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                                  TiMidity++
                              Installation guide

                                        Masanao Izumo <mo@goice.co.jp>
                                        Last updated on Apr.4.2000
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  This document describes how to install TiMidity++(version 2.9.2 or
later) for your UNIX-like machine.  Methods for Macintosh are not
described in this document.

  It is enabled to configure and make timidity.exe on the Cygwin
environment of Windows98/95/NT.  If you are in Windows, install cygnus
and egcs (or mingw) if you don't have them (which is available from
http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/), and run `cygnus', and make
symbolik link /bin/sh to bash.

Installing process:

  1. configure
  2. edit common.makefile, Makefile, timidity.h (not necessary)
  3. make              (required:GNU make)
  4. installation
  5. search for various voice data :)

  Each processes are explained in following sections.
(Note that '%' is the shell prompt.)

1. configure
------------
  First, execute the following command:

% /bin/sh configure --help

  Many options of configure will be displayed. Main of these are the
following:

  --help
        Displays help messages.

  --prefix=PREFIX
        Specifies the base of installing directory. By default,
        PREFIX is "/usr/local/".
        Any files are installed in:
          PREFIX/bin: executable files
          PREFIX/share/timidity: configuration files and patches
          PREFIX/lib/timidity: libraries and dynamic link interfaces.
          PREFIX/man: online manuals

        Example:
        % sh configure --prefix=/opt/gnu
        # installs to /opt/gnu/bin, /opt/gnu/man, /opt/gnu/...

  --x-includes=DIR
        Specifies include directory of X library.

  --x-libraries=DIR
        Specifies library directory of X library.

  --enable-debug
        Compiles TiMidity++ with debugging methods/informations.

  --with-x
        You should specify this option if you have X Window environment.
        --with-x is `yes' by default.

  --without-x
        You must specify this option if you don't have X Window environment.

  --with-tcl-includes=dir
        Specifies include directory of Tcl.
        (If you fail to detect it automatically, try to specify this.)

  --with-tcl-libs=dir
        Specifies library directory of Tcl.
        (If you fail to detect it automatically, try to specify this.)

  --with-tk-includes=dir
        Specifies include directory of Tk.
        (If you fail to detect it automatically, try to specify this.)

  --with-tk-libs=dir
        Specifies library directory of Tk.
        (If you fail to detect it automatically, try to specify this.)

  --enable-audio[=mode_list]
        Enables TiMidity++ to play MIDI files.
        If --enable-audio=no, TiMidity++ is only the MIDI-to-WAVE
        converter.  You can specify multi-audio device from follows
        (specify comma separated list):
            default:  Automatically select audio device.        (default)
            oss:  OSS /dev/dsp
            sun:  SunOS /dev/audio
            hpux: HPUX /dev/audio
            irix: IRIX audio library
            mme:  OSF/1 MME
            sb_dsp: BSD/OS 2.0 /dev/sb_dsp
            w32:  Windows MMS
            alsa: ALSA pcm device
            alib: HPUX network audio (Alib)
            nas:  NAS - Network Audio System
            esd:  EsounD

  --enable-nas
        Enables TiMidity++ to play MIDI files using NAS (Network Audio System).

  --enable-esd
        Enables TiMidity++ to play MIDI files using EsounD.

  --enable-interface=[Comma separated interface list]
        Specifies interface list (Comma separated).  Choose interfaces
        from follows.
            ncurses,slang,motif,tcltk,emacs,vt100,xaw,xskin,gtk,w32gui,server
        Note that
            --enable-interface=INTERFACE1,INTERFACE2,...
        equals as
            --enable-INTERFACE1=yes --enable-INTERFACE2=yes ...

  --enable-dynamic[=Comma separated interface list]
        Specifies dynamic link interface list.
        Note that
            --enable-dynamic=INTERFACE1,INTERFACE2,...
        equals as
            --enable-INTERFACE1=dynamic --enable-INTERFACE2=dynamic ...

  --enable-ncurses
        Includes Ncurses interface.  If you build this interface as dinamic
        link interface, please specify --enable-ncurses=dynamic.

  --enable-slang
        Includes slang interface.  If you build this interface as dinamic
        link interface, please specify --enable-slang=dynamic.

  --enable-motif
        Includes Motif interface.  If you build this interface as dinamic
        link interface, please specify --enable-motif=dynamic.
        If you don't have Motif for the lack of a fund:), lesstif is
        the another answer.

  --enable-tcltk
        Includes Tcl/Tk interface.  If you build this interface as dinamic
        link interface, please specify --enable-tcltk=dynamic.

