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KMid 2 is in preparation.  As part of Extragear it does not necessarily ship on the same date as KDE SC 4.4, but it is on track for a stable release around that time. Meanwhile, preliminary releases have been published.
 
So what is the current status?
 
==Currently implemented==
Here are some major features implemented in KMid2:
:* MIDI and Karaoke files are supported.
:* Playback to external hardware MIDI devices.
:* Allow to use software synths as well, like Timidity++ and QSynth/FluidSynth.
:* Tempo and volume controls.
:* Added a pitch (transpose) control.
:* Rhythm view (visual metronome).
:* Configurable character encoding, font and color for lyrics.
:* Playlists (song collections).
:* MIDI Mapper, translating General Midi events into other events understood by some synthesizers.
:* Channel window, with solo/muting controls and instrument selectors.
:* Piano player window, using VMPK artwork and technology.
:* Runs in Linux, using the ALSA Sequencer.
 
==What is not yet ready?==
:* Support for Windows and Mac OSX.
:* Multiple MIDI output ports. Currently plays to a single output port.
:* Konqueror integration.
 
==ChangeLog==
Coming soon release 0.2
:* External soft-synths can be automatically launched at startup. A new page including FluidSynth and TiMidity++ settings has been added to the "Configure kmid2" dialog.
:* Each channel may be labeled in a text field besides each channel number.
:* New "lock instrument" button in the channels window to override the song's predefined instruments.
:* Settings per song can be saved and automatically retrieved, including text encoding, volume, pitch, rhythm, channel labels and fixed instruments.
:* The sample songs location is added to the places navigation panel in the open dialog.
:* Several other usability enhancements. Many thanks to the KDE Usability Team for the suggestions.
2009-12-30 Release 0.1.1
:* Recent files menu
:* Highlight trimmed syllables, ignoring leading and trailing white spaces
:* Allow stop in paused state
:* Synchronized with lib. aseqmm 0.2.0
:* Assorted fixes
 
2009-11-30 Release 0.1.0
 
==Demo==
See KMid2 in action in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmmB1svetwQ this Screencast]
 
==Notes for usage==
:* If you use Timidity++ as a software synthesizer, you may have to install GUS patches or sound fonts. You can find them at [http://freepats.zenvoid.org/freepats freepats]
:*[http://www.fluidsynth.org Fluidsynth] is an alternative.  It has a helpful gui called [http://qsynth.sourceforge.net QSynth].  For soundfonts, try [http://www.schristiancollins.com/generaluser.php General User GS].
:*For more information and options, there is a [[Tutorials/MIDI on Linux|tutorial]] available.
 
==Download==
 
:* Source packages
:[http://sourceforge.net/projects/kmid2/files/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/kmid2/files/]
 
:* openSUSE Build Service - Search packages
:[http://software.opensuse.org/search?baseproject=ALL&p=1&q=kmid2 http://software.opensuse.org]
 
:* openSUSE Build Service - RPM packages for openSUSE
:[http://software.opensuse.org/search?baseproject=openSUSE%3A11.2&p=1&q=kmid2 openSUSE 11.2]
:[http://software.opensuse.org/search?baseproject=openSUSE%3A11.1&p=1&q=kmid2 openSUSE 11.1]
:[http://software.opensuse.org/search?baseproject=openSUSE%3A11.0&p=1&q=kmid2 openSUSE 11.0]
 
:* openSUSE Build Service - DEB packages for xUbuntu
:[http://software.opensuse.org/search?baseproject=Ubuntu%3A9.04&p=1&q=kmid2 xUbuntu_9.04]
:[http://software.opensuse.org/search?baseproject=Ubuntu%3A9.10&p=1&q=kmid2 xUbuntu_9.10]
 
:* Gentoo ebuild
:[http://packages.gentoo.org/package/media-sound/kmid http://packages.gentoo.org]
 
:* Mandriva 2010
:[http://www.mandrivalinux.gr/rpm/2010.0/i586/kmid2-0.1.1-1mgr2010.0.i586.rpm http://www.mandrivalinux.gr]
 
==Resources==
:* Some sample .kar and .mid files are installed with the application.  Others are available from http://www.mididb.com/ and http://midikaraoke.com/songdir/ .  There is a useful search engine at http://www.vanbasco.com/midisearch.html
:* If you are interested in building for testing, please read [http://websvn.kde.org/*checkout*/trunk/playground/multimedia/kmid2/README the README]
:* The source code repository for testing and development is available [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/playground/multimedia/kmid2/ from here]
 
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|[[Image:Im-status-message-edit.png]]||'''Note'''||This status report has been  updated on 12th January 2009
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