i can play an mp3, i can play a midi track, i can use the terminal (sort of) - all things that i couldn't do when i began this quest. so judging by my rate of progress, i should actually be able to pick up my sax and jam to the computer about fall 2009. hope springs eternal
So, what is the problem?
You have mma installed and you have the library of sound (music) files supplied with the program. Open a terminal and change to the directory with the song files and type:
mma a-song-name
Of course, you'll want to use a real name, not "a-song-name"
This
should start up mma and you get a screen of info much like:
bob$ mma yellow-bird
Overwriting existing midi file (70 bars, 2.34 min): './midi/yellow-bird.mid'
Now you should have a new file in that directory called "yellow-bird.mid".
You say you can play a midi file, so play it ... and jam along.
I can only suggest that you do
the exact sequence listed above and if you do NOT have success let us know the EXACT problems you encounter. For example, if you get an error on the terminal ... let us know the text of the error.
Useful example:
... I tired to compile, but I get an error. Here's the command line and the error message:
bob$ mma yellow-birds
ERROR: Input file 'yellow-birds' not found
Now, someone can tell you that the problem is the the file "yellow-birds" doesn't exist in your current directory.
Hope this helps!
Oh, and no one is going to "jump all over you" or call you "dumb". We want you to have success and we want to help you ... but you have to help by being exact in detailing the problems. Much as we would like, we're not psychic.