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List:       linux-sound
Subject:    Re: Sync Issues (was Re: External MIDI Sync using OSS/Free)
From:       Billy Biggs <vektor () div8 ! net>
Date:       1999-10-30 18:12:17
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On Sat, 30 Oct 1999, Jaroslav Kysela wrote:

> On Fri, 29 Oct 1999, Benno Senoner wrote:
> 
> > >   For MIDI I'm using a Roland MPU-IPC-T card.  MPU-401.
> > 
> > Jaroslav do you know if there are similar problems on this card with
> > too little MIDI TX/RX FIFO size, and/or lack of an IRQ connected to
> > it ? 
> 
> Yes, the problem is in the MPU-401 hardware specification. This hardware
> haven't the TX interrupt. Every soundcard with the standard MPU-401
> emulation has this problem.

  What card would you recommend for responsive MIDI then?  Or, should I
not care, and just make sure I code to be as low-latency as possible?

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Billy Biggs                         vektor@div8.net
http://www.div8.net/billy       wbiggs@uwaterloo.ca

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