hardware synthesizer

[Janina Sajka]

Kristoffer Gustafsson writes:
> You could have an usb to serial converter, that should work.

No, no! I have yet to see a circumstance where USB serial ports work.
They configure differently. That's the reason, i.e. as ttyUSB0 rather
than ttyS0.


> Also, you could purchase an i/o card with a serial port on it, they're 
> not so expensive.


Yes, but you must also be careful here. Your card must support the
standard serial port addresses.

To be safe, be sure you can get your money back if you go this route.

Janina