<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>Sound Blaster AWE 32/64 HOWTO: AWE Driver Software</TITLE> <LINK HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-6.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-4.html" REL=previous> <LINK HREF="Soundblaster-AWE.html#toc5" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-6.html">Next</A> <A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-4.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE.html#toc5">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s5">5. AWE Driver Software</A></H2> <P> <P> <H2><A NAME="ss5.1">5.1 <CODE>sfxload</CODE></A> </H2> <P> <P>You can load samples in your DRAM on the sound card with the <CODE>sfxload</CODE> tool. Note that you can only load one sample file per bank, with bank 0 as default. So, after <CODE>sfxload synthgs.sbk</CODE>, the only samples on your sound card are the GS samples. If you want to load additional Sound Font Banks, you have to use the <CODE>-b</CODE> option, for example: <P> <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE> <PRE> # sfxload synthgs.sbk # sfxload -b1 sample.sbk # drvmidi sfx.mid </PRE> </CODE></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>You can load a default Sound Font Bank automatically with installing the module. Just append a line like <P> <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE> <PRE> post-install sound /usr/bin/sfxload synthgm.sbk </PRE> </CODE></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>to your <CODE>/etc/conf.modules</CODE> file. <P>See the documentation for more details about <CODE>sfxload</CODE>. <P> <H2><A NAME="ss5.2">5.2 <CODE>drvmidi</CODE></A> </H2> <P> <P>With the <CODE>drvmidi</CODE> program, you can use your AWE Driver to play MIDI files. Just specify the name of your midi file after the command: <P> <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE> <PRE> # drvmidi waltz.mid </PRE> </CODE></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>See the documentation for more details about <CODE>drvmidi</CODE> <P> <HR> <A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-6.html">Next</A> <A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-4.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE.html#toc5">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>