No midi port in Helm?
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No midi port in Helm?
Hi!
Wanted to try Helm, and launched it as standalone app. Unfortunately not very successfull testing, because no input midiport, neither jack nor alsa midi.
There seems to be issue about it also https://github.com/mtytel/helm/issues/152
Downloaded package is apparently built for ubuntu 14.04, and I'm running 18.04, should I try to build it myself?
Does that work for you?
Wanted to try Helm, and launched it as standalone app. Unfortunately not very successfull testing, because no input midiport, neither jack nor alsa midi.
There seems to be issue about it also https://github.com/mtytel/helm/issues/152
Downloaded package is apparently built for ubuntu 14.04, and I'm running 18.04, should I try to build it myself?
Does that work for you?
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Re: No midi port in Helm?
I don't have an answer to your question because I don't really use standalone synths these days but I might be able to offer a workaround. Iif you just run helm in jalv its basically like having it as a standalone. just run "jalv.gtk http://tytel.org/helm" in a terminal
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Re: No midi port in Helm?
Indeed, it shows, and I can select which sources to select, but nothing works stillnoedig wrote:In Helm, click on the logo at the top left. It will show a dialog with ALSA MIDI port connections at the bottom.
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Re: No midi port in Helm?
Do you have a JACK/ALSA MIDI bridge running? If so, stop it before launching Helm. Helm might need sole access to the ALSA hardware MIDI.
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Re: No midi port in Helm?
No a2jmidid or a2jmidi_bridge running if that was what you are meaning.noedig wrote:Do you have a JACK/ALSA MIDI bridge running? If so, stop it before launching Helm. Helm might need sole access to the ALSA hardware MIDI.
And if something else, indeed plugging in midi device it will appear also in jack midi under system/something. Don't know how to disable that?
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Re: No midi port in Helm?
Helm works out of the box for me without starting any midi bridges. If the alsa midi bridge is running it still works. I can play via my LPK 25 midi keyboard, although it's not connected to helm in catia.