additv wrote on Feb 20^th, 2007, 12:00am:


additv,

So, I encounted the exact same things you did. Basically, I don't see any inputs, but I do see my device listed as an output option.

Here's what I get as an error when I run the "promidi" example (which does more than simply print the list of devices):

Code:

printPorts of midiIO
<< inputs: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
<< outputs: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
output 0 : USB Trigger Finger - USB Trigger Finger
output 1 : Java Sound Synthesizer
<<>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: Array index out of range: 0

at java.util.Vector.get(Vector.java:710)

java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: Array index out of range: 0

at java.util.Vector.get(Vector.java:710)

at promidi.MidiIO.openInput(MidiIO.java:311)


at promidi.MidiIO.openInput(MidiIO.java:311)

at Temporary_6964_8614.setup(Temporary_6964_8614.java:18)

at processing.core.PApplet.handleDisplay(PApplet.java:1244)

at processing.core.PGraphics.requestDisplay(PGraphics.java:564)

at processing.core.PApplet.run(PApplet.java:1413)

at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:613)


at Temporary_6964_8614.setup(Temporary_6964_8614.java:18)

at processing.core.PApplet.handleDisplay(PApplet.java:1244)

at processing.core.PGraphics.requestDisplay(PGraphics.java:564)

at processing.core.PApplet.run(PApplet.java:1413)

at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:613)
 

From what I can tell, it's a problem with proMidi simply not seeing the devices as inputs. I, however, was unable to run the MandoMidiTester.jar application to see if it was able to see the devices properly.

I agree that the benefit of using mmj would be the ease in developing cross-platform apps that on the Mac side don't require a 3rd party "driver" at an additional cost to get working.

Don't have much time now to poke around in the proMIDI source to try and identify the issue, but maybe someone else does who's fluent in Java, has a MIDI device, and is using an Intel Mac?

Wow, that's quite a generous offer Mandolane, I certainly hope that the promidi developers take you up on it! If they do, I'de be sure to buy a license or two to support you.
Cheers!

I got in contact with the mandolane developers, I will try to include it with the lib as soon as possible.

Hmm. I downloaded the Mandolane libraries and got the same problem. Then I installed MMJ (by putting the .jar and .jnilib files from the download) into /Library/Java/Extensions. I plugged in my M-Audio TriggerFinger and now it recognizes it! It shows up as "Input 01 - USB Trigger Finger".

So maybe MMJ would work after all. I've done nothing else custom to my Java environment to make it work.

**Update** I spoke too soon. The basic ProMIDI MidiIO detection script (which just reads and spits out the inputs and outputs) works...but anything else brings up the mandolane EULA screen, which is blank and locks everything up...and fails under MMJ alone. Crap!

Intel. But as I say, it doesn't work again now.

This is really frustrating. I don't know anything about Java, so I don't know how to fix this!

That will be awesome. Unfortunately, I am an impatient bastard and already ordered a copy of Mandolane. (I feel silly buying software that fixes a problem that I only ever encounter in this one particular incident, but it's inexpensive and I appreciate them making the effort to make it.)

And I've discovered something -- the Mandolane EULA problem only happens if you declare size(x,y) in your setup function BEFORE you do the MIDI stuff. So this:

void setup(){
  size(200,200);
 smooth();
 background(0);
 
 //get an instance of MidiIO
 midiIO = MidiIO.getInstance(this);
 println("printPorts of midiIO");
 
 //print a list of all available devices
 midiIO.printDevices();
 
 //open the first midi channel of the first device
 midiIO.openInput(0,9);

}

locks up, but this:

void setup(){

 smooth();
 background(0);
 
 //get an instance of MidiIO
 midiIO = MidiIO.getInstance(this);
 println("printPorts of midiIO");
 
 //print a list of all available devices
 midiIO.printDevices();
 
 //open the first midi channel of the first device
 midiIO.openInput(0,9);
  size(200,200);
}

...doesn't. Hooray!

MJJ doesn't seem to enable inputs (intel mac, os x 10.4.8) while Mandolane does!

printPorts of midiIO
<< inputs: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
<< outputs: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
output 0 : IAC Driver
output 1 : MIDISPORT 2x2 - Port A
output 2 : MIDISPORT 2x2 - Port B
output 3 : Java Sound Synthesizer
<<>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I'm wondering how that freeware ProMidi2.0/Mandolane integration is comming along?

Lech