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timidity:tldr:475cf
The command you provided is using the timidity program, which is a software synthesizer that can convert MIDI files into audio files. The command specifies the following options and arguments:
-
--output-mode=${w}
: This option is used to set the output mode for the timidity command. The value of${w}
is a placeholder that likely needs to be replaced with an appropriate output mode, such aswav
,mp3
, orflac
. This sets the output format for the audio file. -
--output-file=${filename-wav}
: This option is used to specify the name of the output file. The value of${filename-wav}
is again a placeholder that needs to be replaced with the desired name of the output file. It typically has the extension corresponding to the chosen output format. -
${filename-mid}
: This argument specifies the name or path to the input MIDI file that you want to convert into an audio file.${filename-mid}
is another placeholder that should be replaced with the actual name or location of the MIDI file you wish to convert.
In summary, the command is using timidity to convert a MIDI file into an audio file with a specified output mode and output file name/location.