Release TiMidity++

[gruso]

Note: This is not to be confused with sebt3's MIDI Installer, which installs scripts + sounds for game music. sebt3's installer is actually a pre-requisite to mine, as it provides sounds & Timidity config. So install it first.


This release contains a complete build of TiMidity++, however it is focused on the sole task of running as an ALSA daemon. This makes it appear as a MIDI device to a sequencer such as Seq24, turning your MIDIs into musics.


For now, it needs to be run once per session. It may prompt for your password to load snd-seq, but apart from that will appear to do nothing. After running it, you can launch Seq24 and start playing. (To confirm it's loaded, right click a Seq24 sequence and you should see TiMidity ports under Midi Bus). It currently stutters heavily under not so heavy load... more work to be done.


Thanks to sebt3 with cameos from Farox and mash-system.


[update] Now contains GUI. It's late and I'll fix this post up later, in the meantime please see here for full info and download:


http://www.gp32x.de/board/index.php?/topic/59041-timidity-2-13-2-port


Seeking expert advice on audio/midi buffering to alleviate the stutter.

 

[peelie]

nice one gruso


PND installs okay and i can see ports in seq24 but still no sound?

 

[gruso]

This is with your own sequence, or some other pre-made midi file?


Can you post the contents of /tmp/timidity..out?

 

[peelie]

hi was trying to use my own sequence. also when firing up daemon got a strange message about malicious program and mouse? not been able to repeat it.


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rm: cannot remove `/tmp/cpuspeed': No such file or directory


not mounted on loop yet, doing so


LoopMountedon:


/dev/loop3


Filetype is Squashfs


sudo mount -t squashfs /dev/loop3


mounting union!


Filesystem is vfat


[------------------------------]{ App start }[---------------------------------]


WARNING Guessing APPDATADIR=


(gksudo:5396): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_draw_pixbuf: assertion `GDK_IS_DRAWABLE (drawable)' failed


Requested buffer size 32768, fragment size 8192


ALSA pcm 'default' set buffer size 32768, period size 8192 bytes


TiMidity starting in ALSA server mode


Opening sequencer port: 128:0 128:1 128:2 128:3


Requested buffer size 32768, fragment size 8192


ALSA pcm 'default' set buffer size 32768, period size 8192 bytes

 

[gruso]

Mildly out of my depth here. I'm about to try it all on a fresh firmware install. It occurs to me that you are running HF4, wonder if that's a factor?

 

[ibisum]

We need aconnectgui to make these ALSA midi connections a lot more sensible ..

 

[peelie]

Mildly out of my depth here. I'm about to try it all on a fresh firmware install. It occurs to me that you are running HF4, wonder if that's a factor?

hi tried with my hf5 card but timidity does not want to start -


sudo /usr/pandora/scripts/pnd_run.sh -m -p /media/PANDORA1/pandora/menu/apps//timidity-alsa-daemon.pnd -e scripts/timidity.sh -b timidity


not mounted on loop yet, doing so


LoopMountedon:


/dev/loop3


Filetype is Squashfs


Mounting PND (mount -t squashfs) :


/dev/loop3 on /mnt/pnd/timidity type squashfs (ro)


Filesystem is vfat


Mounting the Union FS using /media/PANDORA1/pandora/appdata/timidity as Write directory:


mount -t aufs -o exec,noplink,dirs=/media/PANDORA1/pandora/appdata/timidity=rw+nolwh:/mnt/pnd timidity=rr none /mnt/utmp/timidity


none on /mnt/utmp/timidity type aufs (rw,si=6722a637,noplink)


none on /mnt/utmp/timidity type aufs (rw,si=6722a637,noplink)


[------------------------------]{ App start }[---------------------------------]


WARNING Guessing APPDATADIR=cp: cannot stat `/etc/timidity/timidity.cfg': No such file or directory


/etc/timidity/eawpats-PANDORA1.cfg: No such file or directory


timidity: Can't read any configuration file.


Please check /mnt/utmp/timidity/share/timidity/timidity.cfg


[-------------------------------]{ App end }[----------------------------------]


cleanup done

 

[gruso]

That sounds like you haven't installed sebt3's MIDI package yet. (It's a pre-requisite, but I only edited that into the first post later on - sorry 'bout that.) I just fell into the exact same trap on a fresh HF5 card a minute ago.

 

[peelie]

That sounds like you haven't installed sebt3's MIDI package yet. (It's a pre-requisite, but I only edited that into the first post later on - sorry 'bout that.) I just fell into the exact same trap on a fresh HF5 card a minute ago.

ah right thought it may be that! but still no sound!? same message out in in tmp as in HF4.

 

[gruso]

This is extremely bizarre. With OS version ruled out, maybe something SD related? Here's my timidity.out for comparison:

Spoiler

sudo /usr/pandora/scripts/pnd_run.sh -m -p /media/GP2X8GB/pandora/desktop//timidity.pnd -e scripts/timidity.sh -b timidity


not mounted on loop yet, doing so


LoopMountedon:


/dev/loop0


Filetype is Squashfs


Mounting PND (mount -t squashfs) :


/dev/loop0 on /mnt/pnd/timidity type squashfs (ro)


Filesystem is vfat


Mounting the Union FS using /media/GP2X8GB/pandora/appdata/timidity as Write directory:


mount -t aufs -o exec,noplink,dirs=/media/GP2X8GB/pandora/appdata/timidity=rw+nolwh:/mnt/pnd/timidity=rr none /mnt/utmp/timidity


none on /mnt/utmp/timidity type aufs (rw,si=6661c177,noplink)


none on /mnt/utmp/timidity type aufs (rw,si=6661c177,noplink)


[------------------------------]{ App start }[---------------------------------]


WARNING Guessing APPDATADIR=Requested buffer size 32768, fragment size 8192


ALSA pcm 'default' set buffer size 32768, period size 8192 bytes


TiMidity starting in ALSA server mode


Opening sequencer port: 128:0 128:1 128:2 128:3


Requested buffer size 32768, fragment size 8192


ALSA pcm 'default' set buffer size 32768, period size 8192 bytes

 

[ibisum]

You need aconnectgui to connect MIDI from seq24 to timidity ..

 

[gruso]

No, working fine here?

 

[peelie]

my bad did not realise you had to highlight sequence to get sound!


cheers gruso for this port

 

[gruso]

Oh, fantastic.


You'll hit performance issues once you start sending lots of simultaneous notes. I've heard similar stutters playing MIDI files from the command line, and the same thing running Cubase in Hatari. I think it's OS/ALSA related.

 

[Silent-Hunter]

Could you port the ncurses player interface too? And maybe mikmod as well?

 

[gruso]

On the list.

 

[Silent-Hunter]

On the list.

YAY! I also made a request in the general talk development section.

 

[gruso]

New release, now with GUI (not the one you asked for Silent-Hunter, but a start.)


I'm short of time right now, but in the OP there's a link to the full thread & download on GP32X.

 

[relapse808]

I was hoping this would get Timidity working with this but I still get "cannot open MIDI driver". I know this package wasn't designed for this but it was worth a shot

 

[gruso]

Do you mean that sebt3's release doesn't work for you? Post all details you can.