Re: Softsynth integrated (FluidSynth)

Hi Fredrik,

2006/8/19, Fredrik Ekdahl <[email protected]>:
> Great!
> How can i test this?

the soft synth loads by default /boot/beos/etc/synth/big_synth.sy
(which I locally linked to a General Midi sf2 bank (I used
sYnerGi-8Mb.sf2).

> I can't start MidiSynth in Haiku, because it seems to be linked against
> libnet.so, which isn't there in Haiku. When I create a link called
> libnet.so to libnetwork.so it starts, but "Disable Synthesizer" is
> greyed out, so I guess it doesn't find the softsynth. The "Midi Out"
> meny shows nothing. I have a SoundBlaster Live! card using the emuxki
> driver. Is there midi support in that driver?

I also tested with MidiSynth 1.6 on Haiku at the time the network libs
hadn't yet changed. Maybe there is a bug when no SoundFont is found.
About emuxki I didn't test the midi support of this driver. It could
be considered experimental.

>
> > Though I had to download a GM soundbank for this (I used sYnerGi-
> > 8Mb.sf2).
> >
> Where can I find this? And how should I tell the fluidsynth library
> which soundfont to use?

You have to download a SoundFont bank or find one on a Creative Driver CD.

> Are there any free soundbanks which could be included in Haiku by
> default?

If you come with a good one, let me know. The one I downloaded were
not redistributable AFAIK.

You can also submit bugs in our Bugzilla if needed.

Bye,
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