README.aseqnet
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2 ALSA sequencer connectors over network
3 ver.0.1
4 Copyright (C) 1999-2000 Takashi Iwai
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7 * ASEQNET
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9 aseqnet is a sequencer client which sends/receives events over
10 network. Suppose two hosts (hostA and hostB) connected by network.
11 You need to run ALSA system on both hosts. Then, start aseqnet as a
12 server on hostA:
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14 hostA% aseqnet
15 sequencer opened: 128:0
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17 A user client 128 with port 0 was opened. (The client number may
18 vary.) At next, start client on hostB. The argument is the hostname
19 where server is running.
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21 hostB% aseqnet hostA
22 sequencer opened: 132:0
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24 Now events sent to hostA:128:0 is transferred to hostB:132:0, and vice
25 versa.
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27 You can connect these ports arbitrary to other sequencer ports.
28 For example, connect hostB:132:0 to a MIDI output device 65:0. The
29 aconnect utility can be used for this:
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31 hostB% aconnect 132:0 65:0
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33 Events to hostA:128:0 will be delivered indirectly to hostB:65:0.
34 You'll hear MIDI sounds as following:
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36 hostA% pmidi -p 128:0 foo.mid
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38 The multiple clients may exist simultaneously. If hostC is connected
39 as a client to hostA, events from from hostA are sent to all connected
40 network clients, hostB and hostC. However, only one connection is
41 allowed from a client to a server.
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43 To disconnect network, stop all clients before server by ctrl-C or
44 sending signal to them. The server will automatically quit.
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46 The available options are:
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48 -p port : specify the TCP port number or TCP service name.
49 Default value is 40002.
50 -s addr : explicit read-subscription to the given address
51 (client:addr).
52 -d addr : explicit write-subscription to the given address.
53 -v : verbose mode.
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