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variety of editing operations on it. Furthermore, MIDI can be used to
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control various functions of Ardour.
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<p class="note">
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Ardour does not include a <dfn>synthesis engine</dfn> to produce audio
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from MIDI data, but relies on plugins or external hard- and software
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for the task. This can be a stumbling block for first time users who
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expect MIDI input to result in audio output by default.<br />
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Please see the section on working with plug-ins for more information on
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turning MIDI data into audio output.</p>
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<h2>MIDI Handling Frameworks</h2>
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<p>
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MIDI input and output for Ardour are handled by the same "engine"
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that handles audio input and output. Up to release 3.5, that means
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that all MIDI I/O takes place via JACK. JACK itself uses the
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native MIDI systems of the operating system to receive and send
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data which are:
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native MIDI support of the operating system to receive and send
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MIDI data. These are:
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</p>
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<h3>OS X : CoreMIDI</h3>
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is the standard MIDI framework on Linux systems. It provides drivers
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for MIDI hardware and libraries needed by MIDI software clients.
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</p>
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<p>
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The <dfn>QJackCtl</dfn> control software displays ALSA MIDI ports
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under its "ALSA" tab (it does not currently display CoreMIDI ports).
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By contrast, JACK MIDI ports show up under
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<p class="note">
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NoteThe <dfn>QJackCtl</dfn> control software displays ALSA MIDI
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ports under its "ALSA" tab (it does not currently display CoreMIDI
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ports). By contrast, JACK MIDI ports show up under
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the <kbd class="menu">MIDI</kbd> tab in QJackCtl.
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</p>
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<h2>JACK MIDI Configuration</h2>
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<p>
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By default, JACK will not automatically detect and use existing MIDI
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By default, JACK will <strong>not</strong> automatically detect and use existing MIDI
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ports on your system. You must choose one of several ways
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of <dfn>bridging</dfn> between the native MIDI frameworks
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(e.g. CoreMIDI or ALSA) and JACK MIDI, as described in the sections
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