WildMIDI
| Developer(s) | Chris Ison, Bret Curtis and others |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 0.3.1[1]
/ January 20, 2014 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Software synthesizer |
| License | GNU Lesser General Public License (version 3 or later) |
| Website | WildMIDI |
WildMIDI is a free open source software synthesizer which converts MIDI note data into an audio signal using SoundFont technology without need for a SoundFont-compatible soundcard. WildMIDI, which was started in December 2001,[2] can act as a virtual MIDI device, capable of receiving MIDI data from any program and transforming it into audio on-the-fly. It is the standard MIDI renderer for the GStreamer framework.[3]
Features
WildMIDI consists of two parts, the library which other applications can link against and a CLI player used to show off the features of the library itself.[4]
Library Features
- RIFF MIDI file support
- MIDI format 0 and 1 support
- Cross Platform: Linux, Windows, OSX, FreeBSD and etc.
- Thread safe
- WAV file output
- Linear and gauss re-sampling
- Final output reverb engine
- Timidity.cfg compatibility
Player Features
- OSS and Alsa Output (Linux/FreeBSD/Unix-like)
- Windows Sound System support (Windows)
- Core Audio (OSX)
History
WildMIDI was originally conceived in December 2001 as an experiment to see if MIDI files could be played using the same samples as existing software but with less overhead. The first release of the CLI player was in 2002 and thanks to the support of the Quakeforge developers, it was later split into a library and player. In 2003, Quakeforge started using the the library in their project. The first official release of WildMIDI was in 2004. After many updates, the Chris Ison stopped development in February of 2012 with version 0.2.3.5 and has been missing since then. WildMIDI was forked in 2013 by Bret Curtis who now maintains the project. A re-factored WildMIDI, was released as version 0.3.0 in 2014.[5]
Used in Projects
Usage Statistics
| MIDI library | Installed | % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| libwildmidi1 | 86954 | 53.43% | 674 |
| libfluidsynth1 | 22273 | 13.69% | 2085 |
| timidity | 6845 | 4.21% | 4009 |
See also
References
- ^ WildMIDI at GitHub
- ^ WildMIDI – a bit of history
- ^ "GStreamer, MIDI (and Ubuntu)"
- ^ WildMIDI – features
- ^ WildMIDI – a bit of history
- ^ QuakeForge – Sound System
- ^ GStreamer at GStreamer
- ^ Qmmp at GoogleCode
- ^ Rosa Media Player
- ^ ThirdEye – AESOP Replacement Engine
- ^ WildMIDI at Debian
- ^ FluidSynth at Debian
- ^ TiMidity at Debian
External links
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