22 Jan
2003
22 Jan
'03
5:45 a.m.
linuxmedia4(a)netscape.net wrote:
Is there a program that converts .sf2 to .pat. If so,
then when I
> play midi files with timidity, they will sound like what I created with
> jazz.
Frank Barknecht <fbar(a)footils.org> wrote:
If I understand you correctly, then you are using in
Jazz the
SF2-midisynth of your soundcard (a Soundblaster probably) and you like
the results, but when you record, you don't record your soundcards
output but what timidity renders, right?
Exactly...
So basically you don't like the rendering of
timimidity, but you like
the rendering of your soundcard. There are several ways to solve this,
but "Jack" isn't necessary for this.
* Record your soundcard's output. This may need a second soundcard
or external recording gear.
Upon another person's suggestion, I have been using alsamixer's ability to
"capture" _anything_. What a great tool this has been. I have done things like
(not only) recorded my softsynth right into ecasound, but also added sound effects. This
has the advantage of being able to hear the echo in my headphones but not recording them
to the file (so I can add effects when I do the final mix). I was suprized at some of the
things that it allowed. I was able to get better control over ecasound effects for one. I
couldn't really get deep sounding delays until I disovered the ability to raise that
channel in alsamixer. I've used those capibility along with the few program (compared
to how many are out there) to do some pretty cool things. I was even able to record my
softsynth into jazz (jazz has live recording cabilities) and even turn each midi track
into a wav file that I then put into ecasound to record real instruments. I'm sure I
can capture ecasounds effects into jazz and be able to record live instruments with
effects. But this is not as versitile as being able to capture each midi track and put it
all in ecasound and get much better control and quality over the sound.
* Use a software soundfont synthesizer. I think,
timidity can also use
soundfonts, but personally I use iiwusynth. This would work with
your current setup, because you can configure ecasound to use another
synth in ~/.ecasoundrc at:
ext-timidity-cmd = timidity -Or1S -id -s %s -o - %f
This can be replaced with your favorite synth.
I tried that with pmidi and playmidi and it worked, but it wouldn't let me record
_anything_ to a file. I may have completly gone in a different direction with being able
to record midi tracks, capturing them to wav and putting them into ecasound. Even with
Timidity I couldn't fast forward while in ecasound. It just jumps to the beginning.
But you never know when there's a combination of programs that do what no other seem
to do. I will keep trying different seqencers with ecasound.
* Use another sequencer. This is basically the same a
solution two,
but for example MusE comes with iiwusynth build in.
I'm Looking forward to trying Muse. I beleive from what I read, it will do live
recording also. And appearently, form what I've discovered in the last few days,
I'm probly going to be able to use any softsynth along with it.
Thanks for all your help
Rocco
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