Re: [Denemo-devel] Next Question - MIDI output instrument

[Richard Shann]

The MIDI instrument list that appears on the Staffs/Voices -> Staff
Properties -> MIDI -> MIDI Instrument tab is extracted from the
soundfont you are using (Edit->Change Preferences->Audio/MIDI->Choose
Soundfont), but is hopelessly garbled, and should not be used. There is
a bug report in for this.
Instead look up which program number you want (if you are using the
default soundfont then it will be the GM standard number) and put that
in the Program on that tab.
The default is a very small soundfont though, for serious use get one
with a good guitar on it and use that.

Richard



On Fri, 2013-12-20 at 05:15 +1100, Philip Rhoades wrote:
> People,
> 
> I am confused by:
> 
> - the smaller number of devices listed in:
> 
>    /usr/share/denemo/instruments.xml
> 
> and the much greater number of devices in:
> 
>    Staffs/Voices -> Staff Properties -> MIDI -> MIDI Instrument
> 
> - the fact that "Classical Guitar" appears in the former and not the 
> latter
> 
> I have changed the MIDI Instrument from the default piano sound that is 
> used when exporting to a MIDI file and have tried a few of the "guitar" 
> instruments but none some to really sound like a "Classical Guitar".
> 
> Also, is there some reason why the "MIDI Instrument" list can't be alpha 
> sorted?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Phil.