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On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 12:26 AM, david  wrote:
> On 03/14/2012 02:51 AM, Renato wrote:

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>> On Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:11:17 +0530

>> Rustom Mody  wrote:

>>

>>  [I am asking this after wrestling with rosegarden for an hour or so

>>> and getting no sound]

>>>

>>

>> Hi, sorry if this is obvious to you, but just in case, you'd

>> probably need a soundfont (like fluidr3) and a soundfont player (like

>> qsynth) to have sound - maybe rosegarden has a built-in soundfont

>> player?

>>

>

> No, it doesn't. That's what qsynth, whysynth or Timidity (if you can make

> it work) is for.

I upgraded rosegarden, gave up on qsynth and (re)started timidity to use

jack.

Now rosegarden plays without any new connection -- so thanks.
>

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>  Anyway you should be able to make it output the midi of the

>> track to qsynth (using qjackctl), and therefore have sound.

>>

>

> RG 11.11.42 just automatically connects.

>

> I use RG mostly for scores. Bringing in a MIDI file usually requires some

> cleanup. For one thing, RG prefers contrapuntal compositions to have a

> separate track for each of the melodies, while lots of MIDIs from the web

> have all the melodies on the same track.

So how to cleanup? I only see one staff at a time.

Basic questions: Is rosegarden the (correct) tool to edit/doctor midi files?

Whats the best resource to get into midi jargon like track, channel etc?

And then map it onto rosegarden?
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On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 12:26 AM, david <gnome@hawaii.rr.co=

m> wrote:

On 03/14/2012 02:51 AM, Renato wrote:
On Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:11:17 +0530

Rustom Mody<r=

ustompmody@gmail.com> =A0wrote:
[I am asking this after wrestling with rosegarden for an hour or so

and getting no sound]
Hi, sorry if this is obvious to you, but just in case, you'd

probably need a soundfont (like fluidr3) and a soundfont player (like

qsynth) to have sound - maybe rosegarden has a built-in soundfont

player?
No, it doesn't. That's what qsynth, whysynth or Timidity (if you ca=

n make it work) is for.I upgraded rosegarden, gav=

e up on qsynth and (re)started timidity to use jack.Now rosegarden play=

s without any new connection -- so thanks.
Anyway you should be able to make it output the midi of the

track to qsynth (using qjackctl), and therefore have sound.
RG 11.11.42 just automatically connects.
I use RG mostly for scores. Bringing in a MIDI file usually requires some c=

leanup. For one thing, RG prefers contrapuntal compositions to have a separ=

ate track for each of the melodies, while lots of MIDIs from the web have a=

ll the melodies on the same track.

So how to cleanup? I only see one staff at a time.Basic qu=

estions: Is rosegarden the (correct) tool to edit/doctor midi files?Wha=

ts the best resource to get into midi jargon like track, channel etc? And t=

hen map it onto rosegarden?
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