Seq66 Basic Tutorial: First Startup
Description: Seq66 Basic Tutorial
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Seq66 Basic Tutorial First Startup
The first startup of Seq66 makes default settings, and creates the configuration files when Seq66 exits. Now is a good time to make sure the desktop theme, the Qt theme, `qss` style-sheet, and the `palette` all come together for a nice look. See the user's manual for details.
Ports. This diagram shows the MIDI port setups on Linux using the ALSA engine (the default). It will look different if JACK is used, or if running in Windows. The top section is "Clocks" (MIDI-out ports), with enabled ports set to "Off". The bottom section is "Input" (MIDI-in ports); check-marked ports are enabled for recording. JACK. Running `qseq66 --jack` or setting JACK in Preferences / JACK) requires using `a2jmidid` or a recent version of JACK to expose USB MIDI ports to JACK. Windows. Running `qpseq66.exe` might show an error; the Microsoft MIDI Mapper has grabbed the port(s). See the manual or `C:/Program Files/Seq66/data/ readme.windows`. First Exit. At exit, Seq66 saves the current settings in the files shown here. Smoke Test. Load a demo file like `Peter Gunn - reconstructed.midi` in `/usr/local/share/seq66-0.99/midi/` (Linux) or `C:/Program Files/Seq66/data/midi`. (Windows). Go to the "None" drop-down box at the top and select the desired output (hardware/software synthesizer). Click the "Play" button and verify that it smokes (plays)! |

If not, try trouble-shooting; if that fails, ask us! Save the song with this output for later demos.

Output Ports ("Clocks") and Input Ports

There are many many use cases for Seq66. No way to cover them all, even in the user's manual.