The DECWindows Archive - Audio and Sound

Jazz Midi Sequencer

Mpeg Encoder and Players

Score Editing (TeX Macros)

Rosegarden Score Editor and MIDI Sequencer

Sound Tools

Tabulature to MIDI Converter

Timidity MIDI Player

XFORGE Sound File Editor

XMCD audio CD Player

WAON, WAW to MIDI converter

Very old audio Recoder and Player for AU files (mono, 8bit, 8Khz) for VAXes and Alphas with AMD audio interface (VAXstations 4xxx and DEC Alpha 3xxx).

Jazz 2.6B from DECWarch

Jazz Web Page

Jazz 2.6b Screenshots

Lame 3.93.1 from DECWarch

Lame 3.xx Web Page

Lame is a program which can be used to create compressed audio files. (Lame aint MP3 encoder). These audio files can be played back by popular mp3 players such as mpg123. Many options are available to balance quality and speed.

Nota: only sources are available (no binaries).

Lame 3.70 from DECWarch

Lame Web Page

The kit contains ISO Mpeg original audio encoder and decoder (Distribution 10, 1997). Only the encoder is ported under OpenVMS, optimised decoder already existing (mpeg3play and mpg123).

Nota: only sources are available (no binaries).

Mpeg Audio Encode DIST 10 from DECWarch

MPG123 0-60 (11-OCT-2006)

Mpeg Audio Player - Author:Michael Hipp Michael.Hipp@student.uni-tuebingen.d
Licence: Free for non-profit use (See COPYING file into the distribution)
VAX: Not Available - Alpha: DEC C 6.2, VMS 7.2-1 - MMOV 2.2

Mpeg audio layer 1, 2 and 3 real-time player. It's a near fully rewritten version based on the mpegaudio (FHG-version) package.The DCT algorithm in the synthesis filter is a rewritten version of the DCT first seen in the maplay package, which was written by Tobias Bading (bading@cs.tu-berlin.de).The rewrite was neccassary, because the GPL may not allow this copyright mix. The mpegaudio package was written by various people from the MPEG/audio software simulation group. The maplay is under GPL .. You can find the original source code and the mpegaudio package on: ftp.tnt.uni-hannover.de

It is only available with OpenVMS Alpha systems with a 16 bits sound card and MMOV (MultiMedia services for OpenVMS) installed (Alphastations 200, 250, 255, 500, 600).

The support of Compaq Ensoniq PCIAudio cards (PWS, XP900, DS10, DS20) is now available with MMOV 2.2 and they sound great.

New version of VMS Audio driver by Mark Berryman (less use of shared memory buffers) taken from previous version.

Mpg123 0.60 from DECWarch

Mpg123 Web Page

Mpeg audio layer 1, 2 and 3 real-time player. It's a near fully rewritten version based on the mpegaudio (FHG-version) package.The DCT algorithm in the synthesis filter is a rewritten version of the DCT first seen in the maplay package, which was written by Tobias Bading (bading@cs.tu-berlin.de).The rewrite was neccassary, because the GPL may not allow this copyright mix. The mpegaudio package was written by various people from the MPEG/audio software simulation group. The maplay is under GPL .. You can find the original source code and the mpegaudio package on: ftp.tnt.uni-hannover.de

It is only available with OpenVMS Alpha systems with a 16 bits sound card and MMOV (MultiMedia services for OpenVMS) installed (Alphastations 200, 250, 255, 500, 600).

The support of Compaq Ensoniq PCIAudio cards (PWS, XP900, DS10, DS20) is now available with MMOV 2.2 and they sound great.

New version of VMS Audio driver by Mark Berryman (less use of shared memory buffers).

