readme.os2

TiMidity 2.10.4 for OS/2 readme

    Generally things work pretty much the why it says in the main
README file.

    This version support midi files as well as Module files, including
.s3m and .xm It can automatically extract file from zip and other
compression formats. It also can download files directly from the 
Internet by entering a url. The the main README for more details.

    One thing I found is that often module files download from the
Internet are often compressed in zip format, even if the file
extension doesn't indicate that it is.  For example you can download a
file called "song.mod" which is really a zip file.  TiMidity does not
automatically detect this and says the file is not a MIDI file.  If
you rename the file to "song.zip" TiMidity will know it is zip and
will play the mod file stored in the zip.

    The default user interface is the dumb interface.  Use the option
"-in" to get the somewhat better ncurses interface.  Use "-int" to 
active tracing so you can see the notes dance across the screen.

    It has trouble finding the timidity.cfg file if you don't tell it 
where it is. You may need to use the -c option and the -L option.

    See README.cfg and README.sf for information on the timidity.cfg 
file.

Darwin O'Connor
doconnor@reamined.on.ca