Re: [SLUG] While on the subject of Music....

From: Tim Spalding (dominus@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Thu Apr 12 2001 - 01:09:13 EDT


>> On Wed, 11 Apr 2001, Norbert Cartagena wrote:
>> How can I listen Midi files? I try to use kmid but it keeps complaining
>> that I don't have a midi device.
>>
>> P.S.
>> The soundcard is a Maestro 3 running on a Dell Insporion 8000 laptop.

That's it. The Maestro drivers only support PCM. No direct MIDI/FM synthesis.
  Using Timidity should fill the gap nicely, though.

> Mark wrote:
>
> The 2.4.X kernels are the only ones that support the Maestro. I hope you
> are using this series.

Good news. The Maestro 1 and 2 have been supported for some time. The Maestro
3 drivers are very new on the scene. (Word had it that ESS was being difficult,
refusing to release either drivers or specs. Whether that changed, or someone
managed to reverse-engineer a Maestro 3, I haven't heard.) The short of it is,
though, that the Maestro 3 is supported (such as it is) by kernel versions 2.4.0
and up, as well as 2.2.19 and up.

Hope the info helps.



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