Re: [alsa-devel] MIDI support for hda-intel

On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 6:34 AM, Takashi Iwai tiwai@suse.de wrote:

At Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:10:35 -0400, Nick Lloyd wrote:

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Hi, quick question for the list.  Has MIDI support been implemented for the hda-intel codec, specifically the sigmatel codec.  I tried playing a MIDI file the other day, and could see the levels bouncing around, but no sound whatsoever.  Basically, does the driver not support it, or am I doing something wrong?

The HD-audio doesn't support the MIDI playback in hardware. Everything is software rendering.

Takashi

Thanks Takashi. So to clarify, the HDA driver supports MIDI, but not through the hardware? So if I play a MIDI file, it should in fact work?

Thanks, Nick