Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Midi Software Sampler
From: Eric Dantan Rzewnicki (rzewnickie_AT_rfa.org)
Date: Fri Sep 07 2001 - 23:24:32 EEST
Hi Levi,
Check out timidity.
http://www.goice.co.jp/member/mo/timidity/
I've heard and read that it can play midi files.
But, I'm not sure if it works in real time or not.
Dave Philip's 'Sound & MIDI Software For Linux'
http://sound.condorow.net/
is 'the' list of audio apps for Linux. There's a substantial list of
MIDI software there. Hopefully one of them will work for you.
What do the experts and other users here recommend for a software synth
or sampler to do what Levi wants to do?
-Eric Rz.
levi hormann wrote:
>
> I just bought a midi keyboard controller lately. Now, I realize it can
> produce no sounds of its own, only send midi messages to the computer
> about note pitch, length, etc. I should have done some research
> beforehand, but I felt farily confidant that a linux software midi
> sampler of sorts would exist for Linux.
>
> The closest thing I can find is Soundtracker (www.soundtracker.org), and
> it will only support midi input from old alsa drivers (and I hear that
> even when it does response can be slow). I'm not crazy about installing
> old alsa drivers, (I've had trouble with them in the past) especially if
> I accidentaly frag my OSS install, should I somehow find I need to go back.
>
> Smurf Sound Font Editor looks nice. Too bad you have to have a
> Soundblaster Live or AWE to use it (is that what I'll ultimately end up
> doing?)
>
> Well, I was just wondering whether anyone had any insight on how I can
> play my keyboard and hear sounds off my computer. I know this isn't
> necessarily needed for production, but it would be nice.
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