Re: file transfer between Unix, also: MIDI under linux

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----- Original Message -----
From: "c. church" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: file transfer between Unix, also: MIDI under linux


> I've never used a midi setup with linux, but I'd imagine that serial
device
> shows up as a device in /dev, you could just sysread() it, for how many
> bytes - I do not know, and get the sysex dump, then just decode the data.
>
> I don't have an algorithm on hand to help you decode that data (and, I
> think, most keyboards have their own ways of constructing sysex messages)
> but, the format of MIDI is rather well described here:
>
> http://www.harmony-central.com/MIDI/Doc/
>
> Email me off-list if you would like any assistance.
>
> !c (dolljunkie)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "fn ln" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 9:58 PM
> Subject: file transfer between Unix(Linux) and digital piano
>
>
> >
> > hi all
> >
> > how would one go about transfering files between a
> > Linux box with Yamaha S80 digital piano connected via
> > "to-host" serial cable ?
> >
> > The S80 has some files on the smartcard which I would
> > like to backup
> > under Linux. What's needed for this ? Can I somehow
> > use a "midi dump" mechanism, or is a special sysex
> > needed ?
> >
> > Idealy, this would be a perl program, but at this
> > point I'll take anything that will work with linux
> >
> > thanks
> > john
> >
> >
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