Mpg123 0.59S Mh4 from DECWarch

Mpg123 Web Page

Mpeg audio layer 1, 2 and 3 real-time player. It's a near fully rewritten version based on the mpegaudio (FHG-version) package.The DCT algorithm in the synthesis filter is a rewritten version of the DCT first seen in the maplay package, which was written by Tobias Bading (bading@cs.tu-berlin.de).The rewrite was neccessary, because the GPL may not allow this copyright mix. The mpegaudio package was written by various people from the MPEG/audio software simulation group. The maplay is under GPL .. You can find the original source code and the mpegaudio package on: ftp.tnt.uni-hannover.de

It is only available with OpenVMS Alpha systems with a 16 bits sound card and MMOV (MultiMedia services for OpenVMS) installed (Alphastations 200, 250, 255, 500, 600).

The support of Compaq Ensoniq PCIAudio cards (PWS, XP900, DS10, DS20) is now available with MMOV 2.2 and they sound great.

See CHANGES. file for list of bug corrected.

Nota: only sources are available (no binaries).

Mpg123 Web Page

Mpeg audio layer 1, 2 and 3 real-time player. It's a near fully rewritten version based on the mpegaudio (FHG-version) package.The DCT algorithm in the synthesis filter is a rewritten version of the DCT first seen in the maplay package, which was written by Tobias Bading (bading@cs.tu-berlin.de).The rewrite was neccassary, because the GPL may not allow this copyright mix. The mpegaudio package was written by various people from the MPEG/audio software simulation group. The maplay is under GPL .. You can find the original source code and the mpegaudio package on: ftp.tnt.uni-hannover.de

It is only available with OpenVMS Alpha systems with a 16 bits sound card and MMOV (MultiMedia services for OpenVMS) installed (Alphastations 200, 250, 255, 500, 600). The support of Ensoniq cards (PWS, XP900) is scheduled in a few months with a new version of MMOV.

Nota: only sources are available (no binaries).

Mpg123 0.59r from DECWarch

Mpg123 Web Page

Mpeg3play is an Mpeg audio layer2 and layer3 real-time player. It normally uses the audio device for playback, but can also decode the MPEG input bitstream to an AIFF file if an output file is specified using the -o option.

It is only available with OpenVMS Alpha systems with a 16 bits sound card and MMOV (MultiMedia services for OpenVMS) installed (Alphastations 200, 250, 255, 500, 600).

Nota: only sources are available (no binaries).

Mpeg3play 0.96 from DECWarch

The Solaris Helpers Page

PMX Web Page

PMX Sample Output

MusiXTeX is a set of TeX macros to typeset polyphonic, orchestral or polyphonic music. MusiXTeX is an evolution of MusicTeX macros.

Rosegarden 2.1 PL4 from DECWarch

New Rosegarden Web Page

Rosegarden is a free integrated musical notation editor and MIDI sequencer for Unix & VMS X11 platforms, with specific support for Linux PCs and SGI IRIX workstations.

This kit is an Xaw3d simple support update (by relinking against static Xaw3d libraries) and contains executables and modified files from the original distribution.

Rosegarden 2.1 XAW3D from DECWarch

Rosegarden Web Page

Rosegarden is a free integrated musical notation editor and MIDI sequencer for Unix & VMS X11 platforms, with specific support for Linux PCs and SGI IRIX workstations.

Rosegarden lets you compose under the editor and play your music via the sequencer. Very nice tool to create your own MIDi files !! You also can print scores via MusicTeX or PMX output (MusicTeX and PMX are available on the archive)

Rosegarden 2.1 from DECWarch

Rosegarden Web Page

Rosegarden Screenshots

Snd Web Page

Snd 2.1 Screeshots

SOX (also known as Sound Tools) translates sound samples between different file formats, and performs various sound effects.

Sox Web Page

SOX (also known as Sound Tools) translates sound samples between different file formats, and performs various sound effects. Older version with VMS 5.5-2 version of binaries.

Tabul Home Page

    NoteOn/Off, KeyPressure, Program, ChannelPressure, Pitchwheel,
    ToneBank, ModulationWheel, MainVolume, Panning, Expression,
    Sustain, Portamento, DataEntry, ReverbEffect, ChorusEffect,
    RPN+/-, NRPN, RPN, AllSoundsOff, ResetControllers, AllNotesOff,
    Mono/Poly Part, RandomPan, KeyShift,
    TempoChange, Lyric, InsertText, KARAOKE-Part(@KMIDI),
    MasterVolume, MIDI-Reset, SystemExclusiveMessages

Timidity++ 2.11.1 from DECWarch

TiMidity Screenshot

TiMidity++ Web Page

NEW: version with MOTIF interface support.

