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GENPO README - Version 0.9.6 - August 2007
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What is it?
GENPO is the GENeral Purpose Organ. It is a program which replicates the essential features of any pipe, theatre, or reed organ.
GENPO reads a description of an organ (a .org XML file) and presents a suitable user interface for operating that organ. There are a number of high quality organ SoundFonts freely available and the .org file maps the stop sounds to organ manuals and stops. Other facilities such and couplers and presets are available. You may connect one or more MIDI keyboards to GENPO to provide the organ manuals, you can even assign one to be the 'pedalboard' if so desired!
GENPO is free, Open Source software.
The program was written as a result of the author trying some other 'virtual organs' and having a hard time either getting them installed, or using them. The philosophy behind the progam is that of ease of use combined with full functionality. GENPO does not try hard to look exactly like an organ console - but an organist should feel instantly at home when presented with the console.
What do I need?
Minimum requirements are:
* Linux - at least kernel 2.4
* QT Libraries - at least version 3 (KDE not required)
* ALSA - at least version 0.9
* (Linux 2.6 includes ALSA) MIDI interface (supported by ALSA)
* MIDI keyboard - the more the merrier
* Soundcard supporting SoundFonts - developed and tested with a SoundBlaster Live!® (see * below)
* An organ SoundFont (.SF2 file)
* GENPO
N.B. These docs do not cover building or installing the ALSA libraries.
* Okay, this is now officially optional as I have run GENPO using a soft-synth to create the sound. I used FluidSynth, but I'm sure Timidity++ would also work. With FluidSynth the sound quality wan't quite up to native SoundBlaster standards, but it might be quite acceptable if you spent some time optimising your system appropriately. GENPO will work 'out of the box' with soft synths - although you may have to route the midi connection using a tool like aconnect or kaconnect.
INSTALLATION
Please see the INSTALL file.
(c) 2003,2007 S.Merrony
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