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 # GUS-Timidity
-Gravis Ultrasound Soundfont and Configuration Files for Timidity
+Gravis Ultrasound Soundfont and Configuration Files for Timidity and/or VLC
+
+## Files
+- **timidity.cfg**
+- **eawpats.cfg**
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- _eawpats.sf2_<br/>Available from: https://midis.fandom.com/wiki/Eawpats.sf2_(Gravis_Ultrasound)<br/>
+- Timidity++ <br/>`sudo apt install timidity`
+- VLC Media Player
+
+## Timidity++ GUS Soundfont 
+- Copy _timidity.cfg_ and _eawpats.cfg_ to `/etc/timidity/`
+- Copy _eawpats.sf2_ to `/usr/share/sounds/sf2/`
+- Open your MIDI file with `timidity /your_dir/*.mid`
+
+## VLC GUS Soundfont
+- Install the fluidsynth plugin:<br/>`sudo apt install vlc-plugin-fluidsynth`
+- Copy eawpats.sf2 to `/usr/share/sounds/sf2`
+- Open VLC's preferences. 
+- Select 'All' to see all preferences. 
+- Navigate to Input/Codecs > Audio codecs > FluidSynth 
+- Browse for and select the eawpats.sf2 file
+- Open your MIDI file with `vlc /your_dir/*.mid`
+
+## Additional Soundfonts
+- Install some sound fonts to `/usr/share/sounds/sf2` using apt: <br/>`sudo apt install fluid-soundfont-gs fluid-soundfont-gm`