This new and enhanced version of Timidity can play in real time MIDI and MOD files (plain or zipped files). GUS patches as well as SoundFont are supported (I've not tested SoundFont yet). Events and effects supported:

    NoteOn/Off, KeyPressure, Program, ChannelPressure, Pitchwheel,
    ToneBank, ModulationWheel, MainVolume, Panning, Expression,
    Sustain, Portamento, DataEntry, ReverbEffect, ChorusEffect,
    RPN+/-, NRPN, RPN, AllSoundsOff, ResetControllers, AllNotesOff,
    Mono/Poly Part, RandomPan, KeyShift,
    TempoChange, Lyric, InsertText, KARAOKE-Part(@KMIDI),
    MasterVolume, MIDI-Reset, SystemExclusiveMessages

Three visual interfaces are supported : dumb, full screen VT100 and MOTIF
Two audio cards supported: AMD 8 bit and Microsoft Compatible 16 bits stereo

The lyric and Karaoke extensions are very nice, the lyrics are displayed synchronously with the music, even in dumb and VT100 interfaces !!

Two GUS patches are provided with the source kit, but you'll soon need to download sound samples. Scroll down a little this page to find them.

The Motif interface VMS port is made by Arne Bergseth.

Since version 2.9.x : full support of module midi files: SMF, MOD, RCP/R36/G18/G36; Support of drum bends and adjust tempo at run time.

Since version 10.0.0 : compatible with MMOV 2.2

Timidity++ 2.10.0 from DECWarch

TiMidity Screenshot

TiMidity++ Web Page

NEW: version with MOTIF interface support.

This new and enhanced version of Timidity can play in real time MIDI and MOD files (plain or zipped files). GUS patches as well as SoundFont are supported (I've not tested SoundFont yet). Events and effects supported:

    NoteOn/Off, KeyPressure, Program, ChannelPressure, Pitchwheel,
    ToneBank, ModulationWheel, MainVolume, Panning, Expression,
    Sustain, Portamento, DataEntry, ReverbEffect, ChorusEffect,
    RPN+/-, NRPN, RPN, AllSoundsOff, ResetControllers, AllNotesOff,
    Mono/Poly Part, RandomPan, KeyShift,
    TempoChange, Lyric, InsertText, KARAOKE-Part(@KMIDI),
    MasterVolume, MIDI-Reset, SystemExclusiveMessages

Three visual interfaces are supported : dumb, full screen VT100 and MOTIF
Two audio cards supported: AMD 8 bit and Microsoft Compatible 16 bits stereo

The lyric and Karaoke extensions are very nice, the lyrics are displayed synchronously with the music, even in dumb and VT100 interfaces !!

Two GUS patches are provided with the source kit, but you'll soon need to download sound samples. Scroll down a little this page to find them.

The Motif interface VMS port is made by Arne Bergseth.

Version 2.9.x : full support of module midi files: SMF, MOD, RCP/R36/G18/G36; Support of drum bends and adjust tempo at run time.

TiMidity Screenshot

TiMidity++ Web Page

NEW: version with MOTIF interface support.

This new and enhanced version of Timidity can play in real time MIDI and MOD files (plain or zipped files). GUS patches as well as SoundFont are supported (I've not tested SoundFont yet). Events and effects supported:

    NoteOn/Off, KeyPressure, Program, ChannelPressure, Pitchwheel,
    ToneBank, ModulationWheel, MainVolume, Panning, Expression,
    Sustain, Portamento, DataEntry, ReverbEffect, ChorusEffect,
    RPN+/-, NRPN, RPN, AllSoundsOff, ResetControllers, AllNotesOff,
    Mono/Poly Part, RandomPan, KeyShift,
    TempoChange, Lyric, InsertText, KARAOKE-Part(@KMIDI),
    MasterVolume, MIDI-Reset, SystemExclusiveMessages

Three visual interfaces are supported : dumb, full screen VT100 and MOTIF
Two audio cards supported: AMD 8 bit and Microsoft Compatible 16 bits stereo

The lyric and Karaoke extensions are very nice, the lyrics are displayed synchronously with the music, even in dumb and VT100 interfaces !!

