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Timidity - how to run?

Asked by Bill Coulson

New to Linux. Wish to convert a midi file to audio and been recommended to use timidity. I appear to have the latest version installed but haven't a clue how to use it . It doesn't appear to be listed in applications as a runnable program so I assume it's a command line thingy or am I wrong? If it is command line it's still beyond me having nil experience with using a command line. I managed to look at "man timidity" but didn't understand a single line of what was written there. Basically I've managed to compose a tune in Rosegarden and have no problem exporting it as a .mid file but what I need is a .wav or .mp3 file. This I can obviously achieve using external hardware but I need a way staying within the digital domain. Can anybody point me in the right direction? Please try not to be too linux style cryptic. I understand minimal names and instructions are efficient but not if they totally fail to communicate anything meaningful to the listener.

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T L R (tlr) said : 		#1

Hello,

To convert MIDI files to WAVs.

Open a Terminal... click on the ubuntu logo on the top left, then accessories, then terminal....

Use the Terminal to browse to the folder where your MIDI files are. If they're on the desktop, for example, type "cd Desktop" and hit enter.

If they're in a folder in your home directory called "Music," type "cd ~/Music" and hit enter.

Converting the files is as easy as typing "timidity -Ow" followed by the names of the files that need conversion.

for example, once you are in the right folder in terminal, type:

timidity -Ow ./coolfilename.mid ./coolfilename.wav

the "./" means in this current folder

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