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I'm looking for software that will tell me if a particular USB device meets the MIDI standard.
I have a new Madcatz wireless USB controller, that I suspect will need a special driver before it's generally perceived as a MIDI controller. (I have a Novation controller that has a similar problem.)
In this case, I need to look at USB data to see what it's sending. The keyboard has a separate 5-pin DIN port with actual MIDI, but I want the wireless dongle to send MIDI into my PCs USB port.
Here's what lsusb shows:
lsmod on ubuntu shows this:
snd_seq_midi 5829 0
snd_rawmidi 23420 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 7267 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
root@sagan:/proc# lsusb
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 002: ID 045e:0084 Microsoft Corp. Basic Optical Mouse
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 003: ID 1bad:3330 Harmonix Music
midipitch
Posted 2012-02-24T02:45:23.153
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This is not a programming question so it's off-topic for SO. It should be on [su] – Ex Umbris – 2012-02-24T03:04:47.560
1No software needed. Just find out if it is "class-compliant" or not. If you would actually post the device you have, we could even Google it for you. – Brad – 2012-02-24T05:03:07.893
Thanks. Using my M-audio O2 keyboard as a test, it seems that my devifce must not be "class compliant" when using the USB port. Too bad, because the wireless USB dongle is a thing of beauty. What good is a keytar that forces you to be tethered to a MIDI cable? – midipitch – 2012-02-24T12:29:58.177
The device in question, BTW, is a Harmonix-labaled keytar (made by madcatz), bundled with Rock Band 3 software for the Wii. It's the last device in the "lsusb" output. The device has a MIDI port,but it doesn't speak proper MIDI over when sending data to the USB dongle. – midipitch – 2012-02-24T12:35:08.060
Assuming the keyboard is only a HID device on USB, there is Windows and Mac software to perform HID to MIDI conversion. I'm looking for Linux software that I can modify as needed (Open Source). http://www.steim.org/steim/junxion_v4.html
– midipitch – 2012-02-24T12:46:18.187