From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 9 00:21:49 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C62916A473 for ; Fri, 9 Jun 2006 00:21:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jekillen@prodigy.net) Received: from smtp106.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com (smtp106.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com [68.142.198.205]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 471C943D53 for ; Fri, 9 Jun 2006 00:21:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jekillen@prodigy.net) Received: (qmail 15969 invoked from network); 9 Jun 2006 00:21:44 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?75.7.236.228?) (jekillen@prodigy.net@75.7.236.228 with plain) by smtp106.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 9 Jun 2006 00:21:44 -0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v622) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed To: FreeBSD Mailing List From: jekillen Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 17:23:04 -0700 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.622) Cc: Subject: Midi and Linux compatibility X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 00:21:49 -0000 Hello; I'm interested in setting up midi and sound recording gear on a Linux system. There is a program I'm interested in getting installed and using called Rosegarden. I also have to contend with the availability of Linux compatible midi interfaces (which is a blurred subject as far as my research into availability is concerned) My question to the FreeBSD mailing list is: if I use FreeBSD with its Linux compatibility, how do I deal with drivers (for midi inter faces, for instance) and installation. Is there an area of ports for Linux software, specifically Rosegarden or something that will do audio recording, midi sequencing, audio/midi sync, and has a good score editor that will print sheet music? I would be using it on AMD 64 slot 939 FreeBSD v 6.0 Release. (commercial boxed set of cd's from FreeBSD Mall). I'm interested in this because my other option is to set up a machine with Debian and some Debian midi specific software. But I can't afford to build or buy another machine at present. I want to avoid dual boot if I can. One extra question re nvnet driver. I had trouble installing and using it and a response to a query to this list indicated that the port was broken. Can anyone tell me if it has been fixed? Thanks in advance: JK