Command Line Drum Synth Program For Linux

For Linux with Alsa or OSS sound drivers

Free software published under the GNU General Public License (GPL)

This program supplies a simple back end drum machine syntheses engine using raw 16 bit mono drum samples and reads stdin for an ascii drum pattern description.

Readme.txt

Copyright 1998 By J.D. Koftinoff Software, Ltd.
http://www.jdkoftinoff.com/
jeffk@jdkoftinoff.com

Released under the General Public License. See the file COPYING for details.

Examples:

	./jdkdrum <drumbeat1
	./jdkdrum <drumbeat2

	cat drumbeat4 drumbeat4a drumbeat4 drumbeat4a | ./jdkdrum
	cat drum* | ./jdkdrum
	
or try interactive mode. type ./jdkdrum

format:

	<tempo>
	<instrument> <pattern>
	<instrument> <pattern>
	.
	
once you enter the final '.', the pattern you entered will play.

to exit interactive mode press ctrl-d (eof)

example drumbeat3 file to see format:

85 
kick3 	4...4...4...4... 
kick2 	.34..34..34..345 
clap 	7.469.347.469.34 
cowbell ....9......99... 
hihat 	8.8.8.8.8.8.8.8.
.
85 
kick3 	4...4...4...4... 
kick2 	.34..34..34..345 
snare	9999999999999999
clap 	7.469.347.469.34 
cowbell ....9......99... 
hihat 	8.8.8.8.8.8.8.8.


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e-mail: jeffk@jdkoftinoff.com

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