Oooh look at that it works!
./Pianoteq\ 7.exe --open "C:\path\to\file\awesome-tuning.scl"
C:\Program Files\Modartt\Pianoteq 5>Pianoteq version 5.7.1/20160608 -- http://www.pianoteq.com
Copyright (c) 2016 Modartt.
Options from command-line:
--help : show this help, and quit
--version : show current version number and date, and quit
--no-prefs : start Pianoteq without using any saved preference
--no-audio-prefs : start Pianoteq with a clean audio/midi configuration
--prefs FILENAME : stores the preferences in the specified file
--fxp FILENAME : load an FXP file on startup
--preset NAME : load a preset on startup
--list-presets : display the list of all presets
--midimapping NAME: load a midimapping preset on startup
--midi FILENAME : load a midi file
--wav FILENAME : export midi file as wav, and quit
--rate FREQ : change the sample rate for the exported wav
--bit-depth D : change the bit-depth for the exported wav (16,24 or 32)
--dither ON/OFF : turn dithering when exporting on or off
--mono : export the wav file as mono
--headless : do not show the graphical interface
--fullscreen : start in fullscreen mode
--play : immediately start playing the midi file
--play-and-quit : start playing the midi file, and quit when it ends
Example of use: Pianoteq --preset "U4 Small" --midi foo.mid --wav foo.wavUnfortunately it looks like there's no way to do what you want other than sysex.
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