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should list the MIDI devices.

----- Original Message -----
From: Felipe Sateler <fsateler@gmail.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 10:46 pm
Subject: [Csnd] Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: csound on Fedora 11 and rawhide
To: csound@lists.bath.ac.uk
Cc: pbrobinson@gmail.com, sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org

> I think that alsa is not picking up your MIDI device. I know
> practically nothing about MIDI, so I can't really help on this one...
> Can you execute "ls -lR /dev/snd/*
> 
> Saludos,
> Felipe Sateler
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 17:00, Art Hunkins<abhunkin@uncg.edu> wrote:
> > Followup:
> > I've now got audio with SoaS on my Windows box. (I think I 
> used a
> > differently prepared stick, probably one that was updated 
> *correctly*). All
> > results were as described below on my Asus EeePC900.
> >
> > My remaining problem is MIDI input. Here are my <CsOptions>:
> > -odac -+rtaudio=alsa -+rtmidi=alsa -M hw:1,0 -m0d --expression-
> opt -b128
> > -B2048 -+raw_controller_mode=1
> > (It seems that *both* -+rtaudio=alsa and -+rtmidi=alsa are 
> required here.)
> >
> > No sound, and the log shows real confusion on the MIDI front. 
> Here is the
> > relevent portion:
> > ALSA lib rawmidi_hw.c:233:(snd_rawmidi_hw_open) open 
> /dev/snd/midiC1D0> failed: No such file or directory
> >
> > ALSA: error opening MIDI input device
> >
> > *** error opening MIDI in device: -1 (Unknown MIDI error)
> >
> >
> > Seems like there is something missing for alsa MIDI.
> >
> > BTW, both -+rtmidi=pulse and -+rtmidi=portmidi fail; 
> apparently these
> > options don't exist.
> >
> > Art Hunkins
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Art Hunkins" 
> <abhunkin@uncg.edu>> To: <csound@lists.bath.ac.uk>; 
> <pbrobinson@gmail.com>> Cc: <sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 2:10 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Csnd] Re: Re: Re: Re: csound on Fedora 11 and rawhide
> >
> >
> >> I've finally got sound, out of my Asus EeePC900 (Linux) - 
> wonderful.>>
> >> I'm also in a position to comment on much of what has been 
> communicated>> over the last few hours.
> >>
> >> 1) The pulseaudio module *must* be downloaded/installed for 
> Csound to work
> >> at all. Pulseaudio-libs is not required.
> >> 2) Pulseaudio works with either -+rtaudio=pulse, or nothing 
> (I guess that
> >> means it is "patched").
> >> 3) As long as the separate pulseaudio module is present, ALSA 
> also works
> >> (via -+rtaudio=alsa). ALSA is obviously in the main package already
> >> (apparently as part of pulseaudio).
> >> 4) Portaudio is indeed completely absent; if you specify -
> +rtaudio=pa [or
> >> portaudio], Csound crashes.
> >> 5) IMPORTANT: Pulseaudio latency is very poor; at the end of random
> >> envelopes, it even gives a short additional burst of sound 
> (as if needing to
> >> empty an old buffer). ALSA (-+rtaudio=alsa), OTOH, is very 
> responsive and
> >> totally satisfactory.
> >>
> >> Bottom line: if I had my druthers, I'd vote for ALSA as the 
> default.>> Nonetheless, I agree with Victor; there is no real 
> problem - as long as we
> >> remember to specify -+rtaudio=alsa, and install the 
> pulseaudio module. (I do
> >> admit this seems a bit convoluted, but such is life and Csound.)
> >>
> >> As an aside: I'm still working on getting sound from my 
> Windows box.
> >>
> >> Art Hunkins
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: <Victor.Lazzarini@nuim.ie>
> >> To: <csound@lists.bath.ac.uk>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 11:48 AM
> >> Subject: [Csnd] Re: Re: Re: Re: csound on Fedora 11 and rawhide
> >>
> >>
> >> But there is no problem then, we just have to install the
> >> csound-alsa package (possibly if the alsa module is not in
> >> the main package) and use -+rtaudio=alsa.
