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.TH "linuxsampler" "1" "05 Feb 2014" "linuxsampler @VERSION@" "User Manuals"
.SH NAME
linuxsampler \- modular, streaming capable sampler
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B linuxsampler
[OPTIONS]
.SH DESCRIPTION
LinuxSampler is a modular, streaming capable sampler. Currently it supports the
sampler formats Gigasampler/GigaStudio (.gig), SoundFont v2 (.sf2) and SFZ v2
(.sfz).

The sampler is designed as
backend, that is server-like console application. You will need a frontend
application like QSampler or JSampler/Fantasia, which provide a graphical user
interface (GUI) to control the sampler and manage sampler sessions conveniently.
If you prefer, you can also control the sampler from the command line instead,
for example by using the
.BR lscp (1)
shell application shipped with
LinuxSampler, which provides LSCP aware color highlighting, auto completion and
more. Since the LSCP network interface is based on a human readable text
protocol, you can also send LSCP commands by any other means to the sampler,
e.g. by using
.BR telnet (1)
or
.BR netcat (1).
You can find examples and detailed informations
about LinuxSampler's network protocol (LSCP) on
http://linuxsampler.org/documentation.html#lscp_spec

Various audio and MIDI driver systems are supported, like ALSA (audio & MIDI),
JACK (audio & MIDI), ASIO, CoreAudio, CoreMIDI, Arts, MidiShare and MME.
LinuxSampler can also be run as virtual instrument plugin. The following
instrument plugin formats are currently supported: AudioUnit (AU), DSSI, LV2
and VST. You can also load effect plugins into the sampler. Currently only the
LADSPA plugin format is supported for sampler internal effects.

