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LMMS Mac OSX - How to add a soundfont file ?

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 1:09 pm
by sokobania
I read the documentation page: http://lmms.io/wiki/index.php?title=LMMS_Settings#Paths
but on OSX 10.9.5 the dialog box shows only 7 among the 8 paths.
There is no "Default Soundfont file" settings to specify the path of a new soundfont file like "GeneralUser GS MuseScore v1.442.sf2".

How can I add a soundfont file to lmms with OSX?

Re: LMMS Mac OSX - How to add a soundfont file ?

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:00 pm
by farawayinspace
I don't use Mac but I think you can: i) click on the 'instrument plugins tab'; ii) drag n drop a new 'sf2 player' instrument in the song editor to make a blank sf2 track; iii) bring up the sf2 player GUI (click on the icon in the song editor); iv) click on the FILE path-field ( i.e., the purple folder icon) to browse for sf2 files; select and open, then click on the purple wrench to select your desired patch. Now add midi notes in the piano roll, viola.
http://www.lmms.io/documentation/SF2_Player

Re: LMMS Mac OSX - How to add a soundfont file ?

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 10:18 am
by umcaruje
sokobania: you can't use soundfonts on mac, because of some Fluidsynth issues. That's one of the known issues with the 1.1 release.