What is the name of Ubuntu's MIDI device

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I am trying to do some MIDI programming using py-midi using the documentation here: https://pypi.org/project/py-midi/

The first step is to create a connection to the MIDI device: (from the docs)

    >>> from midi import MidiConnector
    >>> conn = MidiConnector('/dev/serial0')  # path to use on RaspberryPi 3

I don't have an external MIDI device, so I'd like to use the one built into my computer. I looked in /dev and /dev/snd, but I don't see a device named MIDI or similar.

What is the name of the MIDI device on Ubuntu? (I am using Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS)

@FTrias If only it were so easy on my machine. Maybe there isn't a MIDI device? — Craeft, Apr 21 '20 at 00:04
They would show up in /dev/snd/, if you had any. What particular device do you want to use? Anyway, that library appears to support only serial ports, which is not how MIDI devices are connected normally. — CL., Apr 21 '20 at 05:49

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 24 '21 at 12:37

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On Ubuntu 18, the built in midi device is /dev/snd/seq

answered Mar 24 '21 at 12:37

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