Two GUS patches are provided with the source kit, but you'll soon need to download sound samples. Scroll down a little this page to find them.

The Motif interface VMS port is made by Arne Bergseth (adapted for V 2.8.2).

TiMidity 2.8.2M Screenshot

TiMidity++ Web Page

NEW: Motif Interface on the original version of Timidity

TiMidity is a MIDI to WAVE converter that uses Gravis Ultrasound(*)-compatible patch files to generate digital audio data from General MIDI files. The audio data can be played through any sound device or stored on disk. On a fast machine, music can be played in real time.

You need MMOV 2.0 (multimedia Services for OpenVMS V 2.0) to play midi files in real time on good contidions on your Alphastation (and SYSNAM privileges to connect to Multimedia server; timidity is linked /notraceback to allow image installation with SYSNAM privilege).

Modified by Arne Bergseth (30 January 2000):
Modified AMD audio output to allow both buffers to be queued at the same time. Included Motif user interface in the program. Introduced mailbox I/O to communicate with Motif user interface. Minor changes to avoid compiler warnings.

Routines changed: AMD_A.C COMMON.C COMMON.H CONFIG.H GETOPT.C MOTIF.H MOTIF_C.C MOTIF_I.C MOTIF_I.C MOTIF_M.C RESAMPLE.C TIMIDITY.C WAVE_A.C

P. Moreau (23 February 2000):
New COMPILE_MMOV_MOTIF.COM to build on alpha with MMOV and Motif interface; Works great.

Added object and executables for Alpha VMS 6.2 with MMOV & Motif

Arne exes for VMS 7.x VAx & Alpha AMD are also here.

This set of GUS compatible patches is a complement to the set described in Timidity 0.2i section . You first need to install these original patches, Timidity 1999 patches , Timidity 2000 patches and Timidity 2001 patches before installing this update.

This set gives you improved instruments and configuration files.

These patches were grabbed from the EAW archive.

New patches (from EAW): Englhorn and Sitar and bug corrected into configuration file Gsdrum2.cfg

Timidity 2002 patches from DECWarch

TiMidity++ Web Page

This set of GUS compatible patches is a complement to the set described in Timidity 0.2i section . You first need to install these original patches, Timidity 1999 patches and Timidity 2000 patches before installing this update.

This set gives you improved instruments and configuration files.

These patches were grabbed from the EAW archive.

New patches (from EAW): woodflut, englhorn, voxlead, fretless, synbass, harp, tuba, choir, tenorsax, tubebell, recorder and steeldrm.

Timidity 2001 patches from DECWarch

TiMidity++ Web Page

This set of GUS compatible patches is a complement to the set described in Timidity 0.2i section . You first need to install these original patches and Timidity 1999 patches before installing this update.

This set gives you improved instruments and configuration files.

These patches were grabbed from the fantastic archive of Masano Izumo (33 Mbytes worth of patches !!) available from the Timidity++ Web page and from the EAW archive.

10-FEB-2000: New patches from EAW: carillon, musicbox, sitar, acbass, pickbass, fretless. New fngrbass from GUS Mazamo kit.

10-MAY-2000: New patches from EAW V 8: recorder, ocarina, tremstr, woodflut, englhorn. New version of configuration files.

30-SEP-2000: New patches from EAW V 9.x : jazzgtr, xylophon, recorder, viola, violin

Timidity 2000 patches from DECWarch

TiMidity++ Web Page

This set of GUS compatible patches is a complement to the set described in Timidity 0.2i section . You first need to install these original patches before installing this update.

