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.TH YOSHIMI 1 "May 12, 2010"
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.SH NAME
yoshimi \- A software synthesizer based on ZynAddSubFX
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B yoshimi
.RI [ options ] 
.br
.B bar
.RI [ options ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the
.B yoshimi
command.
This manual page was written for the Debian distribution
because the original program does not have a manual page.
.PP
\fByoshimi\fP is a opensource software synthesizer capable of making a countless number of instruments, from some common heared from expensive hardware to interesting sounds that you'll boost to an amazing universe of sounds. 
.PP
\fByoshimi\fP A software synthesizer based on ZynAddSubFX with very good Jack and Alsa midi/audio functionality on Linux. 
.SH OPTIONS
These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long
options starting with two dashes (`-').
A summary of options is included below.
.TP
.B \-?, \-\-help
display command-line help and exit
.TP
.B \-\-usage
display a short usage message
.TP
.B \-V, \-\-version
display program version
.TP
.B \-a, \-\-alsa-midi[=<device>]
use alsa midi input
.TP
.B \-A, \-\-alsa-audio[=<device>]
use alsa audio output
.TP
.B \-b, \-\-buffersize=<size>
set buffer size (alsa audio)
.TP
.B \-c, \-\-show-console
show console on startup
.TP
.B \-i, \-\-no-gui
no-gui
.TP
.B \-j, \-\-jack-midi[=<device>]
use jack midi input
.TP
.B \-J, \-\-jack-audio[=<server>]
use jack audio output
.TP
.B \-k, \-\-autostart-jack
auto start jack server
.TP
.B \-K, \-\-auto-connect
auto connect jack audio
.TP
.B \-V, \-\-version
display program version
.TP
.B \-l, \-\-load=<file> 
load .xmz file
.TP
.B \-L, \-\-load-instrument=<file>
load .xiz file
.TP
.B \-N, \-\-name-tag=<tag>
add tag to clientname
.TP
.B \-o, \-\-oscilsize=<size>
set ADsynth oscilsize
.TP
.B \-R, \-\-samplerate=<rate>
set sample rate (alsa audio)
.TP
.B \-S, \-\-state[=<file>]
load state from <file>, defaults to '$HOME/.yoshimi/yoshimi.state'
.TP
.TP
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR jackd(1).
.br
.SH AUTHOR
yoshimi was written by Alan Calvert
.PP
This manual page was written by Jaromír Mikeš <mira.mikes@seznam.cz>,
for the Debian project (but may be used by others).