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	== Prerequisities ==		== Prerequisities ==
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	=== Patchset ===		=== Patchset ===

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[[category:tutorials]]
'''TiMidity++''' is a software synthesizer. It can play MIDI files by converting them into PCM waveform data; give it a MIDI data along with digital instrument data files, then it synthesizes them in real-time, and plays. It can not only play sounds, but also can save the generated waveforms into hard disks as various audio file formats.

== Prerequisities ==
=== Timidity ===
* Timidity++
=== Patchset ===
A patchset is required for
MIDI files to be audible through TiMidity++. Choose one of them.
* Freepats
* Eawpats - Sounds nicer, but may have some intellectual property issues. If this is a concern to you, use freepats instead (For more information, see /usr/doc/eawpats-12/copyrigh.txt).

== Installation ==
Compile it from source or use slackbuild.

== Configuration ==
Timidity++ won't play any sound by default. If you encounter this error, you have to tell Timidity++ where to find patchset.
<pre>
No instrument mapped to tone bank X, program YY - this instrument will not be heard
</pre>
To do so, add following line to ''/etc/timidity.cfg''

For Freepats:
<pre>
source /etc/timidity/freepats.cfg
</pre>
For Eawpats:
<pre>
source /etc/timidity/eawpats.cfg
</pre>

== Using ==
At this point, you should have Timidity++ working. Test it by command:
<pre># timidity somemidifile.mid</pre>

=== Playback ===
To play MIDI type previous command
<pre> # timidity <somemidifile></pre>

=== Sound server for other apps ===
This is useful, when application native sound engine doesn't work or Timidity++ sounds nicer than the application native sound engine (eg. TuxGuitar using Java soundbanks).

To start a sound server using ALSA
<pre># timidity -iA -Os</pre>
where
* -iA means Launch TiMidity++ as ALSA sequencer client
* -Os means Output to ALSA

=== Other usage ===
For other usage see manpage.

Timidity++ - Revision history

Merge-delete: moved Timidity to Timidity++: A mistake in page name.

Merge-delete at 22:55, 20 February 2010

Merge-delete: Created page with 'category:tutorials '''TiMidity++''' is a software synthesizer. It can play MIDI files by converting them into PCM waveform data; give it a MIDI data along with digital instru...'