On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 9:17 AM, Paul DeShaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, I found the package here: > > http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/all/fluid-soundfont-gm/download > > I installed the .deb, but I'm not sure what it actually does. I have to > learn more about how sounfonts work. Does the .deb create a .sf2 file I > can load into Fluidsynth/Qsynth? > I've tried opening Qsynth and the FluidSynth DSSI plugin, but I can't find a > soundfont to load.
Point your synth to the files in /usr/share/sounds/sf2. There is FluidR3_GM.sf2 (for GM), and FluidR3_GS.sf2 (with the GS extensions). At some point in the future, I'll have this integrated more. A step forward has been made in my package in Debian, which installs example timidity configurations in /usr/share/doc/fluid-soundfont, but I'd like to be able to install them to a /etc/timidity/cfg.d directory and have them automagically picked up. I'm working on it! > Over the past few days, I've experimented with what you talked about in your > original response. I found I could record my voice to an audio track and > play it back. Also, I could assign MIDI tracks to Hexter, Trivial Synth, > and Less Trivial Synth, and get some sound. So, I guess it's some problem > with TiMidity. Weird how it worked before, then just stopped working. XMMS > can still play MIDI files with TiMidity. Timidity uses Freepats by default, and requires (a reasonable amount of) extra configuration to work with Fluid. FluidSynth, via QSynth, is a lot easier at this point in time. > I'm glad you're still willing to entertain these kinds of questions despite > being annoyed when they come up repeatedly. Next time I'll spend more time > with the documentation before asking. We're here to help. -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
