M-Audio (midiman) [1]

* This USB MIDI interfaces are supported by ALSA and don't need non-free 
firmware:

M Audio USB MidiSport Duo 
M Audio USB MidiSport Quatro
MidiSport 2x4 [3]
Newer KeyStation models (49e, 61es, Pro 88)

* This USB MIDI interfaces are supported by OSS [2] and don't need non-free 
firmware:

MidiSport 1x1
MidiSport 2x2

Also, there is a non-free package that contains non-free firmware to support 
other similar devices:

"The project page is <http://usb-midi-fw.sourceforge.net/>.
For help, discussion or feedback, send a mail to the mailing list at
<usb-midi-fw-user en lists.sourceforge.net>.written by Clemens Ladisch 
<clemens en ladisch.de>"

Supported devices with non-free firmware:
- MidiSport 4x4
- MidiSport 8x8
- MidiSport Uno
- Keystation (old models)
- Oxygen
- Radium

"There is also an OSS driver by NAGANO Daisuke supporting the MidiSport 
1x1/2x2 with GPL'd firmware written by Lars Dölle. [2]"

Links:

[1] http://www.m-audio.com/
[2] http://homepage3.nifty.com/StudioBreeze/software/usbmidi-e.html
[3] http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/MIDISPORT2x4-main.html
     http://la.m-audio.com/products/es_la/MIDISPORT2x4-main.html
[4] http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/index.php?vendor=All#matrix

Regard,

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