Sequencer to control MIDI drum machine?

[Mark Stuart Burge]

Scott wrote:
> Can anyone suggest which sequencer I should use to control my Alesis SR-16 drum 
> machine?  It's plugged into the MIDI IN/OUT of my Echoaudio Audiofire-12.  I've been 
> trying to get Muse to work but its documentation is incomplete with regard to 
> controlling external devices.  I think my confusion lays with how to configure the 
> patch in qjackctl.
>
> Essentially I just want a piano-roll type interface to program drum patterns to use as 
> scratch tracks when I'm recording guitar/bass solo.  Hydrogen is appealing but it 
> crashes whenever I try to configure it for use with Jack.
>
> My MIDI tab in jack patch shows SYSTEM:
> 	MC12_dev0_Unknown11 -> MP12_dev0_Unknown11
>
> The ALSA tab in jack patch shows 14:Midi Through:
> 	0:Midi Through Port-0 -> 0:Midi Through Port-0
>
> When I start Muse, the ALSA tab includes 129:MusE Sequencer:
> 	0:MusE Port 0 -> 0:MusE Port 0
>
> Unfortunately I'm not as versed in the syntax and terminology of MIDI as I am in 
> general audio recording so I'm not sure what everything is referring to.  I have a 
> USB-MIDI adapter handy if using the AF12 is unsupported.  TIA!
>
> -Scott
>
>   

Hi Scott,

Try SEQ24,

It has a very simple and lightweight layout and will give you the piano 
roll interface you are looking for.

Check out:   http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8304