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+ To run Piano Booster you need a MIDI Piano Keyboard and a MIDI interface for the PC. (If you + don't have a MIDI keyboard you can still try out PianoBooster using the PC keyboard, 'x' is + middle C -- but a MIDI piano is recommend). +

+ To hear the music you will need a General Midi compatible sound synthesizer. Unfortunately + the "Microsoft GS Wavetable software synthesizer" that comes with Windows introduces an + unacceptable delay (latency) between pressing a note and hearing the sound. For this reason + the use of "Microsoft GS Wavetable software synthesizer" is not recommend. Please see the + forum section of this website for possible solutions.

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+ To run PianoBooster you will need some Midi files preferably with right and left piano parts on channels 4 and 3. + Some high quality demo MIDI files that are compatible with + PianoBooster are available here. +

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Executable for Windows

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+ There is now an installer/uninstaller for windows. Just download and run this setup program.

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Executable for The Mac

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+ Piano Booster has been tested with SimplSynth + for the Mac which can be obtained for free (MIT license). +

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+ Version 0.6.4 for the Mac is coming soon in the meantime here is the previous release. + A universal binary for the Mac (Thanks to Christian). + +

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+ A Ubuntu Package for Piano Booster for the current version 0.6.4 is available here: + +

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+ Download and install the .deb package that corresponds to your architecture using your favourite package manager. +

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+ Note: In Ubuntu 9.04 there is an issue with the Intel drivers which that means PianoBooster + performs very badly if you have Intel graphic chips. + Upgrading to Ubuntu 9.10 fixes this problem. +

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+ A Fedora Package for Piano Booster is available as part of the distribution see: +

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+ Download and uncompress the archive file below and then follow the instructions in + the BUILD.txt file. +

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+ Compiling on Linux: You need to have the following packages installed cmake, libqt4-dev, libasound2-dev. + and the build-essential packages. Then in the pianobooster/build directory type cmake ../src, then type make + followed by sudo make install. Finally type sudo update-desktop-database to get + 'open with' working in Nautilus. +

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Where are the music files?

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Piano Booster uses MIDI music files (.mid) or karaoke files (.kar) to play music +but none of these files are included with the program so you will have to get them from the NET. +In particular there are some high quality demo midi files contained in three zip files +available from this page. +These are demos of commercially produced MIDI files that used to be supplied with music tutor books but now these books are sold without any MIDI files.

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Also see this thread +on the forum which list useful source of midi files on the net. +Please add to this list if you find any pieces of music that you enjoy playing.

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How do I hear the sound on Linux (Ubuntu)?

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To hear the sound Piano Booster needs a MIDI sound generator, +there are two different General Midi sound generators available on Linux, 'fluidsynth' and 'timidty'. +To install fluidsynth you must install the following packages 'fluidsynth' 'fluid-soundfont-gm' and +'fluid-soundfont-gs' using your favourite package manager. +To start the fluidsynth sound generator type the following on the command line.

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+fluidsynth -C0 -R0 -r22050 -l -o midi.alsa_seq.id=fs -a alsa -o audio.alsa.device=plughw:0 /usr/share/sounds/sf2/FluidR3_GM.sf2 /usr/share/sounds/sf2/FluidR3_GS.sf2
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If you have a fast machine then you can leave out the flags '-C0 -R0 -r22050' which turns off +the reverb, chorus and reduce the sample rate. The flags '-o audio.alsa.device=plughw:0' +bypasses the Ubuntu Pulse Audio layer which caused a lot of latency delay but unfortunately these flags may also bypass +the desktop volume controls.

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For more information on running fluidsynth with low latency see this page.

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+http://fluidsynth.resonance.org/trac/wiki/LowLatency
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If you get problems with unsteady playback or the audio cutting out then try closing all other programs, +turning off your wireless network and unplug any network cable.

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How do I hear the sound on Mac?

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While there are many possible choices General Midi sound generators +for the Mac (Timidity, FluidSynth or an external MIDI +Synth), the easiest way is to use SimplSynth, which can be obtained for free (MIT license) +from:

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+http://notahat.com/simplesynth
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This must be started before Pianobooster, and also allows to load custom Soundfonts.

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Why is there a delay between pressing the note and hearing the sound?

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The delay between pressing the note and hearing the sound is called the latency. +Unfortunately some sound generators introduce a latency delay between receiving +the command to play a note and producing the audible sound. +This unwanted delay can make it extremely difficult to play along with the music.

