On Tue 04 Feb 2025 at 08:44:19 (-0800), Knute Snortum wrote: > On Tue, Feb 4, 2025 at 8:24 AM Ben Engbers <ben.engb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I installed fluidsynh and QSynth but never heard of the fluidsynth > > soundfiles? > > FluidSynth and QSynth use soundfont files, I believe (at least on my > machine [Ubuntu] they do). I use "GeneralUser's" soundfont files which I > get from here: > > https://schristiancollins.com/generaluser.php > > Installing them requires you to do some command line work; unfortunately > there is no "installer." Try searching with the keywords "soundfont file > linux installing".
I would search your distribuition's archive first; for example, Debian provides fluid-soundfont-gm, fluid-soundfont-gs and fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont in the archive. For those, you can therefore use your normal installer. Cheers, David.
