Greetings Guy, Perhaps I am missing something, but the folder contents that you display don't seem to contradict what I wrote.
Hwaen Ch'uqi On 9/14/21, Guy Stalnaker <jimmyg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Hwaen Ch'uqi! That's not at all how kubuntu does this: > > √ /mnt/NAS326_Music/music/Radio Drama > ll /etc/timidity/ > total 480K > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 230K Nov 11 2016 fluidr3_gm.cfg > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4.7K Nov 11 2016 fluidr3_gs.cfg > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4.6K Sep 22 2006 freepats.cfg > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 225K Aug 1 2019 timgm6mb.cfg > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1.2K Jun 27 2018 timidity.cfg > > Just people making things more complicated than they need to be. > > Guy > > On 9/14/21 5:49 PM, Hwaen Ch'uqi wrote: >> Greetings Ken, >> >> I do not use a mac; I use linux. However, I have a feeling that the >> principle for this is the same. Timidity reads its settings from a >> file called /etc/timidity.cfg, and those settings can be changed. >> Whatever soundfont you wish to use, you should be able to download it >> and tell timidity.cfg where it is located. I use the freepats.cfg >> soundfont. The relevant little paragraph in my timidity.cfg looks like >> this: >> >> # By default, try to use the instrument patches from freepats: >> source /etc/timidity/freepats.cfg >> >> Any other lines that begin with the word "source" I comment with the >> pound sign so that timidity ignores it. >> >> I hope this helps. >> >> Hwaen Ch'uqi >> >> >> On 9/14/21, Guy Stalnaker <jimmyg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Ken, >>> >>> You are SOOOO close :-) >>> >>> The issue is neither Lilipond nor its midi output. MIDI is simply a >>> specification for musical "events" describing pitch, duration, etc. It's >>> up to a program that understands MIDI to make actual sound. That is >>> typically done via a synthesizer (dedicated synth module, keyboard, or >>> other MIDI-capable equipment) or via an application that knows how to >>> use a soundfont. >>> >>> You're getting nice sound with Alda not because Alda is making "better" >>> MIDI, but because of the FluidR3 soundfont (which has surprisingly >>> decent sounds for many, though not all, of its General Midi sounds). >>> >>> When I was using a MacBook and LP/Frescobaldi, I used fluidsynth/QSynth >>> configured to use the FluidR3 sound font (but this was some time ago, at >>> least 7-8 years). On Windows I use CoolSoftVirtualMidiSynth. On Linux >>> (my current desktop) I use the fluidsynth/QSynth apps. Both of them are >>> configured to use the FluidR3 soundfont. >>> >>> I *know* that you can configure timidity to use a different soundfont >>> than its default (which does indeed suck). In fact, timidity on my >>> Kubuntu 20.04 desktop is so configured. But this is by default and >>> involves ways that timidity is installed on kubuntu, so it's not easy >>> for me to tell you how to do it using this setup. But, I'm fairly >>> certain Google will provide you options for getting timidity to use the >>> FluidR3 sound font. >>> >>> See this Google search: >>> >>> https://www.google.com/search?q=tell+timidity+to+use+alternate+soundfont&newwindow=1&sxsrf=AOaemvKkuOn8r1q2lCX0swD3GgF5Q5AHGg%3A1631650995863&ei=swRBYY6RNJqztQaBhLRw&oq=t&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMYADIECCMQJzIECCMQJzIECCMQJzIFCAAQkQIyBQgAEJECMgQIABBDMg4ILhCABBCxAxDHARCjAjIECAAQQzIFCAAQgAQyEQguEIAEELEDEIMBEMcBENEDOgcIABBHELADOgcIABCwAxBDOg0ILhCxAxDHARCvARBDOgoIABCxAxCDARBDOgcIABCxAxBDSgQIQRgAUN74EFj_gBFg7pMRaAJwAngAgAGkAYgBwgKSAQMwLjKYAQCgAQHIAQrAAQE&sclient=gws-wiz >>> >>> I know nothing about GarageBand, however Google can likely help you >>> learn if you can configure it to use alternate soundfonts. >>> >>> Hope this helps. >>> >>> Guy >>> >>> P.S. A nice thing about using an app and soundfont YOU specify is that >>> you can change the soundfont used. If you've the money you can purchase >>> incredibly good soundfonts (if you like) though there are dozens >>> available for free. One of my favorite is an English Organ sound font >>> with quite good sounds. >>> >>> On 9/14/21 3:13 PM, Kenneth Wolcott wrote: >>>> HI All; >>>> >>>> This is really not a Lilypond question, but I'm sure you have some >>>> helpful information, as you always do :-) >>>> >>>> midi sound quality help needed >>>> >>>> I'm on a Mac. >>>> >>>> I'm using Lilypond 2.22.0 via MacPorts. >>>> >>>> I'm using Garageband as my midi player, with Timidity (from home >>>> brew) as an alternative. >>>> >>>> I don't do rock music, synthesizers, sound effects, etc. I do >>>> traditional classical music. I do some pop, and folks music, but in a >>>> classical manner... >>>> >>>> I'm not asking for a professional live performance output quality >>>> from midi, but most often the midi output sounds really bad. >>>> >>>> Now here's an interesting twist to the story. >>>> >>>> I installed Alda from home brew which is a more rudimentary >>>> text-based musical scoring system. I also installed the suggested >>>> alternative soundfont (FluidR3). >>>> >>>> The Alda coding is much more rudimentary than what Lilypond offers, >>>> so I'm not in any way going to abandon Lilypond!!! >>>> >>>> But the sound quality of what comes out of playing the Alda scripts >>>> is phenomenal (!) compared to what I get out of GarageBand and/or >>>> Timidity. I've even tried MidiAndMusicXmlPlayer as an alternative >>>> midi player. >>>> >>>> How do I improve my midi output quality? >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance for your advice, >>>> Ken Wolcott >>>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> >>> “Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end >>> of >>> human existence.” >>> >>> ― Aristotle >>> >>> > -- > -- > > “Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of > human existence.” > > ― Aristotle > >