  --enable-emacs
        Includes Emacs interface.  If you build this interface as dinamic
        link interface, please specify --enable-emacs=dynamic.
        If you want use TiMidity++ on Emacs, install this interface
        and press M-x timidity.
        And you should edit timidity.el and install to appropriate
        directory.

  --enable-vt100
        Includes VT100 interface.  If you build this interface as dinamic
        link interface, please specify --enable-vt100=dynamic.
        This is the full-screen interface using VT100 terminal control
        codes.

  --enable-xaw
        Includes X Athena Widget interface.  If you build this interface
        as dinamic link interface, please specify --enable-xaw=dynamic.

  --enable-xskin
        Includes skin interface.  This is the small X interface using skins
        of WinAmp/x11amp.  If you build this interface as dinamic link
        interface, please specify --enable-xaw=dynamic.

  --enable-gtk
        Includes Gtk+ interface.  If you build this interface as dinamic link
        interface, please specify --enable-gtk=dynamic.

  --enable-w32gui
        Build TiMidity++ as Windows GUI.

  --enable-alsaseq
        Build TiMidity++ as ALSA sequencer client.

  --enable-network
        This option allows TiMidity++ to play MIDI file getting via 
        network. You can specify the location of MIDI files by
        http://foo.bar/baz.mid - like format.

  --enable-spectrogram
        This option allows TiMidity++ to open the sound-spectrogram
        window in X.

  --enable-wrd
        Includes WRD interface(on X). WRD is Japanese local lyric-
        contents format.


  For example:

% sh configure --enable-ncurses --enable-slang  --enable-motif \
               --enable-tcltk --enable-emacs --enable-vt100 --enable-xaw \
               --enable-xskin --enable-gtk \
               --enable-network --enable-spectrogram --enable-wrd


  Some of MIDI file eats too much CPU power. If you choose correct
optimizing method, TiMidity++ can play such MIDI files
smoothly. Optimizing options can specify in configuration:

 (for example : super-sparc/gcc)

 (csh, tcsh)
% env CFLAGS='-O3 -Wall -mv8 -funroll-all-loops -fomit-frame-pointer -msupersparc /bin/sh configure [configure-options]...

(sh, bash)
% CFLAGS='-O3 -Wall -mv8 -funroll-all-loops -fomit-frame-pointer -msupersparc /bin/sh configure [configure-options]...


2. edits common.makefile, Makefile, timidity.h
------------------------------
  If configure failed or compile not complete successfully, edit
common.makefile, Makefile, and timidity.h to appropriate value.
All of definition of variables are orverwrited by common.makefile.

3. make
-------
  Once finished above setting, type

% make

  This make method requires GNU make. Some system has it as gmake.

Note: Some system announces warnings 

vendorShellClassRec
vendorShellWidgetClass

in linking XAW. But it makes no matter.  Don't worry.


4. install
----------
  On UNIX, you can type `make install' to install all files. Or you
can select follows:

  make install.bin    - installs executable files
  make install.tk     - installs Tcl/Tk interface
  make install.el     - installs Emacs interface
  make install.man    - installs man files
  make install        - installs all files

  I recommend to check the install directories and files by executing 

% make -n ...


5. Search for various voice data

  TiMidity++ uses GUS/patch (Glavis Ultrasound) as the voice data to
play.  You must get GUS/patch files, and make the configuration file.
You must make the configuration file (*.cfg).  By default,
timidity.cfg is /usr/local/share/timidity/timidity.cfg (or
C:\WINDOWS\TIMIDITY.CFG on Windows).  And please check the following
sites for many voice(patch) data:

http://www.goice.co.jp/member/mo/timidity/link.html#gus
http://www.goice.co.jp/member/mo/timidity/dist/cfg/     (Some samples of *.cfg)
http://www.i.h.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~shom/timidity/            (10M or 4M patch)
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/gus/sound/patches/files/        (GUS site)

If you got funny voice archive, extract it to appropriate directory
and configure *.cfg files with the name and path of these voice dates.


==============================================================================
                       configuration of  timidity.h 
==============================================================================
  Edit CONFIG_FILE to your convenience. By default, 

#define CONFIG_FILE DEFAULT_PATH "/timidity.cfg"

are recommended. DEFAULT_PATH is the same as TIMID_DIR in Makefile.
If you want to place it to another path, specify as the following:

#define CONFIG_FILE "/etc/timidity.cfg"


  The next configuration is the file extractor (please ignore in Windows).
By default:

#define DECOMPRESSOR_LIST { \
                              ".gz", "gunzip -c %s", \
                              ".bz2", "bunzip2 -c %s", \
                              ".Z", "zcat %s", \
                              ".zip", "unzip -p %s", \
                              ".lha", "lha -pq %s", \
                              ".lzh", "lha -pq %s", \
                              ".shn", "shorten -x %s -", \
                             0 }

TiMidity++ can handle some of archive format directly. But other format
will use this extractor.


