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   1 # VirtualTones
   2
   3 ## About
   4
   5 This program was written by James Bunton <jamesbunton@delx.net.au>
   6 It is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL version 2
   7 (see COPYING.txt for more details)
   8
   9 This program was written for Julieanne.. :-)
  10 Hope you like your Christmas present!
  11
  12 If you have any feature requests, bug reports, etc, send them to me.
  13 Thanks and enjoy..
  14
  15
  16 ## Update
  17
  18 This was originally written back in in 2003 for Qt 2.3. I've recently
  19 updated it to work with modern Linux.
  20
  21
  22
  23 ## Instructions
  24
  25 If you are using Windows 95 or later, you need a MIDI device set up.
  26 If running `VirtualTones.exe` does not work, go to
  27 Start->Control Panel->Multimedia and select a synthesiser.
  28
  29
  30 If you are using Linux, make sure you have a sequencer set up.
  31 Timidity++ is a good one, start it up in ALSA client mode:
  32
  33 ```
  34 timidity -iA -Os -c /etc/timidity++/timidity-freepats.cfg
  35 ```
  36
  37
  38
  39 ## Compiling
  40
  41 ```
  42 cd virtualtones
  43 qmake
  44 make
  45 ```
  46
  47
  48 ## Todo
  49
  50 * 'Clean' the MIDI files so that notes are saved as with the exact
  51   lengths of crotchets, quavers, etc. This means opening the file in a
  52   notation editor, such as Finale or Rosegarden would give better
  53   results.
  54
  55
  56
  57 ## Bugs
  58
  59 * It is impossible to push certain combinations of keys.
  60     (A problem with the OS, or keyboard hardware?)
  61
  62 * Contrabass interface is a bit weird, but works mostly ok
  63
  64 * Sizes of pixmaps is off