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Supporting MIDI input

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem?
I'm developing a mixer that supports MIDI input, through the usage of PyGame. However, WSL 2 returns several errors, related to ALSA functioning and for the impossibility to handle MIDI devices.

Describe the solution you'd like
MIDI and sound support in WSL 2

Additional context
I previously described the issue here: https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/7098

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Research direction

Start with the related WSL issue #7098 and the reported ALSA errors; clarify whether the request covers MIDI device access, sound support, or both. Done would require a defined WSL 2 implementation path and validation with PyGame/MIDI, but this issue names no files or tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux, python
Domain
audio-video-rtc, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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