Yair K wrote: > On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:06:19 +0200, Rob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Most of my midis don't play at all, and the ones that do miss out >> important instruments. Could this be a problem with my computer or is >> the program just not good enough yet? >> >> -Rob >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >> Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share >> your >> opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash >> http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >> _______________________________________________ >> Timidity-talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/timidity-talk >> > > > I suspect you don't have enough waveforms installed: Timidity can't just > play midis by itself - it need data files called "waveforms" installed, > either in the form of GUS patches (.PAT) or SoundFont2 banks (.SF2). Each > data file contains information on how to play (one/several) midi > instruments, and without them timidity can't play these specific > instrument (leading to the effects that you described). You need to fetch > some of these files and configure timidity.cfg appropriately. There are > probably instructions or references bundled with the binary package you > installed timidity with. > >
Cool, I went searching around the net and found a great soundfont and how to install it. Now my MIDI files sound even better than they did when I had Windows! :D ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Timidity-talk mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/timidity-talk
