======================================================================== "timidity.el" has been installed in ${PREFIX}/share/emacs/site-lisp/ . If this place is not proper for your Emacs(en), copy it to load-path. Ex. /usr/local/lib/xemacs/site-lisp /usr/local/share/mule/site-lisp Add these line to your "~/.emacs" (autoload 'timidity "timidity" "TiMidity Interface" t) (setq timidity-prog-path "/usr/local/bin/timidity") And then, type "M-x timidity" on Emacs. Enjoy! ========================================================================