Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:24:08 +0000 From: John Murphy <fbsd32@freeode.co.uk> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Midi (was: LinuxBSDos.com article) Message-ID: <20100218192408.1ef036c7@asus> In-Reply-To: <C39837EB-9669-4513-B18B-02A3BAA723FC@rgbaz.eu> References: <20100218100632.GA60258@comcast.net> <a534c7c31002180216q84034d5w17e9ab1ebe09fe4@mail.gmail.com> <20100218125625.29910535@asus> <4B7D627B.1070800@sasktel.net> <86ljeqfpbx.fsf@ds4.des.no> <a534c7c31002181000l9aad1f4k8ee7c51578b0322f@mail.gmail.com> <C39837EB-9669-4513-B18B-02A3BAA723FC@rgbaz.eu>
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On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:37:36 +0100, FBSD UG wrote: > On 18 feb 2010, at 19:00, Jayton Garnett wrote: > > > Why would I be bothered about MIDI? > > I've got an on-board sound card that has, get this, 5.1 Surround Sound. 5.1 > > surround sound, can you ruddy well believe it? > > > > Come on, it's 2010, not 1985! Get with the times. Most content will be > > streamed online within the next 5, a lot of it already is. > > How will your MIDI cope then? > > midi has nothing to do with audio. > it's a protocol to automate keys and sliders, send tempo, > velocity, etc etc on synthesizers, filters or even light equipment. > > it's still a big part in audiostudios. > > Arno Thanks Arno. And supported in FreeBSD since about '96 as far as I can tell. Shows how far behind the (freebsd) times I am. Nothing in the multi-media section of the handbook though and only a very old version of Rosegarden for instance. Better stick with Linux I guess... -- John.
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