MC is a domain specific programming language for music composition. This repository contains an embeded implementation in the Haskell programming language.
Assuming that you are on a Debian-based linux distro, you can follow the list below:
- Check that your machine has a group for playing audio by typing:
grep audio /etc/grouplook for something that looks like:audio:x:29:pulseAdd yourself to the group by typing :sudo gpasswd -ayourUserNameaudio - Install a music-synthesis or sequencer program (I suggest fluidsynth).
sudo apt-get install fluidsynthsudo apt-get install fluid-soundfont-gmsudo apt-get install jackd2sudo apt-get install alsa - Install a Haskell and Stack.
sudo apt-get install ghcsudo apt-get install stack - Compile the project, and produce the documentation, by standing in this folder
and typing:
stack build; stack haddock
- Now you are now ready to use the library, for examples go to the subdirectory
src/MC/Songbook/. To run one of the programs, do
stack runhaskell -- path/to/the/program.hs
- Running a program will produce one or more midi files in the folder
in which you are standing.
If you followed the instructions above, you will have a MIDI sound font
installed, go a head and check that the file is present at
/usr/share/sounds/sf2/FluidR3_GM.sf2To play a midi-file with fluid-synth, type `fluidsynth --verbose --audio-driver=alsa -o audio.alsa.device=hw:0 /path/to/sound/font.sf2 ./path/to/midi/file.mid - For more help, find the documentation in the subdirectory
`.stack-work/dist/x86_64-linux/Cabal-v.e.r.s.i.o.n/doc
- Enjoy.