Re: [fluid-dev] Questions about fluidsynth API

2020-02-06 Thread George Poulson
Can you explain some more about what hardware you are using? If you have a midi keyboard connected to a Raspberry Pi and are running fluidsynth then you should be able to hear the audio corresponding to pressing keys on the keyboard. Do you have this working already? If not then can you use fluidsy

Re: [fluid-dev] Using midi keyboard buttons to assign instruments?

2020-01-31 Thread George Poulson
On Fri, 31 Jan 2020 at 14:26, Marcus Weseloh wrote: > FluidSynth doesn't support stepping up or down through presets/programs, > there is no standard MIDI message that you could use. > > But you can use already existing external MIDI routers like mididings, for > example: > http://das.nasophon.d

[fluid-dev] Using midi keyboard buttons to assign instruments?

2020-01-31 Thread George Poulson
Hi guys. With my RPi 'mini-synthesizer' now working OK I'd like to know if it's possible to add a new feature: I've already used one simple router rule to assign my keyboard 'volume' knob so as to vary the audio output level from the RPi by transforming command 20 to command 7: router_b

Re: [fluid-dev] Problem starting Fluidsynth on a headless RPi

2020-01-30 Thread George Poulson
@Tom, thanks for your input. As I mentioned in my last post to the list I am satisfied that the problem is not connected to MIDI connections. I can see the [automatic] connection confirmation messages and manually disconnecting and re-connecting the midi inputs using aconnect makes no difference t

Re: [fluid-dev] Problem starting Fluidsynth on a headless RPi

2020-01-29 Thread George Poulson
uld you validate this supposing trying to start Alsa player > (aplay) from root .profile by requesting it playing an audio file > > instead of starting FluidSynth ?. > > > > Regards > > jjc > > > Message du 29/01/20 13:25 > > De : "George Poulson"

Re: [fluid-dev] Problem starting Fluidsynth on a headless RPi

2020-01-29 Thread George Poulson
@Marcus - many thanks for your help. I tried directing the output from fluidsynth to a file but it was too brief to reveal anything. I also used 'aconnect -l' to determine whether it was the midi connection from my keyboard that was not being made correctly but everything was as expected; Next I t

[fluid-dev] Problem starting Fluidsynth on a headless RPi

2020-01-28 Thread George Poulson
Hi guys, I'm new to this list so please be gentle! :-) Apologies in advance if this has been covered before but despite endless searching I've still not found a way forward I've recently bought a Nektar MIDI keyboard controller to allow me to learn to play while keeping a link to my 50+ years expe