> Andrew Dabrowski wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm brand new to Squeak.  I know that midi files can be played using the
>> built in synth, but is there a way to play them with an external synth?
>>
>> I'm using Ubuntu Linux.  Does Squeak see the Alsa midi ports?  Would
>> Jack help?
> There is no jack plugin, that I've seen.
> Florian write an ALSA Midi port, which is in the OLPC branch:
> http://squeakvm.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/branches/olpc/platforms/unix/plugins/MIDIPlugin/ 
>
>
> I don't know what the thinking is of getting this moved to the main unix
> VM. I don't know if it even works. Florian might know (copied).
>
> I've posted this to the VM mailing list. Maybe someone knows the
> thinking about the plugin and also the strategy of moving the OLPC work
> to main.
>
> brad
>
>>
>> I've tried using the ScorePlayer class, with openMIDIPort: 20 (the port
>> number of my synth as it shows up in alsa), but I get a "Primitive
>> failed" error message when I try to play something.