  Next, configuration of patch file converter(please ignore in Windows).
By default:

#define PATCH_CONVERTERS { \
                             ".wav", "wav2pat %s", \
                             0 }


  Next, configuration of extensions of GUS/patch file. If specified in
this configuration, the extension can omit in all *.cfg. By default:

#define PATCH_EXT_LIST { \
                           ".pat", \
                           ".shn", ".pat.shn", \
                           ".gz", ".pat.gz", \
                           ".bz2", ".pat.bz2", \
                           0 }


  Next, configuration of default instrument. By default:

#define DEFAULT_PROGRAM 0

If no Program Change event, this program name are adopted.  Usually 0
is Piano.


  Next, configuration of drum channel. By default:

#define DEFAULT_DRUMCHANNELS {10, -1}

Numbers is the list of drum channels, and -1 is the terminator.  For
example, if you wish to default drum channel be 10 and 16,

#define DEFAULT_DRUMCHANNELS {10, 16, -1}

This channel can change in command line option.


  Next, type of floating point number. Choose one of these:

typedef double FLOAT_T;
typedef float FLOAT_T;

Many machine which has FPU results faster operations with double than
that with float. But some machine results contrary.


  Next, minimum and max range of playing sample rate. By default:

#define MIN_OUTPUT_RATE         4000
#define MAX_OUTPUT_RATE         65000


  Next, default value of master volume. By default:

#define DEFAULT_AMPLIFICATION   70

This number is the percentage of max volume. This default value will
be nice in any occasions.  This number can specify in command line
option (-A).


  Next, default sampling rate. By default:

#define DEFAULT_RATE    32000

If you have much CPU power, CD quality GUS/patch and want to listen
funny sound,

#define DEFAULT_RATE    44100

is good solution.


  Next, configuration of max polyphony numbers. By default:

#define DEFAULT_VOICES  32
#define MAX_VOICES      256

DEFAULT_VOICE is the polyphony number in boot-time. This value is
configurable by the command line option (-p) from 0 to MAX_VOICES.  If
your machine has much CPU power,

#define DEFAULT_VOICES  64

enables good harmony.


  Next, size of internal buffer. By default:

#define AUDIO_BUFFER_BITS 11

I guess this values no need to change.


  Next, value of CONTROLS_PER_SECOND. By default:

#define CONTROLS_PER_SECOND 1000


 Next, interpolation in  re-sampling. By default:

#define LINEAR_INTERPOLATION

This definition cause TiMidity++ to linear interpolation in
re-sampling, and the quality of sound would be nice. But it eats CPU
powers.  I recommends define it if your machine has much power.


  Next, configuration of LOOKUP_HACK. By default, this features are
undefined like this:

/* #define LOOKUP_HACK
   #define LOOKUP_INTERPOLATION */

This option saves a little CPU power, but sound quality would decrease
noticeably.  If your machine suffers from lack of CPU power, enable
it.


  Next, configuration of FAST_DECAY. By default:

/* #define FAST_DECAY */

This option makes envelopes twice as fast and saves CPU power.  But
since the release time of voices is shorten, the sound would be poor.
This feature is controllable in command line option.


  Next, configuration of FRACTION_BITS. By default:

#define FRACTION_BITS 12

I recommend leave this value.


  Next, configuration of adjusting amplitude of GUS/patch. By default:

#define ADJUST_SAMPLE_VOLUMES

This option makes TiMidity to adjust amplitudes of each GUS/patch to
same volume.


  Next, configuration of DANGEROUS_RENICE. By default this feature
is disabled:

/* #define DANGEROUS_RENICE -15 */

If you want to increase process priority of TiMidity++ by using setuid
root enable this option. This option is only available in UNIX. Once
you enabled this option, you should install timidity with the
following procedure:

# chown root /usr/local/bin/timidity
# chmod u+s /usr/local/bin/timidity

Note: You should not set setuid to timidity if DANGEROUS_RENICE isn't 
      enabled.


  Next, configuration of MAX_DIE_TIME. By default:

#define MAX_DIE_TIME 20

If this value is too small, click noise would be come. I recommend
this value leave to this.


  Next, configuration of optimizing re-sampling. By default:

#define PRECALC_LOOPS

This option saves some CPU power only in some system.


