timidity question

Linux for blind general discussion blinux-list at redhat.com
Fri Mar 11 08:45:28 UTC 2022


it seems as if timidity is working okay, but not outputting to a sound
device/target that is a correct/working one for your system?

try these three common ones?
   timidity -Os midifile.mid
   timidity -Od midifile.mid
   timidity -Oj midifile.mid

On Fri, Mar 11, 2022 at 02:31:59AM +0800, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> I can hear test.wav. I'm thinking to recompile timidity++ from source but 
> I can only find old version not 2.15.
> 
> On Fri, 11 Mar 2022, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> 
> >Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:04:24 -0500
> >From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> >To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> >Subject: Re: timidity question
> >
> >Oh OK. I didn't realize you were in fact using the same file. OK so one 
> >more shot in the dark that I just thought of. Maybe try running
> >
> >timidity -Ow -o testing.wav midifile.mid
> >
> >of course replacing midifile.mid with the name of the file you are trying 
> >to play. Then try to play testing.wav or whatever you called the resulting 
> >wav file. If it plays, then you most likely have a problem with timidity's 
> >sound output.If testing.wav is silent or does not exist, then you have a 
> >different problem not related to either the soundfont or the sound output.
> >
> >~Kyle
> >



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