ken wrote:
Rajko M wrote:
Rajko M wrote:
ken wrote:
I have a midi file that I want to edit. (Perhaps I should say instead that I want to do a different arrangement of a song that I have in a midi file... editing might imply that I just want to type things into a file when, instead, I'd prefer an intuitive WYHIWYG app.)
Anybody here with experience in midi who can recommend a Linux app?
tia, ken
Rosegarden, Fast finger. The Rosegarden is not included since 10.0, but it gives an option to use external program as midi output, like timidity. Useful if one has simple audio adapter without midi support.
You can find more editors if you type in YaST search box midi.
John and Rajko,
You guys are super. Thanks much. I downloaded the rosegarden-2.1pl4-175.src.rpm and it verified and compiled without a hitch. (BTW, this was done on a Suse Pro 9.3 system.)
Like Rajko guessed, I don't have any midi hardware (yet), just a standard audio card with headphone and microphone plugs, so am pretty sure I need to use an external player. I downloaded a midi file and it played through timidity. I wasn't able to hear actual instruments; instead just simple tones, like it was played on a cheap toy piano.
Trying to play the same tune through rosegarden gave me nothing at all. Total silence. So how do I configure rosegarden to output to timidity? I found the Midi Setup window. It has these items:
Device: /dev/sequencer Record Device: Midi Through Port-0 Event Buffer Size: 10000 No Score Tracking
I'm a complete noob to midi and, of course, rosegarden, so don't know how or what to set what to what to get rosegarden to play something I can hear.
Any ideas?
tia, ken
The timidity needs so called patch files, ie. instrument sound definition. The one included with SUSE is of limited quality so you will probably download freepats from http://packages.debian.org/stable/sound/freepats They weren't ideal, last time I looked at, but much better. The production of patches and sound fonts (another format of sound samples) for professional musicians is business and for good quality one has to buy them. Where, is another question that I can't answer, as my interest for midi was just curiosity, not real need. For Rosegarden setup I'll see to give you answer in next post. -- Regards, Rajko. -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com