Re: [Rosegarden-user] Need help with hearing 'some noise'

[D. M. 'S. M. <ros...@gm...>]

On Wednesday 05 April 2006 3:23 pm, aljoshanl wrote:
> I'm trying to hear my composition when I click 'play'.

I was aiming at the distinction between "playing MIDI" and "playing audio."  
You're trying to play MIDI.

> Intel 82801DB-ICH4 with CMI9739 at 0xfebffa00, irq 201

You have a generic AC97 soundcard.
>
> It's an onboard one, I don't think it directly supports midi. I
> installed qsynth, did the config (except the extra kernel module)

I have no idea what "extra kernel module" you're talking about.

> and 
> also installed qjackctl with config, but still get Xruns in the most
> low-end settings. When I run rg, still no sound.

xruns = you probably have a generic kernel that is not suitable for JACK

You don't need to run JACK yet.  Forget JACK.  Use the kernel you have.  Find 
a soundfont somewhere.  (Did you remember to load a soundfont into QSynth?)  
Run QSynth with its output set to "ALSA."  Kill aRts (disable the KDE sound 
system), ESD, or any other similar sound daemons you might have running, so 
QSynth is the only thing trying to access your audio hardware.  (You 
eventually need JACK so more than one application can access your audio 
hardware, but please, baby steps.  JACK is immensely complicated, and you in 
no way sound ready to tackle that hateful thing.)

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