From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 18 19:24:10 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E14C106568F for ; Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:24:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd32@freeode.co.uk) Received: from mail22.extendcp.co.uk (mail22.extendcp.co.uk [79.170.40.22]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C7EC18FC16 for ; Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:24:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [78.33.177.2] (helo=asus) by mail22.extendcp.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.70) id 1NiByq-0002AF-56 for freebsd-chat@freebsd.org; Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:24:08 +0000 Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:24:08 +0000 From: John Murphy To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20100218192408.1ef036c7@asus> In-Reply-To: References: <20100218100632.GA60258@comcast.net> <20100218125625.29910535@asus> <4B7D627B.1070800@sasktel.net> <86ljeqfpbx.fsf@ds4.des.no> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.2 (GTK+ 2.18.3; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Midi (was: LinuxBSDos.com article) X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:24:10 -0000 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.