  Next, configuration of use of ldexp(). By default this feature 
if disabled:

/* #define USE_LDEXP */

If your machine can multiply floating point number with ldexp() faster
than other method, enable this option.


  Next, configuration of size of pre-re-sampling cache. By default:

#define DEFAULT_CACHE_DATA_SIZE (2*1024*1024)


  Next, configuration about networks. TiMidity++ can access any files
via networks with URL. This feature are configurable in Makefile.  If
you have enabled this feature in Makefile(configure --enable-network),
configure the following macros:

 MAIL_DOMAIN
  specifies domain name of your name address.  If your name address is:
  "mo@goice.co.jp" set the macro:
  #define MAIL_DOMAIN "@goice.co.jp"

 MAIL_NAME
  specifies mail name of yours if in Windows. In UNIX, uncomment it.
  For example, your name address is "mo@goice.co.jp" set the macro:
  #define MAIL_NAME "mo"

 This mail addresses are used when TiMidity++ access to anonymous FTP
 sites.


  Next, configuration of temporary directory. By default, this option
is disabled:

/* #define TMPDIR "/var/tmp" */

 In UNIX, if this option is disabled TiMidity++ creates temporary files
 in the path specified by the environment variable TMPDIR.
 If environment variable TMPDIR also isn't defined, TiMidity++ creates
 temporary files in /tmp .
 In Windows, TMPDIR variable are ignored. So you should specify the
 temporary path with this macro.


  Next, recognizing GS drum part by GS exclusive message.

#define GS_DRUMPART

enables to recognize GS exclusive message to set drum part.

/* #define GS_DRUMPART */

disables this feature.


  Next, output text code. If your system is in Japanese environment,
define

#define JAPANESE

or comment out it like

/* #define JAPANESE */

  Next, specifies output text code (in Japanese environment).  You
should specify appropriate code name to OUTPUT_TEXT_CODE macro.  The
following strings are available:

"AUTO"  - Auto conversion by `LANG' environment variable (UNIX only)
"ASCII" - Convert unreadable characters to '.'(0x2e)
"NOCNV" - No conversion
"EUC"   - EUC
"JIS"   - JIS
"SJIS"  - shift JIS

In Japanized UNIX system, all of above are available.  In Windows,
"ASCII", "NOCNV", "SJIS" are available.  If your environment cannot
handle Japanese, specify "ASCII" or "NOCNV" alternatively.


  Next, controllers of MIDI actions. By default:

#define MODULATION_WHEEL_ALLOW
#define PORTAMENTO_ALLOW
#define NRPN_VIBRATO_ALLOW
#define REVERB_CONTROL_ALLOW
#define CHORUS_CONTROL_ALLOW
/* #define GM_CHANNEL_PRESSURE_ALLOW */
/* #define XG_BANK_SELECT_LSB_ALLOW */
/* #define ALWAYS_TRACE_TEXT_META_EVENT */
#define OVERLAP_VOICE_ALLOW

  These values are configurable in command line options. So you may
leave these in default value.

 MODULATION_WHEEL_ALLOW
  Enables modulation wheel by default.
  (-Ew:on -EW:off)

 PORTAMENTO_ALLOW
  Enables portamento by default.
  (-Ep:on -EP:off)

 NRPN_VIBRATO_ALLOW
  Enables NRPN vibration by default.
  (-Ev:on -EV:off)

 REVERB_CONTROL_ALLOW
  Enable reverb control by default. This feature requires too much 
  CPU power. So this option prevents TiMidity++ from playing in real
  time if this option is enabled (in command line / this define).
  (-Er:on -ER:off)

 CHORUS_CONTROL_ALLOW
  Enables chorus control by default. This feature also requires a 
  mount of CPU power too.
  (-Ec:on -EC:off)

 GM_CHANNEL_PRESSURE_ALLOW
  Enables Channel pressure by default.
  (-Es:on -ES:off)

 XG_BANK_SELECT_LSB_ALLOW
  Enables XG bank select by default.
  (-Ex:on -EX:off)

 ALWAYS_TRACE_TEXT_META_EVENT
  Enables tracing the Text Meta Event by default.
  (-Et:on -ET:off)

 OVERLAP_VOICE_ALLOW
  Enables allowing pronouncing overlapped voice.
  (-Eo:on -EO:off)


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This document is translated from original INSTALL.jp (written in Japanese).
Translator: NAGANO Daisuke <breeze_geo@geocities.co.jp>
            (And modified by Masanao Izumo <mo@goice.co.jp>)
If you have any comment for this translation, please tell me.