qsynth(1)
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NAME
Qsynth - A fluidsynth Qt GUI Interface
SYNOPSIS
qsynth [options] [soundfonts] [midifiles]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the qsynth command-line options.
Qsynth is a fluidsynth GUI front-end application written in C++ around the Qt framework using Qt Designer. Eventually it may evolve into a softsynth management application allowing the user to control and manage a variety of command line softsynths but for the moment it wraps the excellent FluidSynth.
FluidSynth is a command line software synthesiser based on the Soundfont specification.
OPTIONS
-n, --no-midi-in
- Don't create a midi driver to read MIDI input events [default = yes]
-m, --midi-driver <label>
- The name of the midi driver to use [alsa_raw, alsa_seq, jack, ...]
-K, --midi-channels <num>
- The number of midi channels [default = 16]
-a, --audio-driver <label>
- The audio driver [alsa, jack, pipewire, ...]
-j, --connect-jack-outputs
- Attempt to connect the jack outputs to the physical ports.
-L, --audio-channels <num>
- The number of stereo audio channels [default = 1]
-G, --audio-groups <num>
- The number of audio groups [default = 1]
-z, --audio-bufsize <size>
- Size of each audio buffer.
-c, --audio-bufcount <count>
- Number of audio buffers.
-r, --sample-rate <rate>
- Set the sample rate.
-R, --reverb <flag>
- Turn the reverb on or off [1|0|yes|no|on|off, default = on]
-C, --chorus <flag>
- Turn the chorus on or off [1|0|yes|no|on|off, default = on]
-g, --gain <gain>
- Set the master gain [0 < gain < 2, default = 1]
-o, --option <name=value>
- Define a setting name=value
-s, --server
- Create and start server [default = no]
-i, --no-shell
- Don't read commands from the shell [ignored]
-d, --dump
- Dump midi router events.
-V, --verbose
- Print out verbose messages about midi events.
-?, --help
- Displays help on command-line options.
-v, --version
- Show version information.
FILES
Configuration settings are stored in ~/.config/rncbc.org/Qsynth.conf
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
Qsynth is written by Rui Nuno Capela, Richard Bown, Chris Cannam, Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas.
| April 16, 2026 |