This set gives you improved instruments (gloken, clavinet, musicbox, church, concertina, odguitar, violin, marcato, choir, tuba and others). You also have alternate banks with lots of sound effects (banks 1 to 9, 16 & 72) and alternate drumsets (9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 24, 25, 48, 49, 50, 53, 56) added to original drumsets (0, 8, 40). You'll re-discover some of your midi files

These patches were grabbed from the fantastic archive of Masano Izumo (33 Mbytes worth of patches !!) available from the Timidity++ Web page and from the EAW archive.

13-JUN-1999 : new set of configuration files with more complete drumsets 49 and 50, drumset 127 and various mods.

28-JUN-1999: New ethnic patch set and mods to gsdrum25, mazpat, release and sfx patch sets; various mods into configuration files.

30-JUN-1999: Reedorg patch was missing from timidity_new_samples archive. You can dowload now the corrected version (however, timidity-1999-patches must be installed after timidity_new_samples to have correct version of config files).

19-JUL-1999 : New real acoustic guitar, new Santur (Dulcimer), new Harp and some other mods relative to EAW Patches version 5.

4-SEP-1999: New version of Violin patche. New sustain.cfg config file to manage sustain time. Some tweaks to config files.

9-OCT-1999: Massive udpade consecutive to the release of EAW patches version 6. New gong and tabla patches, new Roomkixk and Revcym, Snareroll, Ocarina, Scratch1 & 2, Newage, Mutetrum, Epiano1 & 2 and lots of new SFX. New verison of configuration files

19-DEC-1999: Massive update consecutive to the release of EAW patche version 7. New harp, sqrclick and slap patch.New bubbles1 patch. New helicopter, harmonca, tenorsax, soprnsax & recorder. New version of configuration files.

Timidity 1999 patches from DECWarch

TiMidity++ Web Page

Base patches to install first:

TiMidity Base Samples from DECWARCH

TiMidity Instruments Samples from DECWARCH

TiMidity Drums Samples from DECWARCH

TiMidity Wow Samples from DECWARCH

TiMidity New Samples from DECWARCH

This new and enhanced version of Timidity can play in real time MIDI and MOD files (plain or zipped files). GUS patches as well as SoundFont are supported (I've not tested SoundFont yet). Events and effects supported:

    NoteOn/Off, KeyPressure, Program, ChannelPressure, Pitchwheel,
    ToneBank, ModulationWheel, MainVolume, Panning, Expression,
    Sustain, Portamento, DataEntry, ReverbEffect, ChorusEffect,
    RPN+/-, NRPN, RPN, AllSoundsOff, ResetControllers, AllNotesOff,
    Mono/Poly Part, RandomPan, KeyShift,
    TempoChange, Lyric, InsertText, KARAOKE-Part(@KMIDI),
    MasterVolume, MIDI-Reset, SystemExclusiveMessages

Two visual interfaces are supported : dumb and full screen VT100
Two audio cards supported: AMD 8 bit and Microsoft Compatible 16 bits stereo

The lyric and Karaoke extensions are very nice, the lyrics are displayed synchronously with the music, even in dumb and VT100 interfaces !!

Improvements into voice reduction algorithms to give better sound quality with a reduced CPU usage.

Two GUS patches are provided with the source kit, but you'll soon need to download sound samples. Scroll up a little this page to find them.

TiMidity++ Web Page

This new and enhanced version of Timidity can play in real time MIDI and MOD files (plain or zipped files). GUS patches as well as SoundFont are supported (I've not tested SoundFont yet). Many new effects are now available:

   ChannelPressure, ModulationWheel,
   Portamento, ReverbEffect, ChorusEffect, RPN+/-,
   Mono/Poly Part, Lyric, KARAOKE-Part(@KMIDI),
   and SystemExclusiveMessages

A VT100 interface is available if you are tired of the dumb interface. The lyric and Karaoke extensions are very nice, the lyrics are displayed synchronously with the music, even in dumb and VT100 interfaces !!

