on 2011-05-08 at 15:35 Heather W. Reichgott wrote: >1. Is the choice of soundfont a property of the MIDI file itself, or a >property of the playback software? (Or both?)
as far as i know, the midi file itself can only send "program change" messages on a given channel: select a certain "patch" number on that channel. the resulting sound depends entirely on the device (hardware or software). >I have Timidity++ and found a place in timidity.cfg where I can specify a >soundfont. exactly. >But would I have to go into the config file every time I >wanted to open a new file for playback, if I had files that used >different soundfonts? you can have several configuration files for timidity, and chose one with the -c option. if i understand correctly what you want, this might be the way to go for you. >If the choice of soundfont is a property of the >MIDI file, can I specify it in a Lilypond file's MIDI output block? no, for the reasons given above. >2. Is there an easy way to see a list of all the instruments in a >soundfont and hear samples of the sounds? you could try a soundfont editor. i don't know the present status of swami/snurf, the only soundfont editor i remember for linux. look for a debian/ubuntu package for it. good luck, lj _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
