Re: [Jsynthlib-devel] New member :)

[Joe E. <jo...@em...>]

Christoph Eckert wrote:
> a) Can anyone provide a list archive which I can use with kmail? I know 
> the web based archieve on sourceforge, but I dislike reading mail via a 
> HTML gateway
>   
I have almost all of the messages from the developers' list for the past 
year... but they're stored as individual messages in my IMAP server. You 
probably need them in mbox format.
> b) I need support for some devices. There's already a librarian for the 
> Access Virus, but additionally I'd like to see support for the 
> Midisport 8x8, the V-Amp2 and the m-audio TriggerFinger
>   
Looks like the MidiSport 8x8 is much like the MOTU MidiXpress. I guess 
it all depends upon whether you can program the 8x8 by sending sysex 
messages to one of the ports on it. If you can only program it via the 
USB port or through the legacy serial port, then the answer, for now, 
would be "no". JSL does not, at this time, use the USB or serial ports 
on the computer for anything... and I don't recall there ever being any 
plans to. JSL only talks to the outside world through the MIDI ports 
that the OS provides to it.
> c) I have no programming skills except some poor knowledge in Basic, 
> bash and even C++/Qt3. OTOH I'm familiar with sysex for a long time 
> now. I already have read the programming tutorial, but I failed because 
> I don't know how to compile the CVS source I checked out. I get a lot 
> of errors, and I'm not familiar with Java at all. So the question is: 
> Will I be able to write the drivers mentioned above? For all three 
> devices I need to write a programmer, not only a librarian.
>   
Your best bet is probably to try the XML driver. One of the developers 
has put together a system that lets you use XML to describe the sysex 
format and the messages to request and store patches and banks. If 
you're not into programming Java, then this is probably the route you 
want to go.

- Joe