polyphone command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix polyphone command not found error message

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

polyphone: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: polyphone: command not found

Solutions to polyphone: command not found

How To Fix polyphone: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu polyphone is provided by polyphone package.

polyphone is:

Polyphone is an open-source soundfont editor, available for platforms supported by Qt5 (GNU/Linux, MacOS X, Windows). It can be used to create musical instruments by putting together a multitude of audio samples and configure them appropriately, which can then be used by synthesisers such as FluidSynth (also in MuseScore) and Timidity and played using a MIDI keyboard or other instrument. Polyphone provides a simple, efficient and portable interface for creating and editing soundfonts in various formats, and tools to facilitate and automate the setting of different parameters, making it possible to handle a large amount of data. It is available in several languages.

Features include:

  • import from SF2, SF3, SFZ and sfArk file formats
  • export to SF2, SF3, SFZ file formats
  • support of SF2 format v2.01 and v2.04 (with 24-bit samples)
  • compatible with JACK and ASIO audio servers
  • built-in synthesiser, controlled by a virtual keyboard or MIDI signals
  • automatic recognition of root keys, sample pitch and correction
  • automatic loop of samples
  • simultaneous editing of parameters
  • specific tools for musical instrument creation
  • sound recorder to keep track of what is played in a WAV file
  • soundfont browser connected to the online repository

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install polyphone

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install polyphone.

sudo apt -y install polyphone

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install polyphone

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix polyphone command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.