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Symbolic names for MIDI ports
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MIDI ports shall have a user-defined symbolic name (like "Korg" or "Yamaha DX 7").
The mapping between these symbolic names and the hardware port (like
"ALSA midi out port") is stored in the global configuration.
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Song files only specify the symbolic names as the ports associated with
their tracks. No information about physical devices/port names, but only
symbolic names are stored in the song file.
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This resolves the issues mentioned in <A HREF="node4.html#portconfig_sucks">1.2</A>, and also
allows the user to share his pieces with other people: They would only
have to set up that symbolic-to-hardware mapping once (collisions are
unlikely, because an equal symbolic name should usually mean the same
device) and are happy, instead of having to re-map <SPAN CLASS="textit">every</SPAN> port
for <SPAN CLASS="textit">every</SPAN> song.
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