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timidity.cfg

NAME

SYNOPSIS

/etc/timidity.cfg

/usr/local/share/timidity/timidity.cfg

DESCRIPTION

Configuration files define the mapping of MIDI programs to instrument files. Multiple files may be specified, and statements in later ones will override earlier ones.

FORMAT

dir directory

Adds directory to the search path in the same manner as the -L command line option.

EXAMPLES

At first, dir specities the archive name (followed by '#') for the path of patch files same as directory name (in this case , "/usr/local/share/timidity/inst/foo.zip"). TiMidity recognize the path is an archive file if the expression has the last character '#', and also read the files contained in this archive file. In previouns example the patch files bar.pat, baz.pat and zoo.pat contained in the foo.zip are also installed.

source file

Reads another configuration file, then continues processing the current one.

bank number

Selects the tone bank to modify. Patch mappings that follow will affect this tone bank.

progbase number

Sets and displays the tone number from number to number+128. If progbase 1 are specified, tone numbers that follow are setted and displayed as the numbers from 1 to 128.

drumset number

Selects the drum set to modify. Patch mappings that follow will affect this drum set.

number file [options]

Specifies that the the MIDI program number in the current tone bank or drum set should be played using the patch file. options may be any of the following:

amp=amplification

Amplifies the instrument's volume by amplification percent. If no value is specified, one will be automatically determined whenever the instrument is loaded.

note=note

Specifies a fixed MIDI note to use when playing the instrument. If note is 0, the instrument will be played at whatever note the Note On event triggering it has. For percussion instruments, if no value is specified in the configuration file, the default in the patch file will be used.

pan=panning

Sets the instrument's default panning. panning may be left, right, center, or an nteger between -100 and 100, designating full left and full right respectively. If no value is specified, the default in the patch file will be used. Note that panning controls in MIDI files will override this value.

keep={loop|env}

By default, percussion instruments have their loop and envelope information stripped. Strangely shaped envelopes are removed automatically from melodic instruments as well. keep can be used to prevent stripping envelope or loop data. For example, the Short and Long Whistle percussion instruments (General Midi numbers 71 and 72) need to have `keep=loop keep=env' specified in the configuration file.

strip={loop|env|tail}

Force removal of loop or envelope information from all patches in the instrument, or strip the tail, i.e. all data after the loop. Some third-party instruments have garbage after the loop, as evidenced by a clicking noise whenever the instrument is played, so adding the strip=tail option will markedly improve sound quality.

The following statements are available only latest TiMidity.

#extension altassign program1 program2 ...

Sets the alternate assign for drum set. For example, if you want to pronounce Hi-Hat cymbals (note number 42/44/46) in the drumset 0 exclusively to each others, specify:

drumset 0
altassign 42 44 46

Note that alternate assign of drumset 0 is used by default.

#extension comm program secound

Specifies the comment comment for the tone number program. These comments are displayed in the indicater line at the case TiMidity is booted with option -int, -iTt.

#extension timeout program secound

Specifies the time-out value of the program. If any notes pronounced with the tone number program are suspended more than second seconds, TiMidity kills the notes.

#extension copydrumset drumset

Copies all settings of the drumset to the current drumset.

#extension copybank bank

Copies all settings of the bank to the current bank.

#extension HTTPproxy hostname:port

Specifies the proxy of the HTTP protocol. hostname and port are of the proxy host's.

#extension FTPproxy hostname:port

Specifies the prox of the FTP protocol. Same as HTTP.

#extension mailaddr your-mail-address

Specifies user's mail address. This address is sended to the FTP server if TiMidity access any file via FTp.

#extension opt [-]{option} [optarg]

Sets the value of boot-time options.

#extension undef progno

Undefine the tone progno of current tone bank.

These "#extension" statements are beginning with character '#' that is the comment flag of old TiMidity(version 0.2i or earlier). So these statememts are treated as comment line.
The latest TiMidity treats "#extension" as white-space. So you can omit it.

If any file-name expression ended with character '|' (Ascii 0x7c), the file-name is treated as command and outputs of the command are also examined as arguments of statements.

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