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diff --git a/audio/TiMidity++/README b/audio/TiMidity++/README index ac3f717d2f..266ea30bd6 100644 --- a/audio/TiMidity++/README +++ b/audio/TiMidity++/README @@ -1,5 +1,11 @@ TiMidity++ is a software synthesizer. It can play MIDI files by converting them into PCM waveform data or other various audio file formats. -The freepats package, also available at SlackBuilds.org, is recommended -for use with TiMidity++. +TiMidity++ can also be run as an ALSA sequencer client. To do this, make +/etc/rc.d/rc.timidity executable and add this line to /etc/rc.d/rc.local: + +/etc/rc.d/rc.timidity start + +You will need a set of instrument patch files for TiMidity++ to be of any +use. The freepats and eawpats packages, also available at SlackBuilds.org, +both provide a set of patch files. |