Support for MIDI
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| Author | Content |
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| Francy Aug 11, 2013 10:18 PM EDT |
Is their support for MIDI, one way or another. I do not expect -everything-, but playback should be there. I did not find anything there...? Anyone ? |
| djohnston Aug 12, 2013 1:46 AM EDT |
Francy, I don't see anything there, either. It's been my experience that the "media players" generally have no MIDI playback capability built in. With XMMS, you have the timidity plugin. You also have the standalone playmidi and playmidi-X11 packages. As far as I know, MIDI playback is not an option in the multimedia players, unless there is an external plugin. I believe Audacious has one, but I'm not sure. Does that help? |
| vagabondo Aug 12, 2013 2:45 AM EDT |
To me a media-centre is somewhere I would expect to store and replay pre-recorded sound and video. It is analogous to a cinema, or concert hall. MIDI is concerned with musical performance using digital instruments. I would expect to find MIDI files either in a library, alongside music scores, libretti, theatre and film scripts; or in a musical instrument store together with synthesizers, keyboards, etc. Perhaps in the future a television set will provide the alternatives of watching the film, or reading the script and directors notes. |
| Francy Aug 12, 2013 3:35 AM EDT |
@djohnston
@vagabondo Yes, I am very familiar with the nature of MIDI files. I use them every day ! But, as you said djohnston, with XMMS there is a plugin. And also, Audacious provides a 'amidi' plugin. One can use then Timidity or install fluidsynth plus sound fonts. At least, they provide support/possibility ! I don't mind if there is extra work on the users part involved But here, I see.....Nada ! Nothing ! And that for something they use the word --ALL-- ? |
| hkwint Aug 12, 2013 2:43 PM EDT |
Well, I think --ALL-- is meant of the same way in which I would say: --ALL-- my money. It doesn't necessarily mean "a lot" or "something complete", just that it's all there is. |
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