[Rosegarden-user] Midi playback

2015-01-06 Thread Peter O'Doherty
Hi, I have two questions concerning instrument parameters when playing midi. When I import a midi file to rosegarden, even though I have Qsynth connected via jack, there is no sound with the default General MIDI Device, even though I see the meter levels move. Also, to use the synth plugins I

Re: [Rosegarden-user] Midi playback

2015-01-06 Thread D. Michael McIntyre
On 01/06/2015 05:39 AM, Peter O'Doherty wrote: > When I import a midi file to rosegarden, even though I have Qsynth > connected via jack, there is no sound with the default General MIDI > Device, even though I see the meter levels move. The meters show that Rosegarden is sending something via "Ge

Re: [Rosegarden-user] Midi playback

2015-01-06 Thread Abrolag
On Tue, 06 Jan 2015 06:21:05 -0500 "D. Michael McIntyre" wrote: > On 01/06/2015 05:39 AM, Peter O'Doherty wrote: > > Also, to use the synth plugins I have to manually load sound fonts for > > each track after importing each midi file. Is there no way to set the > > default? > > That is correct.

Re: [Rosegarden-user] Midi playback

2015-01-06 Thread Fede Galland
I usually make use of the dssi plugin capability of rosegarden, and while not all-encompassing, it works. If you need a preset, you can set up a session with the needed fluidsynth-dssi plugins loaded, each with it's own soundfont, and then save it as default session. If your soundfont is a GM one

Re: [Rosegarden-user] Midi playback

2015-01-06 Thread D. Michael McIntyre
On 01/06/2015 07:07 AM, Abrolag wrote: > However, I guess it would take a *lot* of work for it to be implemented in > Rosegarden, and it doesn't seem there is anyone to do it :'( Correct. -- D. Michael McIntyre -- Dive

Re: [Rosegarden-user] Midi playback

2015-01-10 Thread Lorenzo Sutton
On 06/01/15 11:39, Peter O'Doherty wrote: > Hi, > > I have two questions concerning instrument parameters when playing midi. > > When I import a midi file to rosegarden, even though I have Qsynth > connected via jack, there is no sound with the default General MIDI > Device, even though I see the m

Re: [Rosegarden-user] Midi playback

2015-01-10 Thread david
On 01/10/2015 10:24 AM, Lorenzo Sutton wrote: > On 06/01/15 11:39, Peter O'Doherty wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I have two questions concerning instrument parameters when playing midi. >> >> When I import a midi file to rosegarden, even though I have Qsynth >> connected via jack, there is no sound with the

Re: [Rosegarden-user] Midi playback

2015-01-10 Thread Blaise Alleyne
On 15-01-06 05:39 AM, Peter O'Doherty wrote: > Also, to use the synth plugins I have to manually load sound fonts for > each track after importing each midi file. Is there no way to set the > default? > Maybe you can save a template file in Rosegarden with your preferred setup? (File > Save as

Re: [Rosegarden-user] Midi playback

2015-01-11 Thread D. Michael McIntyre
On 01/11/2015 01:13 AM, Blaise Alleyne wrote: > Maybe you can save a template file in Rosegarden with your preferred setup? > (File > Save as > Template... IRRC) It's funny I didn't think of that, since I'm the guy who implemented that feature. I don't think I ever did anything with it myself,

Re: [Rosegarden-user] Midi playback

2015-01-12 Thread Peter O'Doherty
Thanks everyone who offered advice. I've now got it working, by the fluidsynth -j -l /path/to/general/midi/soundfont/FluidR3_GM.sf2 method and connecting Rosegarden to manually fluidsynth in qjackctl. Best regards, Peter On 01/11/2015 03:35 PM, D. Michael McIntyre wrote: > On 01/11/2015 01:13