Re: how to connect a USB midi keyboard to linux?

=SERGE= wrote:

Hello,

I've nevr done it before
I wonder what programe do I need to get it work?

Thank you
Hi,

I recently hooked up my Roland G70 via USB on my Ubuntu system.

To see the internal memory and transfer files between the keyboard and the
PC, I just plugged in the keyboard and enabled USB memory access on the
keyboard.

To use midi, I had to install the jackd application via the repositories.
In the jack application I routed midi-in and mide-out.

Then I installed Rosegarden, a midi sequencer.
Via Rosegarden, I can have my keyboard play midi files via the PC,
and record songs I play on my keyboard and save them as a midi file.

At first I asked Roland about Linux support/drivers, and they said they
did not provide drivers or support for linux.
Via the Roland user club forum, I found someone who explained me to use
jackd and Rosegarden, and it worked.

I then forwarded this info to the Roland.be helpdesk, and they told me they
were going to use it in the future when people asked about linux
compatibility.

Hope it works for you too.

--
MarcB
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