Re: [timidity-talk] how to turn a midi keyboard into an electronic piano

[<wat...@ni...>]

Guessing your hardware configuration from aconnect
info.

GUESS:
--------------
  [midi key]==(midi cable)==[<MIDI card> desktop PC]
--------------
 MIDI card: OPL3-SA23 chip, MIDI in/out connecter.

>zhangweiwu@zobeide:~$ aconnect -i
>client 16: 'Yamaha OPL3-SA23' [type=kernel]
>    0 'Yamaha OPL3-SA23 MIDI'

This seems MIDI-input of your MIDI soundcard,
which is wired to your MIDI-input connecter 
of your MIDI card.

>zhangweiwu@zobeide:~$ aconnect -o
>client 16: 'Yamaha OPL3-SA23' [type=kernel]
>    0 'Yamaha OPL3-SA23 MIDI'

This seems MIDI-output of your MIDI card,
which is wired to your MIDI-output connecter
of your MIDI card.

>client 17: 'OPL3 FM synth' [type=kernel]
>    0 'OPL3 FM Port    '

This seems FM sound chip interface on your MIDI card.
May need FM sound driver/application to use this.

>client 128: 'TiMidity' [type=user]
>    0 'TiMidity port 0 '
>    1 'TiMidity port 1 '
>    2 'TiMidity port 2 '
>    3 'TiMidity port 3 '

TiMidity's MIDI-input is here.
4port is waiting for MIDI input.

>I thought 14:0 is my output device and tested doing aconnect on it, result: n
o sound output.

16:0 seems your MIDI input and output.

So,
>>     aconnect 16:0 128:0
may help you.

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wataru_em, Holiday Keyboard player.:-)