fmplay − program to play mus files via the fms synthesizer

musplay [options] [filename]

This manual page documents the usage of the musplay command, which is part of the F Modular Synthesizer (fms).

musplay can play and convert midi-like mus files, as they are often used to typeset notes. You can specify basic properties for playing these files. The output can be either direct OSS sound (/dev/dsp) or wave files / fms midi files.

−t time

length of output in seconds; this determines the speed of replaying the mus file

−V volume %

total volume percentage (0-100)

−w filename

wave output into filename

−b bytes

byterate for output (1 or 2)

−p frequency

concert pitch

−q

quiet mode - musplay is less verbose if this is specified

−a

asynchronous mode - pre-computing output; takes a longer time to wait but may be sensible for smooth output on slow systems

−fN filename

fms midi file output for voice N into filename

−vN volume

relative volume for voice N

−h −hN filename

envelope (volume modulation; attack-curve) file (fms soundfile format) for voice N or global

−i −iN filename

instrument file (fms soundfile format) for voice N or global

filename

last argument, always specifying the .mus-file to be played; sample files can be found in the fms distribution in the directory mus

fmfile (1), fmdisplay (1), fmplay (1), xfmdisplay (1), xfmspectrum (1), fmsbackend (1).

The program is documented by the fms documentation available from http://ccteam.de/projekte/fms_html.

Daniel Gruen (daniel_gruen@web.de).

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.