> > 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. > > > > 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. > > > > 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. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Paul > > Can you play a MIDI file with the "timidity-interfaces-extra" package?
I've got a Gutsy installation that won't play any MIDI sound at all except through that application. (I'm pretty sure that's a meaningful clue in a troubleshooting analysis for my machine, but it's not my main computer & Hardy's coming so soon that it doesn't seem worth wrestling with.) Just a thought. :) --Ray -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
