Hi! I think the timjidity config file has an option for preloading sounds. I will look it up at home. But if you can download a new timidity++ 2.12 or 2.11, then there is an example configfile called sndfont.cfg. In this file the soundfont options are explained. Best regards Julien Julien Patrick Claassen jclaassen@xxxxxx julien@xxxxxxxx http://www.geocities.com/jjs_home SBS C-LAB Fuerstenallee 11 33102 Paderborn Phone: (+49) 5251 60 6060 Fax: (+49) 5251 60 6065 www.c-lab.de