On 01/09/2016 05:40 PM, r...@hydrophones.com wrote: >> On Sat, 9 Jan 2016, Leszek Wroński wrote: >> >>> *BONUS QUESTION* >>> Now, this will probably be idiotic, but I need to ask this. Can I >>> somehow >>> just play General MIDI instruments? Is this done by Timidity? I fired it >>> up >>> but it doesn't show in the 'Audio' menu of Jack, so I can't tell it to >>> output any sound to the system. > > Holger wrote: > >> >> I recommend installing and loading fluidsynth-dssi into a >> Rosegarden-track of type "Synthesizer Plugin". Then load a GM soundfont >> into fluidsynth. Most distributions offer the package >> fluid-soundfont-gm, a very good soundfont that resides in >> /usr/share/sounds/sf2/FluidR3_GM.sf2 after installation. >> >> Using the plugin makes it simple to save the settings with your song and >> offers as low latency as possible. >> >> You can find other good soundfonts all over the web. >> > > Many hundreds of Giga-Bytes, if not Tera-Bytes, of SoundFonts can be found > at: > > http://wowsia.com > > That site also has a preview function. > > Have fun.
Cool. Unfortunately, I can't get any of the previews to play in Firefox. Would be nice if the site added some descriptions to the fonts - "Hard metallic phased lightning bolt". -- David W. Jones gn...@hawaii.rr.com authenticity, honesty, community http://dancingtreefrog.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=267308311&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-user mailing list Rosegarden-user@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
