real-time software synths

real-time software synths

[est]

I'm looking for a real-time software synthesis package for linux that
can handle streaming midi (or sequencer messages or, really any
format) input.

I know that a number are listed on the Linux MIDI & Sound Apps page,
but I haven't had luck with them..and I tried *very* hard (including
writing a script to interact with TiMidity++ in its server mode and
hackin its sources to bits..no luck).

So, I'm curious what packages people actually have working.
Opensource is always a plus of course. :)

Thanks in advance,

Eric

Re: real-time software synths

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On Sun, 6 Jun 1999 est@hyperreal.org wrote:

|-<I'm looking for a real-time software synthesis package for linux that
|-<can handle streaming midi (or sequencer messages or, really any
|-<format) input.
|-<
|-<I know that a number are listed on the Linux MIDI & Sound Apps page,
|-<but I haven't had luck with them..and I tried *very* hard (including
|-<writing a script to interact with TiMidity++ in its server mode and
|-<hackin its sources to bits..no luck).
|-<
|-<So, I'm curious what packages people actually have working.
|-<Opensource is always a plus of course. :)
|-<
|-<Thanks in advance,
|-<
|-<Eric
|-<

Re: real-time software synths

[Etienne Grossmann]

  Hello,

  this is a bit of a hack, but I patched playmidi-2.3 so that when
it receives a SIGUSR signal, it starts playing a file (whose name
is specified on the command line). 

  So a "client" program can write the file, send a signal, and the 
file will get played. 

  If this can be of any help for you, just ask for the patch. I use it
for a little musical game in perl.


  Cheers,


  Etienne