TiMidity converts MIDI files to WAV audio files. It is also a real-time MIDI player. TiMidity does not require an external MIDI instrument module to play MIDI files; it performs all sound synthesis in the software.

TiMidity++ uses GUS/patch (Gravis Ultrasound) as the voice data to play. It can also handle SoundFont data.

Features

• Plays MIDI files without external MIDI instruments
• Converts MIDI files to various audio file formats (ex. wav, au, etc.)
• Uses GUS/patch and SoundFont for voice data
• Displays some information about the music data during playback
• Various user interfaces are available (ncurses, motif, xaw, etc..)
• Plays MIDI files over a network - Plays MIDI files in archive files
• Plays not only SMF files but also MOD, RCP/R36/G18/G36
• Can handle 32 channel data
• Can handle user interfaces as dynamically linked modules
• Can display a sound spectrogram
• Automatically detects the mode of a MIDI file (GM/GS/XG)
• Automatically detects drum channels (GS/XG)
• The following MIDI events are supported: NoteOn/Off, KeyPressure, Program, ChannelPressure, Pitchwheel, ToneBank, ModulationWheel, MainVolume, Panning, Expression, Sustain, Portamento, DataEntry, ReverbEffect, ChorusEffect, RPN+/-, NRPN, RPN, AllSoundsOff, ResetControllers, AllNotesOff, Mono/Poly Part, RandomPan, KeyShift, TempoChange, Lyric, InsertText, KARAOKE-Part(@KMIDI), MasterVolume, MIDI-Reset, SystemExclusiveMessages

Requirements

• Windows 95/98
• Pentium 120
• Requires a set of sound patches to work properly (not included)