From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Dave Phillips Subject: Re: some comments re: dosemu 1.1.99 (fwd) Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 17:21:41 -0400 Sender: linux-msdos-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <3F91AEE5.7080309@bright.net> References: <200310172128.24344.clarencedang@yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <200310172128.24344.clarencedang@yahoo.com> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: Clarence Dang Cc: linux-msdos@vger.kernel.org Clarence Dang wrote: [re: Sound Globs opening noise] >>I'm now able to open and run the program, but something happens when it >>opens that kills its MIDI activity. The program appears to be working, it >>just doesn't send any MIDI data. Upon opening it sends a big MIDI reset to >>my synths (including a big chord with no apparent note-off), then I get no >>joy. :( I'm still working with it though, trying to at least create some >>MIDI files for later use. >> >> >> >Are you using midid? If so, is ~/.dosemu/run/dosemu-midi a pipe? If it's >only a file, MIDI events will just accumulate in there; that might explain >why you get a single note at startup but no MIDI after that. > Hi Clarence: Actually it's a bunch of notes sounding at once (i.e. a chord). I remember beta testing a version of Sequencer Plus that did exactly the same thing, and the programmers at Voyetra fixed it. They told me that the sequencer did a complete MIDI reset upon opening, which makes sense, but they also realized it was an error to send a bunch of MIDI note-on messages. Btw, when I run Sound Globs on a dedicated DOS machine this effect does not occur. No, I'm not using midid. ~/.dosemu/run/dosemu-midi is linked to /dev/snd/midiC1D0, ALSA's virtual MIDI card. In the past I've found that method to be much les latency-prone than midid, though I recall Stas mentioning that the daemon had been much improved lately. I might try it again someday, but truthfully the link works so well I'm not inclined to change it. Thanks for the suggestion, I appreciate any & all input on this matter. Best regards, Dave Phillips