1LMMS(1) General Commands Manual LMMS(1)
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6 lmms - software for easy music production
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9 lmms [global options...] [action [action parameters...]]
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12 LMMS is a free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like
13 FL Studio®, which allow you to produce music with your computer. This
14 includes the creation of melodies and beats, the synthesis and mixing
15 of sounds, and arranging of samples. You can have fun with your MIDI-
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18 LMMS features components such as a Song Editor, a Beat+Bassline Editor,
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24 <no action> [options...] [project]
25 Start LMMS in normal GUI mode.
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27 dump in
28 Dump XML of compressed (MMPZ) file in.
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30 render project [options...]
31 Render given project file.
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33 rendertracks project [options...]
34 Render each track to a different file.
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37 Upgrade file in and save as out. Standard out is used if no out‐
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43 Bypass root user startup check (use with caution).
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45 -c, --config configfile
46 Get the configuration from configfile instead of ~/.lmmsrc.xml
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49 -h, --help
50 Show usage information and exit.
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53 Show version information and exit.
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57 --geometry geometry
58 Specify the prefered size and position of the main window.
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62 --import in -e
63 Import MIDI or Hydrogen file in.
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68 Use 32bit float bit depth.
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71 Specify output bitrate in KBit/s (for OGG encoding only), de‐
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75 Specify format of render-output where format is either 'wav',
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78 -i, --interpolation method
79 Specify interpolation method - possible values are linear, sinc‐
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85 Render the given file as a loop, i.e. stop rendering at exactly
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89 -m, --mode stereomode
90 Set the stereo mode used for the MP3 export. stereomode can be
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95 Render into path.
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101 Dump profiling information to file out.
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104 Specify output samplerate in Hz - range is 44100 (default) to
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112 https://lmms.io/ https://lmms.io/documentation/
113 https://github.com/LMMS/lmms
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116 Tobias Doerffel <tobydox/at/users.sourceforge.net>, Paul Giblock and
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121 September 10, 2018 LMMS(1)