AMSYNTH(1) User Commands AMSYNTH(1)

amsynth - a two oscillator subtractive software synthesizer

amsynth [options]

amsynth is an easy-to-use software synth with a classic subtractive synthesizer topology.

-h
show a help message
-v
show version information
-x
run in headless mode (without GUI)
-b <file>
use <file> as the bank to store presets
-t <file>
use <file> as a tuning file
-a <string>
set the sound output driver to use [alsa/oss/auto(default)]
-r <int>
set the sampling rate to use
-m <string>
set the MIDI driver to use [alsa/oss/auto(default)]
-c <int>
set the MIDI channel to respond to (default=all)
-p <int>
set the polyphony (maximum active voices)
-n <name>
specify the JACK client name to use
--jack_autoconnect <true|false>
automatically connect jack audio ports to hardware I/O ports. (Default: true)
--force-device-scale-factor <scale>
set the scaling factor to use for the control panel

$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/amsynth/config
Configuration for amsynth.
$XDG_DATA_HOME/amsynth/banks/*
User preset banks.

AMSYNTH_NO_GUI
If AMSYNTH_NO_GUI is set, amsynth is started in headless mode (without GUI).
AMSYNTH_SKIN
Specifies the directory from which amsynth should load its skin.
GDK_SCALE
Specifies the scaling factor to use for the control panel.

If you find a bug or if you would like to propose a new feature, please report it at https://github.com/amsynth/amsynth/issues .

Nick Dowell and contributors. See complete list in amsynth’s “Help” -> “About” dialog.

The initial version of this manual page was written by Olivier Humbert <trebmuh@tuxfamily.org> on September 06, 2016 as a part of the LibraZiK project (and can be used by others).

October 2020 amsynth 1.13.2