Re: [seq24-users] seq24 does not play the sequence

[Jaakko S. <jaa...@gm...>]

Hi Juliano!

On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 12:46 AM, Juliano Fernandes Schroeder
<jul...@gm...> wrote:
> I have everything configured in Ubuntu Hardy, jack in realtime, alsa,
> ardour, hydrogen, zynaddsubfx, etc. I followed this tutorial on seq24:
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToSeq24Introduction
>
> Everything is connected. I can hear the output in seq24 when i play the
> piano on the left. However, i cant manage to play the sequence. Sometimes it
> get stuck and wont play, I click the play button and nothing happens, and
> other times it plays but i got no sound, I can't hear the sequence. All
> other apps run ok, i can play in hydrogen, ardour, zynaddsubfx, vkeybd, but
> seq24 does not work. It does not have a lot of configurations so I really
> don't know what to do. I'd appreciate some help.

I remember reading about this problem before but didn't figure out
what was actually wrong. I can just start by asking a few questions:

- Is the "dump midi to bus" option enabled for the pattern? - this
maybe a stupid question, but it would effectively stop you from
getting any midi output :)
- Are you using Song or Live mode? This can be changed from the
options. I remember having some confusion in the beginning when I had
the song mode enabled since if I recall corretly it requires you to
actually have something in the song/composition. Please try the Live
mode for just playing single (or multiple) patterns if you haven't
done it already :)
- Have you tested the "manual alsa ports" option? This would of course
also require you to manually route the alsa midi connections with
qjackctl. I don't know if it helps, but at least you have better
control over what's happening. It's also the only way to get LASH play
nicely with seq24.
- What do you mean with "get stuck"? Do you mean the "animation" in
the upper right corner of the main window doesn't start up?

BR,

Jaakko