Guitar Pro (5) on Ubuntu Dapper Drake 6.06/Wine

[sebastfr]

For people willing to use Guitar Pro (GP5) on their Ubuntu (this was the last program that kept me using Windows, yeepee), here's a summary on how to proceed (I gathered a few tutorials together, sorry no references as I don't have them handy).

1- Install wine:

sudo apt-get install wine

2- Get some font files from a Windows box (windows/fonts/*.ttf) and copy them to ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/fonts (assuming you kept the default wine setttings). I guess you can get the fonts files from somewhere else, but this is the way I did it.

3- Install Guitar Pro:

winelauncher [path to your guitar pro install file (the exe)]

I didn't select the RMS sound banks but feel free to give it a go.

Guitar Pro should install smoothly (leave the default options).

4- Run Guitar Pro for a try:

winelaucher ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Guitar\ Pro\ 5/GP5.exe

That should work fine, make sure the notes/menus display normally (otherwise you may still miss some fonts files).

Don't expect any sound at this stage, unless you have setup MIDI already.

5- Install timidity (which can also convert midi to wave on the fly which is what we need here)

sudo apt-get install timidity timidity-interfaces-extra

6- Install some better sound patches for timidity (if you want)

wget -c -O /tmp/timidity-patches-eaw \
http://www.fbriere.net/debian/dists/etch/misc/deb/ \
timidity-patches-eaw_12-0fbriere.1_all.deb

sudo dpkg -i /tmp/timidity-patches-eaw.deb

sudo gedit /etc/timidity/timidity.cfg

Change:

"source /etc/timidity/freepats.cfg"

to:

"source /usr/share/doc/timidity-patches-eaw/examples/timidity.cfg"

And remove the temp file:

rm /tmp/timidity-patches-eaw

Check Timidity works:

timidity [whatever MIDI file]


7- Start Timidity as ALSA sequencer:

First check the snd_seq module is loaded:

lsmod | grep snd_seq

if not:

sudo modprobe snd_seq

Then:

timidity -iA -B2,8 -Os &

You should see a few lines looking like:

opening port 128:1 128:2 [etc..]

From then you should have the sound working on guitar pro.

8- Last test

Start guitar pro, load a gp file.

Check the MIDI configuration is OK on guitar pro:

Click on Options/MIDI Setup and check ports 1-4 maps to timidity (if not select 'timidity in the drop-down list, assigning a different timidity port to each port). Make sure you don't select 'Midi Through' (this is for midi input).

Play the file, enjoy! And now, write a few scripts which automate the process!


Seb

[CaptainBommel]

Hi! Thank you for this, it workED fine.

Ok, no problems anymore. It's running fine. Some performance problems but nothing that's too hard too use the prog...thanks again

[vinnytrix]

Worked like a charm, than you

[Xecuter]

Ah thanks man! I've been having trouble with playback. I will try this when I get home!

[jd_]

If Guitar Pro 5 displays messy fonts, you can copy msttcorefonts fonts from /usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/ in ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/fonts/.

You must have Guitar Pro 5.ttf in this folder, too.

[aeto]

hey man thanks, especially on the midi part. i'v been running gp5 for a while on wine but i had somehow set a sequencer to run on boot..it was kinda messy & sometimes other apps cant play midi files or vice-versa. now the midi issues r solved..no problems yet.

[smithveg]

Hi,

seems i'm the one who can not install guitar pro successfully. Someone helps me.

I'm using Guitar Pro 4 Demo.
I run the installation, lisk what in this thread said, as below.
winelauncher [path to your guitar pro install file (the exe)]
Then, i run, i notice that the font missing.

Then i donwload the msstcorefont in /user/share/... and copy all the font .ttf file into /.wine/drive_c/windows/fonts/ directory.

Then i run again, why the same problems occur? The errors as below,
==
veg@veg-desktop:~$ winelauncher ~./wine/drive_c/Program\Files/Guitar\Pro\4\Demo/GP4Demo.exe
Invoking /usr/bin/wine ~./wine/drive_c/ProgramFiles/GuitarPro4Demo/GP4Demo.exe ...
wine: cannot find '~./wine/drive_c/ProgramFiles/GuitarPro4Demo/GP4Demo.exe'
Warning: Missing charsets in String to FontSet conversion
Warning: Unable to load any usable fontset
Wine failed with return code 2
Warning: Missing charsets in String to FontSet conversion
Warning: Unable to load any usable fontset
veg@veg-desktop:~$
==

Someone can helps me...

[metalsam]

This guide looks great!

when I install GP4, i installed msttcorefonts, but the installer give me loads of jibberish characters and music symbols arther than letters. Anyone know how to fix this ?

[sebastfr]

RE the problem with GP4:

I haven't tried to install GP4 (only GP5)... But you're just missing some font files, it's just the matter of knowing which one(s)

Could you...

1/ Check that you have a 'Guitar Pro x.ttf' file under :~/.wine/drive_c/windows/fonts ? (Mine is 'Guitar Pro 5.ttf')

2/ Try to install GP4 on a Windows machine and see what font files get installed?

Good luck,

Seb

[metalsam]

I have a GPro.ttf file under my wine fonts.

Anyone know what hte fonts file is on windows ?