README: Fix dmedia env var description; tweaked some wording

The IRIX dmedia driver documentation incorrectly asked the user
to use SCUMMVM_PORT to override the sequencer port, but the
driver actually checks SCUMMVM_MIDIPORT.

Also tried to clarify some MIDI related wording

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Max Horn 2010-08-11 12:48:43 +00:00
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@ -1541,12 +1541,12 @@ order to combine MIDI music with AdLib sound effects.
7.6) Playing sound with Sequencer MIDI: [UNIX ONLY]
---- ----------------------------------
If your soundcard driver supports a sequencer, you may set the environment
variable "SCUMMVM_MIDI" to your sequencer device -- for example, to
/dev/sequencer
If your soundcard driver supports a sequencer, you may set the
environment variable "SCUMMVM_MIDI" to your sequencer device -- for
example, to /dev/sequencer
If you have problems with not hearing audio in this configuration, it is
possible you will need to set the "SCUMMVM_MIDIPORT" variable to 1 or 2.
If you have problems with not hearing audio in this configuration, you
may need to set the environment variable "SCUMMVM_MIDIPORT" to 1 or 2.
This selects the port on the selected sequencer to use. Then start
scummvm with the -eseq parameter. This should work on several cards, and
may offer better performance and quality than AdLib emulation. However,
@ -1556,13 +1556,13 @@ fall back on AdLib emulation.
7.6.1) Playing sound with ALSA sequencer: [UNIX ONLY]
------ ----------------------------------
If you have installed the ALSA driver with the sequencer support, then
set the environment variable SCUMMVM_PORT or the config file parameter
alsa_port to your sequencer port. The default is to try both "65:0" and
"17:0".
If you have installed the ALSA driver with sequencer support, then you
may set the environment variable "SCUMMVM_PORT" or the config file
variable "alsa_port" to specify your sequencer port. If neither is set,
the default behavior is to try both "65:0" and "17:0".
Here is a little howto on how to use the ALSA sequencer with your
soundcard. In all cases, to have a list of all the sequencer ports you
Here is a brief guide on how to use the ALSA sequencer with your
soundcard. In all cases, to obtain a list of all the sequencer ports you
have, try the command "aconnect -o -l". This should give output similar
to:
@ -1619,12 +1619,13 @@ command as described earlier in this section.
7.6.2) Playing sound with IRIX dmedia sequencer: [UNIX ONLY]
---- ------------------------------------------
If you are using IRIX, driver with the sequencer support, you can
set the environment variable SCUMMVM_PORT or the config file parameter
dmedia_port to your sequencer port. The default is to use the first port.
If you are using IRIX and the dmedia driver with sequencer support, you
can set the environment variable "SCUMMVM_MIDIPORT" or the config file
variable "dmedia_port" to specify your sequencer port. The default is to
use the first port.
To get a list of configured midi interfaces on your system, run startmidi
without parameters. Example output:
To get a list of configured midi interfaces on your system, run
"startmidi" without parameters. Example output:
2 MIDI interfaces configured:
Serial Port 2
@ -1642,9 +1643,9 @@ SCUMMVM_PORT=Software Synth in your environment.
7.7) Using TiMidity++ MIDI server:
---- -----------------------------
If you system lacks any MIDI sequencer, but you still want better MIDI
quality than default AdLib emulation can offer, you can try TiMidity++
MIDI server. See http://timidity.sourceforge.net/ for download and
install instructions.
quality than default AdLib emulation can offer, you can try the
TiMidity++ MIDI server. See http://timidity.sourceforge.net/ for
download and install instructions.
First, you need to start a daemon: