Thanks to all who helped me out here. I was able to make the midi file play well enough that my dad is looking to leave the windows platform and learn the linux audio tools! :) On 7/14/05, tim hall <tech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Last Wednesday 13 July 2005 19:41, Allan Graves was like: > > "What's the best way using a stock demudi and no external synthesizer, > > to take a GM file and get the best possible sound out of my computer? > > I would personally open it up in Rosegarden, using QSynth (fluidsynth) with a > good GM soundfont as Emillo suggests. Often MIDI files need remixing to > account for the differing volumes of the voices. It's also worth looking at > MuSE if Rosegarden seems like too great a learning curve for such a task. > > cheers, > > tim hall > http://glastonburymusic.org.uk > -- --- Allan Graves I came into this world with nothing, and I have most of it left. Madness has its toll. Exact change only please.