> >>
> >> Victor
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: Felipe Sateler <fsateler@gmail.com>
> >> Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 4:45 pm
> >> Subject: [Csnd] Re: Re: Re: csound on Fedora 11 and rawhide
> >> To: csound@lists.bath.ac.uk
> >>
> >>> AFAIK, yes, it was patched. The thing is that apparently the SoaS
> >>> package is exactly the same one as in fedora. In fedora it 
> might make
> >>> sense to use pulseaudio (since pulseaudio will be running 
> anyway and
> >>> lots of soundcards/drivers do not allow multiple applications
> >>> writing to
> >>> them at the same time). I agree that pulseaudio in Sugar does
> >>> not make
> >>> much sense, but as long as it's the same package as in 
> fedora, I think
> >>> it will keep being pulse.
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, 2009-09-08 at 08:01 +0100, victor wrote:
> >>> > Well, you can try adding -+rtaudio=pulse. If Csound was not
> >>> patched, it
> >>> > would
> >>> > still look for portaudio.
> >>> >
> >>> > Was it patched to find pulseaudio by default? My only
> >>> misgiving about this
> >>> > is
> >>> > that pulseaudio is very high-latency.
> >>> >
> >>> > Victor
> >>> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Art Hunkins" 
> <abhunkin@uncg.edu>>>> > To: "Peter Robinson" 
> <pbrobinson@gmail.com>; "Felipe
> >>> Sateler"
> >>> > <fsateler@gmail.com>
> >>> > Cc: <csound@lists.bath.ac.uk>
> >>> > Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 1:46 AM
> >>> > Subject: [Csnd] Re: csound on Fedora 11 and rawhide
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > > I'm really excited that Csound now seems to be working on
> >>> > > Sugar-on-a-Stick.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > I'm getting sound written to -odac, but unfortunately am
> >>> still not hearing
> >>> > > audio. I imagine my problem is my audio setup.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > My <CsOptions> are:
> >>> > > -odac -m0d --expression-opt -b128 -B2048
> >>> > >
> >>> > > This set of options work fine on the XO-1, which is of
> >>> course Csound5.08
> >>> > > with alsa as default rtaudio.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > SoaS default is now Pulseaudio, about which I know nothing;
> >>> my log shows
> >>> > > it is being used, as expected.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > I noted that there were also "updates" available for
> >>> pulseaudio and
> >>> > > pulseaudio-libs. (I don't believe they were part of Soas
> >>> Strawberry.) Not
> >>> > > knowing whether these are now needed, I installed them as
> >>> well. Still no
> >>> > > audio.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > FWIW, I'm on my WindowsXP system, which has several audio
> >>> drivers
> >>> > > installed on it along with a specified (Windows) default.
> >>> I've no idea if
> >>> > > this matters.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > What am I missing? I assume it's something in <CsOptions>.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > I'm hoping that for purposes of my Sugar activity, that the
> >>> additional
> >>> > > pulseaudio files will not need to be installed. For kids and
> >>> their
> >>> > > teachers and support people, the less that needs to be done
> >>> the better.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Art Hunkins
> >>> > >
> >>> > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Peter Robinson"
> >>> > > <pbrobinson@gmail.com>
> >>> > > To: "Art Hunkins" <abhunkin@uncg.edu>; "Felipe Sateler"
> >>> > > <fsateler@gmail.com>
> >>> > > Cc: <csound@lists.bath.ac.uk>; "Sugar devel"
> >>> > > <sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org>
> >>> > > Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 5:12 PM
> >>> > > Subject: csound on Fedora 11 and rawhide
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >> Hi All,
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> I think (with the help of Felipe) and after around a
> >>> million test
> >>> > >> recompiles :-) I've finally fixed the issues with the
> >>> csound python
> >>> > >> bindings on Fedora. The build is now in rawhide and 
> fedora-
> >>> testing for
> >>> > >> Fedora 11 as of today. The build that your after is 
> 5.10.1-
> >>> 12. For me
> >>> > >> at least it seems to work OK on Fedora 11 rawhide.
> >>> PulseAudio is set
> >>> > >> as the default. I would like to know how it looks to
> >>> everyone else.
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> Cheers,
> >>> > >> Peter
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
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> >> Dr Victor Lazzarini, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Music,
> >> National University of Ireland, Maynooth
> >>
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