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not sure if MIDI controller is sending MIDI data to Ubuntu or not

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I'm trying to use a hardware keyboard (the Arturia KeyStep Pro) as a MIDI controller via USB in my digital audio workstation (Bitwig) under Ubuntu 22.04. So far, it's not working, and I'm not certain it's sending MIDI data at all. lsusb recognizes the device:
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1c75:0218 Arturia KeyStep Pro
amidi -l recognizes it as an ALSA device:
IO  hw:2,0,0  KeyStep Pro MIDI 1
arecordmidi -l gives the output:
Port    Client name                      Port name
 14:0    Midi Through                     Midi Through Port-0
 24:0    KeyStep Pro                      KeyStep Pro MIDI 1
I've gotten a bit confused between JACK, ALSA, and the rest of the acronyms and utilities whose functions I only half-understand. Can anybody help (1) verify that the device is in fact sending MIDI via USB, and (2) help me get Bitwig to recognize the MIDI notes the device is sending?
Asked by melanjolly (11 rep)
Jan 11, 2023, 04:37 AM
Last activity: Jan 11, 2023, 08:10 PM