midi on ubuntu?

[Fabio FZero]

Short answer: it will work, go ahead and install Jack. :-)

Long answer: Most USB MIDI controllers these days are class-compliant
devices. This means they don't really need drivers to work on all
modern operating systems. This also applies to many USB soundcards
(better saying: soundbricks, since they're external), although the
number of supported features may vary - especially if you have a more
professional one with several I/O options.

As for software, you'll probably need Jack anyway. Also try to find a
low latency or realtime kernel in the repository, as it will make the
sound system much more responsive. And don't forget to trash
PulseAudio immediately. It serves no purpose and WILL screw everything
up sooner or later.

- Fabio

On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 21:22, Matt Price <moptop99-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> My daughter has borrowed a midi keyboard -- the m-audio oxygen-8, which has
> a usb out.  She wants to use it to do some basic composition.  I myself know
> very little about music and less about MIDI, but would like to help her
> connect to the family ubuntu box.  That box runs ubuntu 10.10, and so uses
> pulseaudio for things like watching tv.  I'd rather not screw that up by
> trying to install jack and all that but I'll do so in a clean profile if I
> must.  Anyone out there have experience with MIDI, especially under a recent
> ubuntu?  All I really need is for the keyboard to work as a kind of
> mini-piano.
>
> Thanks as always, folks.  best,
> Matt
>
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