With timidity you can specify the output and name a file for it; ex. timidiy -P ocarina.pat whistle.mid -Ow whistle.wav How does one accomplish the same thing with pmidi? I've tried the following variations: pmidi (-p 129:0) whatever.mid >> whatever.wav pmidi whatever.mid > whatever.wav pmidi whatever.mid | whatever.wav ... but none seem to work. Do I need to try something involving 'cat' and '/dev/dsp'? (I'd try it directly, instead of pestering you guys, but I'm not at home on that machine right now). Alternatively, does timidity allow using a different softsynth than the .pat files, such as amsynth or fluidsynth? How do you specify the port like you do with pmidi? TIA, Mark ===== -- Seek professional help! Ask a librarian. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com