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NAME

6       amsynth - a two oscillator subtractive software synthesizer
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SYNOPSIS

9       amsynth [options]
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DESCRIPTION

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

16       -h     show a help message
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18       -v     show version information
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20       -x     run in headless mode (without GUI)
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22       -b <file>
23              use <file> as the bank to store presets
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25       -t <file>
26              use <file> as a tuning file
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28       -a <string>
29              set the sound output driver to use [alsa/oss/auto(default)]
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31       -r <int>
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34       -m <string>
35              set the MIDI driver to use [alsa/oss/auto(default)]
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37       -c <int>
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40       -p <int>
41              set the polyphony (maximum active voices)
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43       -n <name>
44              specify the JACK client name to use
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46       --jack_autoconnect <true|false>
47              automatically connect jack audio ports to  hardware  I/O  ports.
48              (Default: true)
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50       --force-device-scale-factor <scale>
51              set the scaling factor to use for the control panel
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FILES

54       $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/amsynth/config
55              Configuration for amsynth.
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57       $XDG_DATA_HOME/amsynth/banks/*
58              User preset banks.
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ENVIRONMENT

61       AMSYNTH_NO_GUI
62              If  AMSYNTH_NO_GUI  is  set, amsynth is started in headless mode
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65       AMSYNTH_SKIN
66              Specifies the directory from which amsynth should load its skin.
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69              Specifies the scaling factor to use for the control panel.
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BUGS & FEATURE REQUESTS

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

76       Nick Dowell and contributors.  See complete list in amsynth’s “Help” ->
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79       The initial version of this manual page was written by Olivier  Humbert
80       <trebmuh@tuxfamily.org> on September 06, 2016 as a part of the LibraZiK
81       project (and can be used by others).
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