Public bug reported: Trying to play any midi sound through the hardware synth of a creative soundlbaster audigy freezes the computer. This used to be working correctly on the same hardware.
Steps to reproduce: ------------------------- 1)Load a soundfont into the soundcard: (example download here: http://www.sf2-files.com/extsounds/ADC-TranceKit.sf2 ) $ asfxload ADC-TranceKit.sf2 2) Look at the port number of your hardware synth: $ aconnect -o client 14: 'Midi Through' [type=kernel] 0 'Midi Through Port-0' client 16: 'Audigy 2 [Unknown]' [type=kernel] 0 'Audigy MPU-401 (UART)' 32 'Audigy MPU-401 #2' client 17: 'Emu10k1 WaveTable' [type=kernel] 0 'Emu10k1 Port 0 ' 1 'Emu10k1 Port 1 ' 2 'Emu10k1 Port 2 ' 3 'Emu10k1 Port 3 ' client 20: 'Keystation 49e' [type=kernel] 0 'Keystation 49e MIDI 1' 3)Here the hardware wave table is on client 17 port 0. Now play a midi file into this port. An example midi file can be downloaded from http://www.mididatabase.com/19841988/rock/metallica/HitTheLights.mid [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ aplaymidi --port=17:0 HitTheLights.mid -----> After a few notes played, the computer freezes. The same thing has been tested using rosegarden or a usb keyboard as a midi client. ** Affects: ubuntustudio Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux-meta (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- using emu10k1 hardware synth freezes computer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/228835 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs