DOXBox
Install DOSBox Staging for a more enhanced DOS gaming experience:
yay -S dosbox-staging
General MIDI/Soundfonts
The integrated FluidSynth MIDI sequencer has issues with some soundfont files, resulting in minor to major music playback issues in games. Timidity++ does not have these issues.
To install simply:
pacman -S timidity++
A list of available soundfonts to install from the AUR, sorted by votes:
| AUR Package Name | Description |
|---|---|
soundfonts-aur-meta |
Installs all the soundfont packages in the AUR |
soundfont-unison |
A lean and clean GM/GS soundbank |
soundfont-sgm |
A balanced, good quality GM soundbank |
soundfont-titanic |
A public domain, high quality MIDI soundfont by Luke Sena |
soundfont-generaluser |
A small and well balanced GM/GS soundbank for many styles of music. |
soundfont-zeldamcsf2 |
Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap soundfont for MIDI playback |
soundfont-zelda3sf2 |
Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past soundfont for MIDI playback |
soundfont-fatboy |
A free GM/GS SoundFont for classic video game MIDI, emulation, and general usage |
soundfont-arachno |
GM/GS soundbank courtesy of Maxime Abbey. |
soundfont-sso-sf2 |
The Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra by Mattias Westlund. (SF2 format) |
soundfont-toh |
Don Allen's Timbres of Heaven soundfont |
soundfont-opl3-fm-128m |
A SoundFont designed to simulate the classic MIDI sound of the Sound Blaster 16 (and other YM262 enabled hardware). |
soundfont-sunshine-perc |
Five drum/percussion soundfonts from Sunshine Studios. Non-commercial use only. |
soundfont-realfont |
GM soundbank by Michel Villeneuve |
soundfont-personalcopy |
A large free SoundFont. |
soundfont-jeux |
Jeux organ soundfont |
Configure Timidity++ to use the soundfont of your choosing in its global config file /etc/timidity++/timidity.cfg:
soundfont /usr/share/soundfonts/FluidR3_GM.sf2
Set up timidity++ to run in daemon mode and start with user login:
systemctl --user enable --now timidity
List MIDI ports
aconnect -o
Configure DOSBox to send MIDI events to Timidity++ port:
[midi]
mpu401 = intelligent
mididevice = default
midiconfig = [timidity++ MIDI port]