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author | Max Horn | 2010-08-11 12:48:43 +0000 |
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committer | Max Horn | 2010-08-11 12:48:43 +0000 |
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README: Fix dmedia env var description; tweaked some wording
The IRIX dmedia driver documentation incorrectly asked the user
to use SCUMMVM_PORT to override the sequencer port, but the
driver actually checks SCUMMVM_MIDIPORT.
Also tried to clarify some MIDI related wording
svn-id: r51972
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1 files changed, 20 insertions, 19 deletions
@@ -1541,12 +1541,12 @@ order to combine MIDI music with AdLib sound effects. 7.6) Playing sound with Sequencer MIDI: [UNIX ONLY] ---- ---------------------------------- -If your soundcard driver supports a sequencer, you may set the environment -variable "SCUMMVM_MIDI" to your sequencer device -- for example, to -/dev/sequencer +If your soundcard driver supports a sequencer, you may set the +environment variable "SCUMMVM_MIDI" to your sequencer device -- for +example, to /dev/sequencer -If you have problems with not hearing audio in this configuration, it is -possible you will need to set the "SCUMMVM_MIDIPORT" variable to 1 or 2. +If you have problems with not hearing audio in this configuration, you +may need to set the environment variable "SCUMMVM_MIDIPORT" to 1 or 2. This selects the port on the selected sequencer to use. Then start scummvm with the -eseq parameter. This should work on several cards, and may offer better performance and quality than AdLib emulation. However, @@ -1556,13 +1556,13 @@ fall back on AdLib emulation. 7.6.1) Playing sound with ALSA sequencer: [UNIX ONLY] ------ ---------------------------------- -If you have installed the ALSA driver with the sequencer support, then -set the environment variable SCUMMVM_PORT or the config file parameter -alsa_port to your sequencer port. The default is to try both "65:0" and -"17:0". +If you have installed the ALSA driver with sequencer support, then you +may set the environment variable "SCUMMVM_PORT" or the config file +variable "alsa_port" to specify your sequencer port. If neither is set, +the default behavior is to try both "65:0" and "17:0". -Here is a little howto on how to use the ALSA sequencer with your -soundcard. In all cases, to have a list of all the sequencer ports you +Here is a brief guide on how to use the ALSA sequencer with your +soundcard. In all cases, to obtain a list of all the sequencer ports you have, try the command "aconnect -o -l". This should give output similar to: @@ -1619,12 +1619,13 @@ command as described earlier in this section. 7.6.2) Playing sound with IRIX dmedia sequencer: [UNIX ONLY] ---- ------------------------------------------ -If you are using IRIX, driver with the sequencer support, you can -set the environment variable SCUMMVM_PORT or the config file parameter -dmedia_port to your sequencer port. The default is to use the first port. +If you are using IRIX and the dmedia driver with sequencer support, you +can set the environment variable "SCUMMVM_MIDIPORT" or the config file +variable "dmedia_port" to specify your sequencer port. The default is to +use the first port. -To get a list of configured midi interfaces on your system, run startmidi -without parameters. Example output: +To get a list of configured midi interfaces on your system, run +"startmidi" without parameters. Example output: 2 MIDI interfaces configured: Serial Port 2 @@ -1642,9 +1643,9 @@ SCUMMVM_PORT=Software Synth in your environment. 7.7) Using TiMidity++ MIDI server: ---- ----------------------------- If you system lacks any MIDI sequencer, but you still want better MIDI -quality than default AdLib emulation can offer, you can try TiMidity++ -MIDI server. See http://timidity.sourceforge.net/ for download and -install instructions. +quality than default AdLib emulation can offer, you can try the +TiMidity++ MIDI server. See http://timidity.sourceforge.net/ for +download and install instructions. First, you need to start a daemon: |