Improvements into voice reduction algorithms to give better sound quality with a reduced CPU usage.

Two GUS patches are provided with the source kit, but you'll soon need to download sound samples. Scroll down a little this page to find them.

TiMidity++ Web Page

This new and enhanced version of Timidity can play in real time MIDI and MOD files. GUS patches as well as SoundFont are supported (I've not tested SoundFont yet). Many new effects are now available:

   ChannelPressure, ModulationWheel,
   Portamento, ReverbEffect, ChorusEffect, RPN+/-,
   Mono/Poly Part, Lyric, KARAOKE-Part(@KMIDI),
   and SystemExclusiveMessages

A VT100 interface is available if you are tired of the dumb interface. The lyric and Karaoke extensions are very nice, the lyrics are displayed synchronously with the music, even in dumb and VT100 interfaces !!

Two GUS patches are provided with the source kit, but you'll soon need to download sound samples. Scroll down a little this page to find them.

TiMidity++ Web Page

This new and enhanced version of Timidity can play in real time MIDI and MOD files. GUS patches as well as SoundFont are supported (I've not tested SoundFont yet). Many new effects are now available:

   ChannelPressure, ModulationWheel,
   Portamento, ReverbEffect, ChorusEffect, RPN+/-,
   Mono/Poly Part, Lyric, KARAOKE-Part(@KMIDI),
   and SystemExclusiveMessages

A VT100 interface is available if you are tired of the dumb interface. The lyric and Karaoke extensions are very nice, the lyrics are displayed synchronously with the music, even in dumb and VT100 interfaces !!

Two GUS patches are provided with the source kit, but you'll soon need to download sound samples. Scroll down a little this page to find them.

TiMidity++ Web Page

This new and enhanced version of Timidity can play in real time MIDI and MOD files. GUS patches as well as SoundFont are supported (I've not tested SoundFont yet). Many new effects are now available:

   ChannelPressure, ModulationWheel,
   Portamento, ReverbEffect, ChorusEffect, RPN+/-,
   Mono/Poly Part, Lyric, KARAOKE-Part(@KMIDI),
   and SystemExclusiveMessages

A new VT100 interface is now available if you are tired of the dumb interface. The lyric and Karaoke extensions are very nice, the lyrics are displayed synchronously with the music, even in dumb and VT100 interfaces !!

Two GUS patches are provided with the source kit, but you'll soon need to download sound samples. Scroll down a little this page to find them.

TiMidity++ Web Page

TiMidity Web Page

TiMidity Base Samples from DECWARCH

TiMidity Instruments Samples from DECWARCH

TiMidity Drums Samples from DECWARCH

TiMidity Wow Samples from DECWARCH

TiMidity New Samples from DECWARCH

Xforge 0.2.2 from DECWarch

Xforge Web page

Xforge 0.2.2 Screenshots

Xmcd 3.0 from DECWarch

Xmcd Web page

Xmcd 2.3 Screenshots

Xmcd is a full-featured CD Player utility package including xmcd, a CD Player for the X window system using the Motif graphical user interface; and cda, a command-line driven, text mode CD Player which also features a curses-based, screen-oriented mode. Both utilities transform your CD-ROM or CD-R drive into a stereo CD player, allowing you to play audio CDs on your computer.

Xmcd Web page

Xmcd 2.3 Screenshots

Xmcd is a full-featured CD Player utility package including xmcd, a CD Player for the X window system using the Motif graphical user interface; and cda, a command-line driven, text mode CD Player which also features a curses-based, screen-oriented mode. Both utilities transform your CD-ROM or CD-R drive into a stereo CD player, allowing you to play audio CDs on your computer.

Xmcd Web page

  WaoN is a Wave-to-Notes transcriber, that is, the inverse of '
  timidity' (and its descendants timidity++, and timidity with Gtk+).
  ("WaoN" also has a meaning of harmony of notes or chord in Japanese!)

Waon Web page

FFTW Web Page

   Last Update: October 11 2006    

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