Hi,

I can confirm that this happens to me too, and can also confirm that it is
indeed annoying!

I've noticed it for all versions of Timidity as far back as I can remember
using it, say from 2003....

Best,
AKJ


A. Kalten wrote:
> 
> Hello list,
> 
> Timidity usually gives good results, but on some soundfonts it will
> produce an annoying clicking sound.  As an example, I have uploaded
> an MP3 of a wave file created with Timidity that contains the clicking
> noise.  Also uploaded are the MIDI file and the soundfont used (there
> is only a single instrument involved).
> 
> http://firstbooks.biz/midi/beatgen.mp3   (MP3 file is about 3.4 Mb)
> 
> http://firstbooks.biz/midi/beatgen.mid
> 
> http://firstbooks.biz/midi/WT_Clarinet.sf2  (SF2 file is about 330 kB)
> 
> Note: This is a microtonal composition, so if the tuning sounds a bit
> off it is deliberate.
> 
> If I render this file with fluidsynth the clicking noise does not
> occur.  Also, if I tweak the attack or decay rates in the Timidity
> configuration file, I can mitigate the clicking noise somewhat but
> cannot eliminate it entirely.
> 
> Could this be a problem with the soundfont or is Timidity just not
> able to process SF2 fonts completely?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> AK
> 
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