NAME

       mx44 - polyphonic, multichannel midi realtime software synthesizer

SYNOPSIS

       mx44 [VOICES]

DESCRIPTION

       The Mx44 is a polyphonic multichannel midi realtime software synthesizer. It is written in
       C and hand optimized for the (Intel) MMX instruction set. It runs under Linux,  using  any
       kernel modified for realtime performance. The sourcecode is licensed under GPL.

       The  core  algorithm  is  a   4  x  4  crossmodulating  matrix  (phase and amplitude) with
       individual  envelopes  for  each  oscillator.  Oscillators   have   individual   frequency
       intonation,  can  emphasize  any  of  the  eight first harmonics and even do some internal
       crossmodulation. Envelopes can be switched between VCA and VCF modes (ehrm, actually wawe-
       shaping, but it will quack like a duck by any other name.) The sustainloop of the envelope
       can be brought into oscillation in the audible spectre as well as provide slow LFO sweeps.
       There  is  also  a  minor  load  of key and velocity related modifications for wowie zowie
       realtime ecstacy emulation.

       It is very good for esoteric pads and ultra electric leads. I use it all the time together
       with  the  Rosegarden  sequencer or some of my old Atari toys (like M!). I don't think you
       can make it sound like a realistic grand piano though, but then again: Somebody out there,
       please prove me wrong. ;-)

       A  166 Mhz Pentium will provide you with 20 simultanious voices, whereas a 400 Mhz Pentium
       II can with ease provide you  with  88  simultanious  voices.  My  current  1.1Ghz  Celery
       occasionally  runs  200 voices (800 oscillators). That ought to be enough for most people.
       Write any number after the command to change the 48 voice default.

OPTIONS

       VOICES  Sets the maximum number of voices. Default is 48.

FILES

       Mx44's only data file is stored in /usr/share/mx44, and is copied to $HOME/.mx44/ when the
       user launches the wrapper script. This allows users to make changes to the patches.

SUGGESTIONS AND BUG REPORTS

       Any bugs found should be reported to the upstream author and/or package maintainer.

OTHER INFO

       The project homepage is at http://hem.passagen.se/ja_linux/.

AUTHOR

       Mx44 was written by Jens M Andreasen <dev.null@chello.se>.

       This manual page was written by Dana Olson <mx44@ubuntustudio.com>, for the Ubuntu project
       (but may be used by others).