Re: [fluid-dev] Reading input from a MIDI device

[Dave Serls]

On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 02:12:16 +0200
Vesa Paatero <address@hidden> 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
> 
> 
> 
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