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¶

-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)

--force-device-scale-factor <scale>

set the scaling factor to use for the control panel

FILES¶

$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/amsynth/config

Configuration for amsynth.

$XDG_DATA_HOME/amsynth/banks/*

User preset banks.

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.

GDK_SCALE

Specifies the scaling factor to use for the control panel.

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).