If you are using sounds in the Gigasampler/GigaStudio format, then you may also
want to install the graphical instrument editor application called "gigedit",
which can directly be launched by LinuxSampler, allowing to edit instruments in
real-time (changes immediately being audible, without needing to reload the
sound files in the sampler).
.SH OPTIONS
.IP "--help"
Print command line help and exit.
.IP "--version"
Print version information and exit.
.IP "--profile"
This option is currently not supported anymore, since the respective
profiling code is currently broken. Original behavior:
Output benchmark messages on the console. This reflects the current
efficiency as abstract BogoVoice count which is something like a
theoretical limit of the amount of voices which can be rendered in the given
scenario. It does not include all aspects of the sampler, that's why this
value is usually higher than what you really can achieve on your box. Also
note that this value is as well dependant on what instrument patch you are
using and what you are playing.
For a compact synthesis core benchmark, independent from drivers and
instrument files, you might want to use the one coming with the sampler's
source files instead (directory "benchmarks" of the source files).
.IP "--no-tune"
Disable assembly optimizations. Usually the sampler will detect CPU specific
features like MMX and SSE at runtime and use an appropriate assembly
optimized code in that case. With that switch you can disable this feature
and force the sampler to skip the assembly optimizations at runtime.
.IP "--statistics"
Output voice and disk stream count periodically on the console.
.IP "--lscp-addr IPADDRESS"
Defines IP address on which the LSCP server should listen to (default: any).
.IP "--lscp-port NUMBER"
Defines TCP port on which the LSCP server should listen to (default: 8888).
.IP "--create-instruments-db FILE"
Creates a database file with the given filename which can be used by the
sampler's instruments database system to maintain the user's collection of
instrument libraries. When this argument is given, the sampler will just
create the instruments DB file and exit.
.IP "--instruments-db-location FILE"
Overrides the location of the database file, which the sampler shall use for
its instruments database system
(default: @config_default_instruments_db_file@).
.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
.IP "LINUXSAMPLER_PLUGIN_DIR"
Allows to override the directory where LinuxSampler shall look for instrument
editor plugins.
.IP "LADSPA_PATH"
Allows to override the directory where LinuxSampler shall look for LADSPA
effect plugins. Multiple paths may be given, separated by colon (":") character
on POSIX systems (i.e. Linux and Mac), or separated by semi-colon (";")
character on Windows systems.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR lscp (1),
.BR qsampler (1)
.SH "BUGS"
Report bugs to http://bugs.linuxsampler.org
.SH "Author"
Written by Christian Schoenebeck <cuse@users.sf.net>
1	schoenebeck	2515	.TH "linuxsampler" "1" "05 Feb 2014" "linuxsampler @VERSION@" "User Manuals"
2	schoenebeck	579	.SH NAME
3			linuxsampler \- modular, streaming capable sampler
4			.SH SYNOPSIS
5			.B linuxsampler
6			[OPTIONS]
7			.SH DESCRIPTION
8	schoenebeck	2509	LinuxSampler is a modular, streaming capable sampler. Currently it supports the
9			sampler formats Gigasampler/GigaStudio (.gig), SoundFont v2 (.sf2) and SFZ v2
10			(.sfz).
11
12			The sampler is designed as
13	schoenebeck	579	backend, that is server-like console application. You will need a frontend
14	schoenebeck	2515	application like QSampler or JSampler/Fantasia, which provide a graphical user
15			interface (GUI) to control the sampler and manage sampler sessions conveniently.
16			If you prefer, you can also control the sampler from the command line instead,
17			for example by using the
18			.BR lscp (1)
19			shell application shipped with
20			LinuxSampler, which provides LSCP aware color highlighting, auto completion and
21			more. Since the LSCP network interface is based on a human readable text
22			protocol, you can also send LSCP commands by any other means to the sampler,
23			e.g. by using
24			.BR telnet (1)
25			or
26			.BR netcat (1).
27			You can find examples and detailed informations
28			about LinuxSampler's network protocol (LSCP) on
29	schoenebeck	2509	http://linuxsampler.org/documentation.html#lscp_spec
30
31			Various audio and MIDI driver systems are supported, like ALSA (audio & MIDI),
32			JACK (audio & MIDI), ASIO, CoreAudio, CoreMIDI, Arts, MidiShare and MME.
33			LinuxSampler can also be run as virtual instrument plugin. The following
34			instrument plugin formats are currently supported: AudioUnit (AU), DSSI, LV2
35			and VST. You can also load effect plugins into the sampler. Currently only the
36			LADSPA plugin format is supported for sampler internal effects.
37
38			If you are using sounds in the Gigasampler/GigaStudio format, then you may also
39			want to install the graphical instrument editor application called "gigedit",
40			which can directly be launched by LinuxSampler, allowing to edit instruments in
41			real-time (changes immediately being audible, without needing to reload the
42			sound files in the sampler).
43	schoenebeck	579	.SH OPTIONS
44	schoenebeck	1432	.IP "--help"
45	schoenebeck	689	Print command line help and exit.
46	schoenebeck	1432	.IP "--version"
47			Print version information and exit.
48			.IP "--profile"
49	schoenebeck	2047	This option is currently not supported anymore, since the respective
50			profiling code is currently broken. Original behavior:
51	schoenebeck	689	Output benchmark messages on the console. This reflects the current
52			efficiency as abstract BogoVoice count which is something like a
53			theoretical limit of the amount of voices which can be rendered in the given
54	schoenebeck	691	scenario. It does not include all aspects of the sampler, that's why this
55			value is usually higher than what you really can achieve on your box. Also
56	schoenebeck	689	note that this value is as well dependant on what instrument patch you are
57			using and what you are playing.
58	schoenebeck	1432	For a compact synthesis core benchmark, independent from drivers and
59			instrument files, you might want to use the one coming with the sampler's
60			source files instead (directory "benchmarks" of the source files).
61			.IP "--no-tune"
62	schoenebeck	691	Disable assembly optimizations. Usually the sampler will detect CPU specific
63			features like MMX and SSE at runtime and use an appropriate assembly
64			optimized code in that case. With that switch you can disable this feature
65			and force the sampler to skip the assembly optimizations at runtime.
66	schoenebeck	1432	.IP "--statistics"
67	schoenebeck	689	Output voice and disk stream count periodically on the console.
68	schoenebeck	1432	.IP "--lscp-addr IPADDRESS"
69	schoenebeck	689	Defines IP address on which the LSCP server should listen to (default: any).
70	schoenebeck	1432	.IP "--lscp-port NUMBER"
71	schoenebeck	689	Defines TCP port on which the LSCP server should listen to (default: 8888).
72	schoenebeck	1432	.IP "--create-instruments-db FILE"
73			Creates a database file with the given filename which can be used by the
74			sampler's instruments database system to maintain the user's collection of
75			instrument libraries. When this argument is given, the sampler will just
76			create the instruments DB file and exit.
77			.IP "--instruments-db-location FILE"
78			Overrides the location of the database file, which the sampler shall use for
79			its instruments database system
80			(default: @config_default_instruments_db_file@).
81	schoenebeck	2053	.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
82			.IP "LINUXSAMPLER_PLUGIN_DIR"
83			Allows to override the directory where LinuxSampler shall look for instrument
84			editor plugins.
85	schoenebeck	2137	.IP "LADSPA_PATH"
86			Allows to override the directory where LinuxSampler shall look for LADSPA
87	schoenebeck	2509	effect plugins. Multiple paths may be given, separated by colon (":") character
88			on POSIX systems (i.e. Linux and Mac), or separated by semi-colon (";")
89			character on Windows systems.
90	schoenebeck	579	.SH "SEE ALSO"
91	schoenebeck	2515	.BR lscp (1),
92			.BR qsampler (1)
93	schoenebeck	579	.SH "BUGS"
94			Report bugs to http://bugs.linuxsampler.org
95			.SH "Author"
96			Written by Christian Schoenebeck <cuse@users.sf.net>