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KKK KK MMM MMM IIIIII DDDDD
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KKK KK MMMMMMMMMM IIII DDDDDDD
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ConsoleKMID
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This info is up to date if you have KMid version 1.7
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If you are looking for a KMid README file, then this is NOT the one you are
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looking for. Please look the online documentation, that is, the html help
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I've left this file only for help on the small cousin of KMid, ConsoleKMid.
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- Antonio Larrosa
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Index
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1. What is ConsoleKMid ?
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2. Requirements of consoleKMid
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3. Compiling consoleKMid
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4. Installing
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5. Running
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6. How do I use a Midi Mapper ?
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7. Where can I download KMid and consoleKMid from ?
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8. To do list
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1. What is ConsoleKMid ?
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ConsoleKMid is a small program for Unix in console mode, which uses the same
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player engine of KMid. Of course it doesn't have the same friendly
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interface of KMid but it works to play midi files.
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If you have the rpm distribution, you will not find the consolekmid program
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unless you have compiled it from the src.rpm distribution
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2. Requirements of consoleKMid
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A UNIX machine, a soundcard and a /dev/sequencer device well installed.
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If you have a GUS, you need a properly installed driver from the Linux
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Ultrasound Project, AWE cards are also supported, but you will probably
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need to compile consoleKMid in order to get an AWE card to work.
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FM devices are also supported.
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I have only tested KMid in Linux, but I have had sucessful reports getting
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KMid to work on FreeBSD
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If you sucessfully run KMid in other unices, please tell me !
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Currently GUS cards make a little sound when using the oss driver, but are
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not supported officially, I'm looking to find people with GUS cards that
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want to help me to provide such support (either programming or testing),
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as I think that if nobody has worried about it it's because there's no
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need for it ;-)
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3. Compiling consoleKMid
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Do a configure from the parent directory, then go to the player directory,
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and do a 'make' . Simple , isn't it ?
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By default it will use the external midi device, if you want to use another
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one (fm, awe, or anything else), edit the file main.cc and change the value
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of DEFAULT_DEVICE to the one you want, or specify the -d option as in :
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consolekmid -d 1 mymidifile.mid
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4. Installing
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No installing of consoleKMid is actually done, just copy the consoleKMid file
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yourself to where you want (usually /usr/local/bin ). To use the fm device,
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you should specify in fmout.cc the path to where the fm patches are installed
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( /etc by default)
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5. Running
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Well, it's quite easy, just type "consolekmid" and it should run :-)
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6. How do I use a Midi Mapper ?
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A Midi Mapper is the feature you have been waiting for in Linux for years,
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(at least I have been :-) it makes a non General Midi synth, appear to the
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computer as General Midi compliant. Thus, a GM synth is emulated with a
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nonGM.
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Look the KMid docs for more info on creating/using a midi map.
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If you want to use one with consolekmid, you can use the -M option,
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use it like this example :
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consolekmid -M /opt/kde/share/apps/kmid/maps/YamahaPSS790.map mymidifile
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You can also edit main.cc in the player directory and change the value of
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DEFAULT_MAP to whatever you want, so that you don't need to specify the
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-M option each time you run consolekmid.
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If you want to define a new map for your midi keyboard, I recommend you to
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start by copying the file yamaha790.map and modifying it. And remember to
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send it to me so that it will be included in future revisions and other
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people can use it !
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7. Where can I download KMid and consoleKMid from ?
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KMid's homepage is at :
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http://developer.kde.org/~larrosa/kmid.html
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From there you can download latest versions as well as know the latest
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changes and improvements of KMid and consoleKMid
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8. To do list
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GUS support is nearly done (and also SoftOSS) but still need little
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improvements. It should mostly work now.
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Better AWE support and use Soundfonts
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The KMidServer and make KMid use it.
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30-4-2001
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Antonio Larrosa Jimenez
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larrosa@kde.org
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