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
8
9aseqnet is a sequencer client which sends/receives events over
10network. Suppose two hosts (hostA and hostB) connected by network.
11You need to run ALSA system on both hosts. Then, start aseqnet as a
12server on hostA:
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14 hostA% aseqnet
15 sequencer opened: 128:0
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17A user client 128 with port 0 was opened. (The client number may
18vary.) At next, start client on hostB. The argument is the hostname
19where server is running.
20
21 hostB% aseqnet hostA
22 sequencer opened: 132:0
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24Now events sent to hostA:128:0 is transferred to hostB:132:0, and vice
25versa.
26
27You can connect these ports arbitrary to other sequencer ports.
28For example, connect hostB:132:0 to a MIDI output device 65:0. The
29aconnect utility can be used for this:
30
31 hostB% aconnect 132:0 65:0
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33Events to hostA:128:0 will be delivered indirectly to hostB:65:0.
34You'll hear MIDI sounds as following:
35
36 hostA% pmidi -p 128:0 foo.mid
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38The multiple clients may exist simultaneously. If hostC is connected
39as a client to hostA, events from from hostA are sent to all connected
40network clients, hostB and hostC. However, only one connection is
41allowed from a client to a server.
42
43To disconnect network, stop all clients before server by ctrl-C or
44sending signal to them. The server will automatically quit.
45
46The available options are:
47
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 -n name : specify the midi name of the process.
54 Default value is either 'Net Client' or 'Net Server'.
55 -v : verbose mode.
56