Re: [Rosegarden-user] No sounds from my keybord?

[Nigel H. <cav...@al...>]

Apologies. I wrongly sent this reply to LAU.

On Sunday 20 January 2008 22:00, Nigel Henry wrote:
> On Sunday 20 January 2008 21:00, you wrote:
> > 2008/1/20, Nigel Henry <cav...@al...>:
> > > On Sunday 20 January 2008 17:44, Kresten Buch wrote:
> > > > Hello
> > > >
> > > > Happy to find an open program to write my notes. Its just that I cant
> > > > get the dam thing to play.
> > > >
> > > > I recompiled the kernel, so that the system time is 1000. I do have
> > > > the Jack server running, and I installed the synth plugin.
> > > >
> > > > I have a Yamaha keyboard with medi in and out witch i connected to my
> > > > computer with a usb cable.
> > > >
> > > > Sound is working fine elsewere in my ubunto so I expect alsa i
> > > > working.
> > > >
> > > > If I open the MIDI device maneger it finds to play devices and to
> > > > record devices.
> > > >
> > > > Pleace help me out. I tried all the options I coul find myself.
> > > > Regards Kresten
> > >
> > > A couple of questions. Is the snd-usb-audio module loaded? See lsmod
> > > for loaded modules. Also if you start Qjackctl, and look in 
> > > "Connections", and the "midi" tab you should see your keyboard sitting
> > > there waiting to be connected to rosegarden.
> > >
> > > Just a suggestion to checkout your keyboard creating sounds. Install
> > > ZynAddSubFX, and again look in Qjackctl's connections, midi tab.
> > > Connect your keyboard to ZynAddSubFX, and play a few notes. Any
> > > sounds??
> > >
> > > Nigel.
> >
> > Hi Nigel
> > The snd-usb-audio is loaded.
> >
> > usbcore     109144  6 snd_usb_audio,snd_usb_lib,usbhid,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd
> >
> > ive been into Qjackctl and I've connected everything to everything.
> > It does not seem to change anything.
> >
> > I installed the ZynAddSubFX and connected that one as well without
> > result. When I open the ZynAddSubFX I can't make it play anything by it
> > self. I figuer it's suppoused to make sounds when you click with the
> > mouse on it's keyboard?
>
> You should get sounds out of Zyn using it's inbuilt keyboard, even if your
> Yamaha one has some problems. Have a good look at alsamixer's controls on
> the CLI (konsole/terminal). Controls like "master" "pcm" "front", if you
> have them need to be unmuted and the sliders pushed up.
>
> The fact that your sounds are working on Ubuntu is a good start. It's worse
> when you have no sounds at all.
>
> > I hope this gives you a clue.
> > I think its confusing.
> >
> > Kresten
>
> Which soundcard do you have? lspci will show you this. Just post the
> relevant bit for the soundcard.
>
> You say also that you recompiled the kernel. Have you still got another
> kernel you can try, and see if the sounds work ok with it? Just a question,
> but sometimes something can be missed when configuring a new kernel. Saying
> that though, you say that sound is working on ubuntu.
>
> Please make sure you do a "reply to mailing list" from your email client,
> or a "reply all" if you want to reply to me also, as there may be other
> folks that can help you with this problem.
>
> All the best.
>
> Nigel.
>
> btw. Would you post the output of lsmod | grep snd