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POLYPHONE(1)		     Polyphone Manual Page		  POLYPHONE(1)

NAME
       polyphone - soundfont editor

SYNOPSIS
       polyphone
       polyphone [FILE]
       polyphone [FILE_1] [FILE_2] ...
       polyphone -1 [-i	INPUT_FILEPATH]	[-d OUTPUT_DIR]	[-o OUTPUT_NAME]
       polyphone  -2  [-i INPUT_FILEPATH] [-d OUTPUT_DIR] [-o OUTPUT_NAME] [-c
       CONFIG]
       polyphone -3 [-i	INPUT_FILEPATH]	[-d OUTPUT_DIR]	[-o  OUTPUT_NAME]  [-c
       CONFIG]
       polyphone -s [-i	INPUT_FILEPATH]	[-c CONFIG]

DESCRIPTION
       polyphone  provides  a  simple and efficient interface for creating and
       editing .sf2 files. This	software comprises tools to facilitate and au-
       tomate the editing of different parameters, making it possible to  han-
       dle a large amount of data.

       sf2,  sf3,  sfz	(import	 / export), sfArk (import only)	and GrandOrgue
       (import only) formats are supported. Command lines can be used to  con-
       vert  files, open Polyphone in synthesizer mode or reset	configurations
       in case of trouble.

       More information	can be found at	https://www.polyphone.io .

OPTIONS
       FILE   Specifies	the file to open when polyphone	starts.	Multiple files
	      can be loaded if they are	separated  by  spaces.	 sf2  (version
	      2.01  or	2.04), sf3, sfz, sfArk (version	1 or 2)	and GrandOrgue
	      formats are supported.

       -1     Use polyphone to convert a file into the sf2 format.

       -2     Use polyphone to convert a file into the sf3 format.

       -3     Use polyphone to convert a file into the sfz format.

       -s     Open polyphone in	synthesizer mode.

       [-i INPUT_FILEPATH]
	      Input file path to convert or open. The input file  format  must
	      be sf2, sf3, sfz,	sfArk or organ.

       [-d OUTPUT_DIR]
	      Output  directory	 in which the input file will be converted. By
	      default, this is the same	directory than the input file.

       [-o OUTPUT_NAME]
	      Output name of the converted file. The extension will  be	 auto-
	      matically	added depending	on the conversion. By default, this is
	      the same name than the input file.

       [-c CONFIG]
	      Conversion  configuration,  the  content	being dependent	on the
	      conversion type.	-r Remove the existing configuration.
	       * sf2 conversion
	      No configuration for this	conversion.
	       * sf3 conversion
	      The configuration	is made	of one character indicating  the  com-
	      pression	quality.  '0' for low, '1' for medium and '2' for high
	      quality. Default is '1'.
	       * sfz conversion
	      The configuration	is made	up of 3	values separated by a '|'. The
	      first value is '1' if each preset	must be	prefixed by its	preset
	      number, '0' otherwise. The second	value is '1'  if  a  directory
	      per  bank	must be	created, '0' otherwise.	The third value	is '1'
	      if the general midi classification must be used to sort presets,
	      '0' otherwise. Default is	'0|0|0'.
	       * synthesizer mode
	      The configuration	is made	up of 3	values separated by a '|'. The
	      first value specifies the	MIDI channel to	be listened to,	 which
	      can  be  a  value	from 1 to 16. A	value of 0 or all to indicates
	      that all channels	will be	used and processed as one  channel.  A
	      value of -1 or each listens to each channel separately, which is
	      a	 prerequisite  for playing MIDI	files for instance. The	second
	      value is 'on' or 'off' to	enable playback	of several presets  at
	      the same time. The third value is	'on', 'off' or 'toggle'	to en-
	      able  presets to be activated or deactivated by the lowest notes
	      on the keyboard. Default is 'all|off|off'.

EXAMPLES
	* Conversion from sfArk	to sf2:
       polyphone -1 -i /path/to/file.sfArk
	* Conversion from sf2 to sf3 (good quality):
       polyphone -2 -i /path/to/file.sf2 -c 2
	* Conversion from sf3 to sfz (sub-directories for bank and gm  classi-
       fication):
       polyphone -3 -i /path/to/file.sf3 -c '0|1|1'
	* Open Polyphone in synthesizer	mode, allowing use of the bass keys to
       select the ensemble to be played	with a MIDI keyboard:
       polyphone -s -i /path/to/file.sf2 -c 'all|off|toggle'

AUTHOR
       Davy Triponney (contact@polyphone.io)

polyphone 2.5		      Decembre 22nd, 2024		  POLYPHONE(1)

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