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The [[$MIDISOUNDFONT]] metacommand | The now {{Text|deprecated|red}} [[$MIDISOUNDFONT]] metacommand did enable MIDI support for [[_SNDOPEN]] in QB64-PE versions prior to v3.14.0, and was also considered unstable. It could only be used with the [[$UNSTABLE]]:MIDI flag set. Since v3.14.0 MIDI support is stable and you can use [[_MIDISOUNDBANK]] to load a soundfont. | ||
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:[[$MIDISOUNDFONT]]: {DEFAULT|"{{Parameter|Filename}}"} | : [[$MIDISOUNDFONT]]: {DEFAULT|"{{Parameter|Filename}}"} | ||
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* The use of this metacommand allows [[_SNDOPEN]] to open MIDI files. | * The use of this metacommand allows [[_SNDOPEN]] to open MIDI files. | ||
* The selected soundfont is what is used to play all MIDI files. | * The selected soundfont is what is used to play all MIDI files. | ||
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* '''$MIDISOUNDFONT''' was {{Text|deprecated|red}} in '''QB64-PE v3.14.0'''. Use [[_MIDISOUNDBANK]] instead. | |||
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* [[$UNSTABLE]] | * [[$UNSTABLE]] | ||
* [[_SNDOPEN]] | * [[_MIDISOUNDBANK]], [[_SNDOPEN]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:30, 9 August 2024
The now deprecated $MIDISOUNDFONT metacommand did enable MIDI support for _SNDOPEN in QB64-PE versions prior to v3.14.0, and was also considered unstable. It could only be used with the $UNSTABLE:MIDI flag set. Since v3.14.0 MIDI support is stable and you can use _MIDISOUNDBANK to load a soundfont.
Syntax
- $MIDISOUNDFONT: {DEFAULT|"Filename"}
Parameters
- DEFAULT indicates that the soundfont provided by QB64-PE should be used to play MIDI files.
- The provided soundfont is about 1MB in size.
- Filename can be used to provide your own soundfont for playing MIDI files.
- The specified soundfont file is compiled into your program and is not required at runtime.
Description
- The use of this metacommand allows _SNDOPEN to open MIDI files.
- The selected soundfont is what is used to play all MIDI files.
Availability
none
v3.2.0
yes
yes
yes
- $MIDISOUNDFONT was deprecated in QB64-PE v3.14.0. Use _MIDISOUNDBANK instead.
Examples
$UNSTABLE:MIDI ' This line is only allowed when $UNSTABLE:MIDI is used $MIDISOUNDFONT: Default _SNDPLAYFILE "example.mid" |
$UNSTABLE:MIDI ' Using a custom soundfont rather than the default $MIDISOUNDFONT: "soundfont.sf2" _SNDPLAYFILE "example.mid" |
See also