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[SOLVED] TiMidity++ error on WPS (Ksoftseq - sound loop)

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Martin Iturbide:
Hi

I tried to uninstall "Ksoftseq" with minstall, by unselecting it, but it did not work.
I later removed the ksoftseq.dll file from MMOS2/DLL, but on the next reboot I still have the sound loop.

I can easily wipe the VM and start over, but I would like to experiment if there is a way to fix this issue. Suggestions are welcome.

Regards

David McKenna:
 Hi Martin,

  Unfortunately, I have no experience with OS/2 VM's, so can't help with the looping sound - maybe try a different sound device or driver? I know AN put out a fix for that years ago (should be included with ArcaOS) and I have not had it since on bare metal.

  Make sure you install version 2.0.0 of libkai and at least version 2.1.5 of fluidsynth. Version 2 of libkai is still on the netlabs-exp repository.

  You also need to install a sound font named 'ksoftseq.sf2' in the C:\MMOS2 folder. Fluidsynth installs one in C:\usr\share\sounds\sf2 - you could copy that one into the c:\MMOS2 folder and name it 'ksoftseq.sf2'. Or, you can search the net for 'eawpats.sf2' and use that if you prefer the Timidity sound (renamed ksoftseq.sf2 of course).

  Check in the Multimedia Setup folder for a tab called 'K Soft Sequencer'. Make sure it is the default MIDI device (or only one). This will verify it really was installed.

 Regards,

Martin Iturbide:
Hi David

I confirm I got the 2.0.0 version of libkai and version 2.1.5 of fluidsynth from netlabs.exp.
But I don't find any thing on C:\usr\share\sounds\sf2. I don't have that directory. Maybe I'm missing some packages for fluidsynth.

I run a:
 yum whatprovides */ksoftseq.sf2
and no matches found.

Regards

David McKenna:
 Hi Martin,

  The fluidsynth soundfont is called 'FluidR3_GM.sf2'. You have to rename it to 'ksoftseq.sf2' when you copy it to C:\MMOS2. I can't imagine what else might have installed it on my machine other than Fluidsynth... If you just can't find it, get 'eawpats.sf2' from the internet and use that. Any soundfont will do.

Regards,

Martin Iturbide:
Hi David.

I did not find any .sf2 on the /usr. But I found some generic .sf2 files around. The good thing is that now MIDI file sounds with a double click (WPSPlay).  So it works.
But the bad part is that after any sound file stops playing (MIDI or WAV), I still get the sound loop.

The good side is that I got it how to configure "Ksoftseq"

Regards

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