NAME

amsynth - a two oscillator subtractive software synthesizer

SYNOPSIS

amsynth [options]

DESCRIPTION

amsynth is an easy-to-use software synth with a classic subtractive synthesizer topology.

OPTIONS

The following options override those in the config file ($HOME/.amSynthrc).

-h: show a help message
-v: show version information
-x: run in headless mode (without GUI)
-b <file>: use <file> as the bank to store presets
-t <file>: use <file> as a tuning file
-a <string>: set the sound output driver to use [alsa/oss/auto(default)]
-r <int>: set the sampling rate to use
-m <string>: set the MIDI driver to use [alsa/oss/auto(default)]
-c <int>: set the MIDI channel to respond to (default=all)
-p <int>: set the polyphony (maximum active voices)
-n <name>: specify the JACK client name to use
--jack_autoconnect[=<true|false>]: automatically connect jack audio ports to hardware I/O ports. (Default: true)

FILES

$HOME/.amSynthrc: Configuration for amsynth.
$HOME/.amsynth/*: Banks and others.
$HOME/.amSynth.presets: Presets.

ENVIRONMENT

AMSYNTH_NO_GUI: If AMSYNTH_NO_GUI is set, amsynth is started in headless mode (without GUI).
AMSYNTH_SKIN: Specifies the directory from which amsynth should load its skin.

BUGS & FEATURE REQUESTS

If you find a bug or if you would like to propose a new feature, please report it at https://github.com/amsynth/amsynth/issues .

AUTHORS

Nick Dowell and contributors. See complete list in amsynth’s “Help” -> “About” dialog.

The initial version of this manual page was written by Olivier Humbert <trebmuh@tuxfamily.org> on September 06, 2016 as a part of the LibraZiK project (and can be used by others).