amsynth - Man Page
a two oscillator subtractive software synthesizer
Synopsis
amsynth [options]
Description
amsynth is an easy-to-use software synth with a classic subtractive synthesizer topology.
Options
- -h
show a help message
- -v
show version information
- -x
run in headless mode (without GUI)
- -b <file>
use <file> as the bank to store presets
- -t <file>
use <file> as a tuning file
- -a <string>
set the sound output driver to use [alsa/oss/auto(default)]
- -r <int>
set the sampling rate to use
- -m <string>
set the MIDI driver to use [alsa/oss/auto(default)]
- -c <int>
set the MIDI channel to respond to (default=all)
- -p <int>
set the polyphony (maximum active voices)
- -n <name>
specify the JACK client name to use
- --jack_autoconnect <true|false>
automatically connect jack audio ports to hardware I/O ports. (Default: true)
- --force-device-scale-factor <scale>
set the scaling factor to use for the control panel
Files
- $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/amsynth/config
Configuration for amsynth.
- $XDG_DATA_HOME/amsynth/banks/*
User preset banks.
Environment
- AMSYNTH_NO_GUI
If AMSYNTH_NO_GUI is set, amsynth is started in headless mode (without GUI).
- AMSYNTH_SKIN
Specifies the directory from which amsynth should load its skin.
- GDK_SCALE
Specifies the scaling factor to use for the control panel.
Bugs & Feature Requests
If you find a bug or if you would like to propose a new feature, please report it at https://github.com/amsynth/amsynth/issues .
Authors
Nick Dowell and contributors. See complete list in amsynth’s “Help” -> “About” dialog.
The initial version of this manual page was written by Olivier Humbert trebmuh@tuxfamily.org\c on September 06, 2016 as a part of the LibraZiK project (and can be used by others).