MIDI in missing note off events [Solved]

Baggypants · July 9, 2019, 2:46pm

I think it’s just for a specific uart chip

jofemodo · July 9, 2019, 2:50pm

Currently we are using a little bit outdated version of mod-ttymidi. That’s because @C0d3man discovered some problems related with the latest version and some keyboards. Perhaps you could try with the latest one and see if your problems get solved

tele_player · July 9, 2019, 8:01pm

I’m surprised nobody has fixed ttymidi. If I recall correctly, running status is required by the MIDI spec, and it isn’t hard to implement.

Baggypants · July 9, 2019, 8:08pm

Away you go! https://github.com/moddevices/mod-ttymidi

What about catting the output of the serial port through amidi?

I’m off to try something stupid.

Baggypants · July 10, 2019, 9:20am

Well I tried to blindly copy data from the serial port into jack but it didn’t work.

gitlab.com

Baggypants/serial2jack/blob/master/ttytomidi.py

import serial, time, jack
ser = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyAMA0', 31250)
client = jack.Client('MyGreatClient')
midiout = client.midi_outports.register('midi_out')
client.activate()
#client.connect(midiout, 'ZynMidiRouter:main_in')
print(ser.name)

while 1:
    midiout.clear_buffer()
    serial_line = ser.read(1)
    print(serial_line)
    midiout.write_midi_event( client.frames_since_cycle_start , serial_line)

C0d3man · July 10, 2019, 12:46pm

I am in contact with Jakob (see https://github.com/moddevices/mod-ttymidi/issues/6). Ok, I have to check at my side and had no time the last weeks. But I hope I can try to help fixing when I have my MIDIboy.

Regards, Holger

C0d3man · September 30, 2019, 8:11am

Hi @ll,

FalxTX has fixed mod-ttymidi. I have just tested on Aruk and it works for my setup. Perhaps someone can also test (HEAD on branch master) and than we can use the up-to-date version from github?

Regards, Holger

wyleu · September 30, 2019, 8:34am

Would this be the USB MIDI port not always handling Notes Off events…? Cos I’ve seen that effect. 5 pin MIDI works ok for me…

If so I’ll give it a look. I have an effect on the Behringer Motor 61 where USB notes off don’t always make it throu but 5 pin DIN connector MIDI works ok . . .

Baggypants · September 30, 2019, 9:41am

No this is just the DIN Midi stuff not enjoying running status the usb issue was to do with limiting the rpi to running in usb1.1 mode.

wyleu · September 30, 2019, 9:59am

aaah yes! I remember now…

Strolls of to confirm a negative . . . .

Baggypants · September 30, 2019, 8:53pm

Works like a champ! Obligatory sound clip using DIN midi from the MK 449C in post 1.

wyleu · October 1, 2019, 6:17am

and I think the USB Midi issues I’ve been twittering about are solved. .

If you get stuck notes in USB MIDI devices, Turn on the Limit USB speed to 12Mb/s

jofemodo · October 1, 2019, 12:43pm

OK! Nice to see solved this old issue. I’ve restored the recipe to use the last version and updated the issue in github:

The next night build should include the latest version …

Thanks Holger!

mheidt · October 9, 2019, 9:40pm

BUT. I see a flashing blue M all the time now, although the Midi Log is not showing anything in MIDI IN.
Does anyone has the same behaviour?

jofemodo · October 9, 2019, 9:46pm

Have you updated today? Try updating again, specially the webconf. You should see system messages in the MIDI log …

mheidt · October 9, 2019, 11:05pm

yes. Maybe I didn’t explain my issue properly. I connect a keyboard via tty and don’t generate any events. And nevertheless the M is flashing. I don’t expect anything in the log but no flashing M.

jofemodo · October 10, 2019, 9:26am

OK! I understand the issue …
Yesterday i committed a change that modifies the behaviour of Zynthian MIDI router, allowing that MIDI System Messages (0xF?) reach the UI. Also, i modified the webconf’s MIDI logger for displaying these messages that didn’t show before. So, the logic explanation should be that some of your MIDI devices are generating MIDI clock or other MIDI System Messages …

Regards,

Baggypants · October 10, 2019, 9:36am

I wonder if it’s to do with the fact mod-ttymidi now does running status. Is it reacting to things like Active Sensing do you think?

jofemodo · October 10, 2019, 9:47am

Yes, now active sense is forwarded to UI too. Perhaps it’s better to block it … what do you think?

mheidt · October 10, 2019, 12:20pm

Or should we show it in the logs first, so that I can report, what it is?