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<H2><A NAME="s5">5. AWE Driver Software</A></H2>
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<H2><A NAME="ss5.1">5.1 <CODE>sfxload</CODE></A>
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<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:
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# sfxload synthgs.sbk
# sfxload -b1 sample.sbk
# drvmidi sfx.mid
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<P>You can load a default Sound Font Bank automatically with installing the
module. Just append a line like
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post-install sound /usr/bin/sfxload synthgm.sbk
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<P>to your <CODE>/etc/conf.modules</CODE> file.
<P>See the documentation for more details about <CODE>sfxload</CODE>.
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<H2><A NAME="ss5.2">5.2 <CODE>drvmidi</CODE></A>
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<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:
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# drvmidi waltz.mid
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<P>See the documentation for more details about <CODE>drvmidi</CODE>
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