Re: [fluid-dev] Fluidsynth Channels

[David Henningsson]

On 11/29/2011 09:14 PM, Craig wrote:
> My question is, gleaning the fluidsynth source and docs it appears that
> fluidsynth can handle midi channels above the 0-15, given that
> information, how does a midi file format hand of a midi event with a
> standard note on ->  144 + midi channel, message1, message2, and time
> stamp.  If I increas the 144 + midi channel, I end up in 160 land which
> is a different midi event.
>
> I am a 50 year old man who write symphonies.  I would love to have
> access to more that 16 channels.  How does fluidsynth do this?

Hi Craig and thanks for your interest in FluidSynth!

The MIDI file format does not support more than 16 channels - this is a 
limitation in the MIDI file format, not FluidSynth. You'll have to use 
special API calls in order to make use of more than 16 channels.

That said; XG level 2 and level 3 seems to support more than 16 
channels. Does anybody know if there is a MIDI file meta event that 
would switch "group of MIDI channels for this track" or something? I 
haven't found anything myself, but it would be very useful if it existed.

Also, please ask questions on the mailinglist when everyone can benefit 
from the answer. Thanks!

// David