The following command will connect a USB MIDI device:
$ midicat -d -q midi/0 -q midithru/0 &
A second device can be connected as follows:
$ midicat -d -q midi/1 -q midithru/1 &
Both output MIDI code in the terminal. (Note that redirecting both MIDI
devices to midithru/0 doesn’t seem to pipe both devices through, but
rather only midi/0.) Adding the following command provides a way to
convert MIDI code to sound using Fluidsynth:
$ fluidsynth /usr/local/share/generaluser-gs/GeneralUser_GS.sf2
However, this only works for midi/0. The same is the case when using
LMMS with SF2 Player and Kicker. I can get sound with SF2 Player or
Kicker, but there again appears no way to connect the second device to
the second plugin. Connecting two MIDI devices (or one device with keys
and pads on two channels) is not an unusual use case scenario, so I am
assuming that there is a solution without having to resort to midish.
I am using a Keith McMillen K-Board and a KORG nanoPAD2, as they are
both class compliant, however any class compliant devices at hand should
work...
Cheers,
Brian
