On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 02:12:16 +0200 Vesa Paatero <vpaat...@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> Hello, > > I'm just getting started with FluidSynth and my problem is that I cannot > get input from a MIDI keyboard... and I can't find any pertinent switches > or help although the man page clearly says that FluidSynth can read > input from MIDI devices. > > On this Linux system, the MIDI keyboard is in /dev/dmmidi2 and when > I try "cat /dev/dmmidi2" I get characters on screen when pressing the > keys. > > In FluidSynth, I can produce audible sounds using the "noteon" command, > so the connection between FluidSynth and the speakers seems OK. > > Here is a command line whereby the system works with "noteon": If you are using ALSA, you need to connect the MIDI keyboard to the fluidsynth input port. Use the aconnect command. First to identify the addresses involved (aconnect -ol and aconnect -il). Then to actually connect those ports. Look in /proc/asound/seq/clients for the ports as well. > > fluidsynth -v -a alsa -o synth.gain=3.0 -o synth.verbose=yes > /usr/share/sounds/sf2/FluidR3_GM.sf2 > > The following list is the output of the settings command in FluidSynth > shell: > > audio.alsa.device default > audio.driver alsa > audio.file.endian auto > audio.file.format s16 > audio.file.name fluidsynth.wav > audio.file.type auto > audio.input-channels 0 > audio.jack.autoconnect False > audio.jack.id fluidsynth > audio.jack.multi False > audio.jack.server > audio.oss.device /dev/dsp > audio.output-channels 2 > audio.period-size 64 > audio.periods 16 > audio.pulseaudio.adjust-latency True > audio.pulseaudio.device default > audio.pulseaudio.media-role music > audio.pulseaudio.server default > audio.realtime-prio 60 > audio.sample-format 16bits > midi.alsa.device default > midi.alsa_seq.device default > midi.alsa_seq.id pid > midi.driver alsa_seq > midi.jack.id fluidsynth-midi > midi.jack.server > midi.oss.device /dev/midi > midi.portname > midi.realtime-prio 50 > player.reset-synth True > player.timing-source sample > shell.port 9800 > shell.prompt > > synth.audio-channels 1 > synth.audio-groups 1 > synth.chorus.active True > synth.cpu-cores 1 > synth.device-id 0 > synth.dump False > synth.effects-channels 2 > synth.gain 3.000 > synth.ladspa.active False > synth.midi-bank-select gs > synth.midi-channels 16 > synth.min-note-length 10 > synth.overflow.age 1000.000 > synth.overflow.percussion 4000.000 > synth.overflow.released -2000.000 > synth.overflow.sustained -1000.000 > synth.overflow.volume 500.000 > synth.parallel-render True > synth.polyphony 256 > synth.reverb.active True > synth.sample-rate 44100.000 > synth.threadsafe-api True > synth.verbose True > > > > Thanks for any helpful ideas! > > -Vesa > > > > _______________________________________________ > fluid-dev mailing list > fluid-dev@nongnu.org > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fluid-dev _______________________________________________ fluid-dev mailing list fluid-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fluid-dev
