NAME

lmms - software for easy music production

SYNOPSIS

lmms [global options...] [action [action parameters...]]

DESCRIPTION

LMMS is a free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like FL Studio®, which allow you to produce music with your computer. This includes the creation of melodies and beats, the synthesis and mixing of sounds, and arranging of samples. You can have fun with your MIDI-keyboard and much more; all in a user-friendly and modern interface.

LMMS features components such as a Song Editor, a Beat+Bassline Editor, a Piano Roll, an FX Mixer as well as many powerful instruments and effects.

ACTIONS

<no action> [options...] [project]: Start LMMS in normal GUI mode.
dump in: Dump XML of compressed (MMPZ) file in.
render project [options...]: Render given project file.
rendertracks project [options...]: Render each track to a different file.
upgrade in [out]: Upgrade file in and save as out. Standard out is used if no output file is specifed.

GLOBAL OPTIONS

--allowroot: Bypass root user startup check (use with caution).
-c, --config configfile: Get the configuration from configfile instead of ~/.lmmsrc.xml (default).
-h, --help: Show usage information and exit.
-v, --version: Show version information and exit.

OPTIONS IF NO ACTION IS GIVEN

--geometry geometry: Specify the prefered size and position of the main window.
geometry syntax is xsizexysize+xoffset+yoffset.
Default: full screen.
--import in -e: Import MIDI or Hydrogen file in.

OPTIONS FOR RENDER AND RENDERTRACKS

-a, --float: Use 32bit float bit depth.
-b, --bitrate bitrate: Specify output bitrate in KBit/s (for OGG encoding only), default is 160.
-f, --format format: Specify format of render-output where format is either 'wav', 'ogg' or 'mp3'.
-i, --interpolation method: Specify interpolation method - possible values are linear, sincfastest (default), sincmedium, sincbest.
If -e is specified lmms exits after importing the file.
-l, --loop: Render the given file as a loop, i.e. stop rendering at exactly the end of the song. Additional silence or reverb tails at the end of the song are not rendered.
-m, --mode stereomode: Set the stereo mode used for the MP3 export. stereomode can be either 's' (stereo mode), 'j' (joint stereo) or 'm' (mono). If no mode is given 'j' is used as the default.
-o, --output path: Render into path.
For --render, this is interpreted as a file path.
For --render-tracks, this is interpreted as a path to an existing directory.
-p, --profile out: Dump profiling information to file out.
-s, --samplerate samplerate: Specify output samplerate in Hz - range is 44100 (default) to 192000.
-x, --oversampling value: Specify oversampling, possible values: 1, 2 (default), 4, 8.

AUTHORS

Tobias Doerffel <tobydox/at/users.sourceforge.net>, Paul Giblock and others. See AUTHORS for details.