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The MS GM Wavetable Synthesizer that comes with Windows also suffers from this problem +as it introduces a noticeable delay of 150 milliseconds (0.15 seconds).

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My sound generator has high latency, what can I do?

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The first thing to do is to turn up the speakers on your piano keyboard +(provided that you are using a piano keyboard that has it's own sound generator) +so that you can hear what you are playing without a delay. +Then aim to use the 'Play Along' mode as much as possible.

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To use the 'Follow You' mode you will need set the latency value (see the next question) +or alternately use a realtime sound generator with low latency (recommended, For Linux see fluidsynth Low Latency page).

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What is the latency fix?

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The Latency fix aims to counteract the latency delay of the sound generator by deliberately +running the musical accompaniment several milliseconds ahead of what you are playing on the +piano to try and cancel out this delay within the sound generator.

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The latency value is entered from the 'settings/Midi setup' page. +If you are using the MS GM Wavetable Synthesizer then try entering a value for the delay of 150 mSec.

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Whenever you set a value for the latency then the instrument sound +for your piano is automatically set to 'None' to mute +the delayed sound of your playing through the sound generator. +Remember to turn up the volume of the speakers on your piano. +If your piano does not have it's own speakers or you are still +using the PC keyboard then this fix will not work, sorry.

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Unfortunately when you stop playing using the 'Follow You' mode +then the music will stop in the wrong place (because the music +was deliberately being run ahead of your playing). +The use of the latency fix is less than ideal and so the best +solution is to change to different realtime sound generator that has a low latency delay.

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What value should I use for the latency fix?

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To work out the value of the delay first enable the timing markers from the preferences menu. +(These are the white crosses that are drawn over the notes that show when you pressed the note). +Then using the 'Play Along' mode look at the timing markers to see +if you are playing ahead or behind the notes. +If you are playing consistently behind the beat then try increasing +the latency value by say 100 milliseconds. +Conversely if the timing markers show you are playing ahead of the beat +then try decreasing the latency slightly.

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It is always best to use a value that shows you are +playing slightly ahead of the beat rather than behind the beat. +(This is because Piano Booster in 'Follow You' mode will slow down +the music if you are playing behind the beat.)

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News: PianoBooster version 0.6.4 has been released

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+ Version of 0.6.4 of PianoBooster + fixes a number of issues with CPU usage and timing accuracy and so + everyone should upgrade to this version. + For the what's new read + this post in the User Forum. + PianoBooster can be downloaded here. + +

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+ PianoBooster is a free (Open Source) program that plays Standard Midi Files + and allows you to change the speed of playback + and transpose the music etc. + There is a scrolling musical stave that shows the notes for just one part + from all the parts in the complete musical arrangement. +

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+ Piano Lines + PianoBooster has been designed to allow you to play along on a midi piano keyboard + with the scrolling notes shown on the screen. + The notes you press on the keyboard appear as coloured + lines on the musical stave, the colour of which depends whether + you have pressed the right or wrong note. +

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+ A different musical instrument sound is used + for your playing depending whether you are playing the right or wrong notes. + This feature also allows PianoBooster to be used with printed sheet music + so you can hear if you are playing the right notes while at the same time + keeping your eyes on the printed score. + The music accompaniment will automatically wait for you to find and + play the correct notes in the piece. +

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More videos are available here + and here. +

+ + Piano Booster is piano teaching software that can provide piano lessons for beginners as well as for advanced players. + + It can be used for teaching music theory and is useful for piano practice and learning piano technique. + +

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+ Timing markers show whether you are playing ahead or behind of the beat. + They appear as white crosses that are drawn over the note. + Timing markers are new in version 0.6.2 +

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  • Piano Booster follows your playing when playing along to a musical accompaniment. (If you stop then so does the music). + +
  • Play a single hand and Piano Booster will play the other hand in time with you (and will also play the violins, the bass, the drums etc. in time with you). +
  • Change the speed of playback to match your playing ability. +
  • Transpose +/- 12 semitones without stopping the play back. +
  • Change the Key Signature of the piece. +
  • Plays any standard midi or kar file.
  • Play along to any instrument in the midi file. +
  • Adjust the volume of the current part or the volume your piano part.
  • See the accuracy of you playing.
  • Change the start bar to start playing from any bar in the music. + The repeat bars allows you to practice just a few difficult bars continuously. +
  • Timing markers are white crosses that are drawn over each note and show if you are playing ahead or behind the beat. +
  • A different instrument sound is used for the right and wrong notes that you play. +
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