NAME
jacksampler - A JACK based sampler
SYNOPSIS
jacksampler [ConfigFiles...]
DESCRIPTION
jacksampler is a JACK based sampler, which plays sample files depending
on JACK midi input.
CONFIGURATION
JackSampler supports playing multiple instruments; the user can switch
the active instrument using the keyboard while JackSampler runs. For
each instrument, an ascii based configuration file determines which
sample is played for which note. JackSampler chooses the nearest sample
if no exact match can be found, and plays that sample slower or faster
so that the sample will have the right frequency which corrsponds to the
midi note.
For each instrument, a configuration file can contain multiple entries
for samples, looking like this:
sample 24 grand-piano/c1a.wav
sample 31 grand-piano/g1b.wav
sample 36 grand-piano/c2.wav
...
There are two additional configuration parameters; one is the time
jacksampler uses to fade out the sample on note release in milliseconds.
A configuration entry could look like this:
release 100
Also there is the possibility to delay the release, so that after the
note off event is received, a delay occurs until the note is really
faded out, a sample entry looks like this:
release_delay 100
Lines starting with a # are ignored. JackSampler also interprets the
sustain pedal by not releasing notes if the sustain pedal is on,
postponing their release until its off again.
KEYBOARD
Typing s, status or q, quit displays status information, or quits
jacksampler. Typing a number switches to the corresponding
instrument. The first command line argument is used as configuration
for instrument 1, the second command line argument is used as
configuration for instrument 2, and so on.
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