I read:
soundcard is a maestro 3. when i start pd i get "error: failed to open MIDI ports; continuing without MIDI." the error log shows A/D/A sync
what are the permissions for /dev/midi can the uid that pd is running with access /dev/midi ?? what output do you get trying to do a
home:~$ cat /dev/midi
or
home:~$ cat > /dev/midi
regards
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