My /etc/timidity/timidity.cfg has 2 lines: soundfont /home/bob/sounds/sfx-lib/SGM-V2.01.sf2 soundfont /home/bob/sounds/sfx-lib/acoustic_grand_piano_ydp_20080808.sf2 amp=800
This sets all voices to the stuff in 1st library; then resets the piano0 to the 2nd. Works for me. I think that the channel voice settings are set in the sf2 files, but not sure. On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 1:14 AM, Torsten Mohr <tm...@s.netic.de> wrote: > Hello, > > i read the "man page" and read some infos that users put on their web pages, > but i somehow can't seem to tell timidity to use a soundfont. > > I have downloaded some free sound fonts and demos and unpacked them > so they have the extension .sf2 > > Timidity seems to load /etc/timidity.cfg, which sources > /usr/share/timidity/timidity.cfg > > I tried in timidity.cfg: > > bank 0 > dir /usr/share/timidity > 0 %font WurlitzerEPdry.SF2 0 3 > > (I also tried several countless other combinations) > > When playing a midi file, the other voices are missing now (as expected), but > i also don't hear the piano part. > > > QSynth loads the sound file and says in "Channels": > Channel 1 Bank 0 Prog 3 > > So i created a MIDI file in Rosegarden that plays fine with the old timidity > configuration. > I created the MIDI file with: channel 1, Bank "General Midi", Program 4 > (because the start to count from 1). I also tried it as Program 3. > > Timidity tells me: > No instrument mapped to tone bank 0, program 2 - this instrument will not be > heard > > In the second case it tells me: > No instrument mapped to tone bank 0, program 3 - this instrument will not be > heard > > > I'm not sure what i need to do to make timidity play soundfonts or how to map > soundfonts to MIDI instruments > > > Can anybody tell me what i need to do to play sounds? > > I'm also not sure if i need to supply more information, if there are any > useful tests i could do then please write to me. > > > Thanks for any hints, > Torsten. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Throughout its 18-year history, RSA Conference consistently attracts the > world's best and brightest in the field, creating opportunities for Conference > attendees to learn about information security's most important issues through > interactions with peers, luminaries and emerging and established companies. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsaconf-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Timidity-talk mailing list > Timidity-talk@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/timidity-talk > -- **** Listen to my CD at http://www.mellowood.ca/music/cedars **** Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CANADA ** EMAIL: b...@mellowood.ca WWW: http://www.mellowood.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Throughout its 18-year history, RSA Conference consistently attracts the world's best and brightest in the field, creating opportunities for Conference attendees to learn about information security's most important issues through interactions with peers, luminaries and emerging and established companies. http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsaconf-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Timidity-talk mailing list Timidity-talk@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/timidity-talk
