wildmidi1

Usage

Library

libWildMidi

Files

/etc/wildmidi/wildmidi.cfg

Overview

This is a demonstration program to show the capabilities of libWildMidi.

midifile can be a MIDI type file in the HMI, HMP, MIDI, MUS or XMI formats and is processed by libWildMidi and the resulting audio is output by the player.

You can have more than one midifile on the command line and wildmidi will pass them to libWildMidi for processing, one after the other. You can also use wildcards, for example: wildmidi *.mid

Options

-0

When converting with -x, save files detected as type 2 MIDI compatible as type 0 files.

-a | --textaslyric

Some files store their lyrics in text meta events. Read lyrics from there instead of lyric meta events.

-b | --reverb

Turns on an 8 point reverb engine that adds depth to the final mix.

-c config-file | --config config-file

Uses the configuration file stated by config-file instead of /etc/wildmidi/wildmidi.cfg. config-file may also be a SoundFont2 (.sf2) file, or a timidity.cfg style file using the soundfont directive; the file type is detected by content, not extension.

-d audiodev | --device=audiodev

Send audio to audiodev instead of the default device.
alsa : defaults to the system "default"
oss : defaults to "/dev/dsp"
netbsd : defaults to "/dev/audio"
Other environments do not support this option.

-e | --enhanced

Use enhanced (Gauss) resampling for a richer sound at the cost of extra CPU usage.

-h | --help

Displays command line options.

-f | --frequency

Use frequency F Hz for playback (MUS).

-g | --convert

Convert XMI: 0 - No Conversion (default)
1 - MT32 to GM
2 - MT32 to GS

-l | --log_vol

Some MIDI files have been recorded on hardware that uses a volume curve, making them sound really badly mixed on other MIDI devices. Use this option to use volume curves.

-m volume-level | --mastervol=volume-level

Set the overall volume level to volume-level. The minimum is 0 and the maximum is 127, with the default being 100.

-P playback-output | --playback=playback-output

Set playback-output as playback output. See --help output for available playbacks.

-o file | --wavout=file

Records output to a signed 16 bit stereo format wav file. Implies: -P wave

-O | --opl3

Use the built-in OPL3 FM synthesizer. No configuration file, GUS patch set or SoundFont is needed.

-r sndrate | --rate=sndrate

Set the audio output rate to sndrate. The default rate is 32072.

-n | --roundtempo

Round tempo to nearest whole number.

-s | --skipsilentstart

Skips any silence at the start of playback.

-v | --version

Display version and copyright information.

-x file | --tomidi=file

Convert a MUS, XMI, HMP or HMI file to midi and save it as file.

Options

These options are not designed for general use. Instead these options are designed to make it easier to listen to specific sound samples.

Note: These options are not displayed by -h | --help

-t | --test_midi

Plays the built in test midi which plays all 127 notes.

User interface

The player accepts limited user input that allows some interaction while playing midi files.

+

Turns the master volume up.

-

Turns the master volume down.

e

Turns enhanced resampling on and off.

l

Turns volume curves on and off.

r

Turns the final mix reverb on and off.

n

Play the next midi on the command line.

m

Save the currently playing file to a midi file. NOTE: This saves to the current directory.

p

Pause the playback. Note: since the audio is buffered it will stop when the audio buffer is empty.

.

Seek forward 1 second. Note: Clears active midi events and will only play midi events from after the new position.

,

Seek backwards 1 second. Note: Clears active midi events and will only play midi events from after the new position.

q

Quit wildmidi.